Anyone know how to take a *good* screenshot of a BIOS?

Gurus,

Anyone know how to take a *good* screenshot of a BIOS? I am trying to use
my digital camera an while it comes out *ok* it doesn't look as good
obviously as if one were doing a ALT+Print Screen. Suggestions welcome!

 

I used my digital camera, but best with a tripod.
What do you mean by OK?

 

If you use an older parallel port printer, you can print that screen shot,
direct from the bios

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

While you won't get awesome pictures taking a picture of a CRT, I have done
it many times.

You have to set up the camera for a Macro or Super Macro shot (Macro is
close in), use no flash, reduce the exposure time, and probably turn down
the brightness of the CRT as well.

 

i found this...
but i think i'd just use a camera

 

Just curious - there are probably 30 to 50 BIOS setting pages - HP includes
a print screen function with many of the all-in-one printers.

 

Hi,
If money is not a factor, let me suggest A TCP/IP enabled KVM unit (Search
the net, they are out there, some cheap).
From one computer on the same network (or over the internet if the client
has a public IP) you can establish the IP session to the KVM
(keyboard/video/mouse) unit
and actually hit the delete or F key to enter the BIOS of the remote PC.
Once there, you can get full color screen shots of the BIOS screen on the
remote PC.
This is the best way if you want good clear BIOS screenshots that look as if
you hit printscreen while in windows.
Have fun and you're welcome....

 

Here ya go buddy...
549 dallah
http://www.networktechinc.com/intermux.html

 

If it's a screenshot of any BIOS you need use VMWare or Virtual PC to create
a PC in a Window then you can create the screenshot using printscreen in the
usual manner

 

Kinda expensive!!!
Gene K

 

Digital camera shot, jpeg file.

 

You could also accomplish that with UltraVNC onj the two computers.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=63887

And, it's free from sourceforge.

 

Did you try the "old fashion" way:

with a printer attached to LPT1, the PrtScn key should work; you may need
to press a FF key on the printer afterwards to make it eject the page.

Don't have an old parrallel printer lying around? check w/ a friend, any
old dot-matrix or laser should do it.

No LPT port? SOL, sorry. I'd then try the camera approach, take a pic of
the screen; not great but usable.