[WEB4LIB] RE: BIOS Print/Capture

[rich at richardwiggins.com]

Well, by definition the BIOS screens are not under the control of the operating system, so no matter what OS you are running, the OS itself (and applications) can't help you out with a screen capture in-computer.

A digital still camera could work pretty well if you can avoid glare.

Another option would be to use a PC that has a video card with NTSC TV out (RCA plug or S-video), capture the boot up sequence to video tape, and use video editing software to snap stills as desired.  An ATI All-in-Wonder is a common example.

If you don't have a machine with that kind of card, and you don't want to install one, an outboard VGA-to-TV converter would let you do the same trick.  These are pretty cheap now.  Places like PC Connection carry 'em.

/rich


On Wed, 20 February 2002, Thomas Bennett wrote:

> 
> Eureka, here it is.  Take a picture of the screen with a digital camera, you
> may have to turn off the flash.
> 
> Thomas
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> 
> 
> I'm looking for a way to print or, preferably capture to display and print,
> some of my BIOS screens for a training session.  I've looked through the
> Web4Lib archives and tried a couple of search engines with no luck.  I'm
> working with a Windows 2000 Professional operating system.  Can anyone
> help?
> 
> Christine Peterson
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