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From: Conrad.Bullock@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Conrad Bullock)
Subject: Re: Problems installing OS/2 1.3 SE on a Clone....
Message-ID: <1991Jun09.084358.6961@comp.vuw.ac.nz>
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Victoria Uni. of Wellington, New Zealand.
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 1991 08:43:58 GMT
References: <1991Jun05.004604.13421@comp.vuw.ac.nz> <ppth6cn@rpi.edu> <skxhb2k@rpi.edu>

In article <skxhb2k@rpi.edu> yee@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Crimson Avenger) writes:
>I think the problem is with my AMI BIOS, it's dated 09/15/89, and AMI 
>said only a version dated after 4/90 would run OS/2.  So, I need to 
>order a BIOS upgrade, HAS anyone every changed their BIOS?  If so, 
>drop me some E-mail and things to watch out for?  AMI or something else. 

I'm running OS/2 1.3SE quite happily with an AMI BIOS dated 12/15/89.
However, I have had problems with AMI Keyboard controllers in the
past.
Some earlier revisions had some weird behaviour - the keyboard not
working at all, not working on PM screens, or the extended keys on an
extended keyboard not working on a PM screen.
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