akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 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. Manufacturer specific, yes, but it's pretty general on desktops and servers (although I'm not sure about those from HP, IBM, or Dell: we tend to steer clear of those). And it tends to be more accurate than the data dmidecode can dredge up: BIOS manufacturers tend to care more about data that gets flashed up every boot than data that gets shown when a few users of a minority OS decide to run what has been an unusual program... So I don't think any apology was necessary. Thanks for all your input, by the way. James. -- James Wilkinson | ... a sign carefully conveying in pictograms the fact Exeter Devon UK | that you should not leave wheelchairs on a certain E-mail address: james | river bank as they would roll down the hill and the @westexe.demon.co.uk | crocs would eat the passenger. -- Skud
