Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 6 May 1999 20:11:56 +0300 | From | Meelis Roos <> | Subject | Re: Oops assist... |
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DH> SGI preserves ram on a reboot, unlike some PC BIOS which scribbles all DH> over RAM on a reboot. So SGI can do a 100% safe crashdump by dumping after DH> the system has been reset. Anyone know a PC BIOS which doesnt mangle RAM?
IIRC the RESET pin was activated on a reboot so all devices including the memory will reset themselves.
-- Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)
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