Microsoft KB Archive/121219

Generic Way to Find a Computer’s BIOS Date Using Debug

PSS ID Number: Q121219 Article last modified on 10-21-1998

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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

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