USB DOS/BIOS support?

[jonathankeeping]

Hi there,
Can anyone tell me if the BIOS or DOS will support USB devices such as keyboards, mice, Zip drives etc. Or are USB devices only usable in Windows.

[deep_sky]

what kind of system do you have, what kind of bios, etc.

well my computer in the bios has a setting whether or not usb support in dos is enabled or not. i have a pcchips mobo, m599lmr, and my bios is amibios. if you can, take a look to see if you have this setting too. i have never needed to get to my usb devices in dos because i only have a usb zip drive. if your keyboard is usb, then that is another matter http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

as i said, take a look, and if you have the option, then enable it and then let it boot, then reboot to dos and test it. good luck!

[Axel]

John - I don't believe that any version of MS-DOS supports USB by itself. USB was only in apple equipment when MS released DOS 6.22,so it would either have to be a patch file you need, or you could look into the specs for IBM PC-DOS 7.0 which came out in 1998. It might have USB support or there might be a patch as IBM is still supporting their version while MS ain't doing it.

Only the latest versions of win95 supported USB with MS only making a real effort in win98 to use the USB ports.

So - let us know if you locate a patch for MS-DOS out there. I haven't spent much time on the topic myself.

Correct me if I'm wrong , fellas, - I'm not proud http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif