Frequently-Asked Questions Frequently-Asked Questions Release 61 Last Edit 16jul00 Copyright 2000 Ralf Brown Have a frequently-asked question about interrupts or ports and its answer? Mail them to me for inclusion in this file (with credit to you). ralf@pobox.com --------------------------------------------- Index: 1. Is there an interrupt to get the BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. serial number as shown on the power-up screen? --------------------------------------------- Q1: Is there an interrupt to get the BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. serial number as shown on the power-up screen? A: (Ralf Brown) There is no general way to get the serial number. In most cases, you need to know the proper offset in the BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. image for that particular make, model, and revision of the BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. (and that offset may not even be present in the real-mode image loaded into shadow RAM(Random Access Memory) See also DRAM, SRAM.!). Further, with a flashable BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly., it is quite likely that every single machine that has been updated with a downloadable upgrade from the Web will have identical serial numbers, assuming they weren't already identical as shipped from the factory with the original BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. version. Because of this, the BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. serial number is essentially useless for any identification purposes. --------------------------------------------- End of File