OFF-TOPIC: PC BIOS Screen Capture Software

Tue Apr 19 17:19:07 PDT 2011

Hi Gillian,

Click on the Start button, and then click on Run.

When you get the Run box, type cmd and press Enter.

You’ll get something like this:

You need to get back to the root directory, C:. Type cd\, and press Enter.

Now type wmic bios get /format:list, and press  Enter again. That will show
you a great deal of information about your BIOS.

HTH,

Lea

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From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Flato, Gillian
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 5:02 PM
To: Gary Bankston; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: OFF-TOPIC: PC BIOS Screen Capture Software

Maybe this is a dumb question but how do you run the BIOS from command
prompt? I only know the reboot and press F2 method.

Thank you,

Gillian Flato

Senior Technical Writer (Software)

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From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Gary Bankston
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 3:44 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: OFF-TOPIC: PC BIOS Screen Capture Software

One of our software engineers, just now, viewed the BIOS using the Command
Prompt and captured the image with Snag-it. Although he was clearly annoyed
by my bothering him, he muttered to the effect "we do it all the time"

I have no idea what all those lines of code mean, so I stay far away. I'm
content just being a user of software.

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
<Syed.Hosain at aeris.net> wrote:

Hmmm 
 I did not know that Snagit worked on BIOS screens 
 (i.e., not when
running inside Windows or MacOS for example).

Do you know for sure if it does that? If so, it would be quite awesome!

Z

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Gary Bankston
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:54 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: OFF-TOPIC: PC BIOS Screen Capture Software

I use the Tech-Smith Snagit tool. Seems to work well.

gb

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Flato, Gillian <gflato at nanometrics.com>
wrote:

This is off-topic but since you guys rock I’m hoping one of you has an
answer.

 Does anyone know of software that allows you to capture the screen within
the BIOS? Currently I use a digital camera and just take pictures of the
monitor, but of course, those graphics are distorted and look like crap. 

 Thank you,

 Gillian Flato

Senior Technical Writer (Software)

nanometrics

1550 Buckeye Dr. 

Milpitas, CA. 95035

(408.545.6316

7  408.232.5911

*  <mailto:gflato at nanometrics.com> gflato at nanometrics.com

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