How can i print in bios?

[wisfal]

Im doing a project in my A+ class and i would like to know how to print bios.

 

[ChefJoe]

Once upon a time you could print in dos using the print screen button. I'm not sure that will work at the bios level though and I really doubt it would work with any modern/usb based printers.

 

[dpm]

Back when I had a 486 you could print your BIOS listings out. I can't remember if you pressed printscreen or if there was an option in the BIOS, but I know that your printer had to take a pure ascii input.

I'd be surprised if there wasnt an option today. ALthough BIOSes now recognise USB stuff, I wouldn't hold much hope of them printing over it though.

 

[wisfal]

Thanks for your help, I will try just pressing the print screen button.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: wisfal
Thanks for your help, I will try just pressing the print screen button.

Off Topic: Print Screen in Windows take a picture of what the computer is displaying at that moment in time so you can paste it into an application later on.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Print screen in BIOS should work if the printer is connected with a parallel cable and it has a text mode. (Some newer "dumb" printers might only have an OS-driven bitmap mode, the printer equivalent of winmodems.)

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

IIRC Anandtech sets up an LCD in a really dark room.

Turns off the flash on the digicam, and takes a picture of it with a digital camera.