Generic Way to Find a Computer's BIOS Date Using Debug
  
PSS ID Number: Q121219
Article last modified on 10-21-1998
 
1.00 1.05 2.00 3.00
 
MS-DOS
 

======================================================================
1.00 1.05 2.00 3.00
MS-DOS
kbenv
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for MS-DOS versions 1.0, 1.05, 2.0, and 3.0
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
SUMMARY
=======
 
When attempting to troubleshoot a particular computer's problems, you
may need to determine the computer's BIOS date. On most PCs you can see
the BIOS date in MS-DOS Debug by dumping the FFFF:0 range of memory.
 
On some PCs, the BIOS date is also displayed when you start the computer,
and on PCs with MS-DOS 6.0 or later or Windows 3.1 or later, you can use
the included "Microsoft Diagnostic Utility" (MSD.EXE) to determine the BIOS
date.
 
For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q61421
   TITLE     : Determining a Computer's BIOS Manufacturer, Version, and
               Date
 
KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: dworkskb
 
Additional reference words: kbhowto 4.00 4.01 4.01a 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20
6.21
6.22 d_works msdos
======================================================================
Version           : 1.00 1.05 2.00 3.00
Platform          : MS-DOS
=============================================================================
Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.