I should never give advice before 6 am. On my machine the BIOS version appearsd at the bottom of the initial splash screen, but I realize that may be manufacturer specific. So, dmidecode may be the best way to go in general. Sorry for the misinformation. -- ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx