PC Year 2000 Tools &
Strategies
IBM PC Year
2000 Readiness Tool To help you determine Year 2000 readiness status of your IBM PC
quickly and easily, IBM Personal System Group has provided a resource called the IBM Year
2000 Product Readiness Database. This database provides useful information related to your
IBM Personal Computer. IBM also provides a corporate Year 2000 Product Readiness Database for other
products, including software and hardware offered by IBM.
IBM
PC Year 2000 Evaluation Tool
This software tool is designed to test and evaluate an individual system to assess how the
hardware clock within your PC will respond to the Year 2000 transition. You must download
this tool to your computer. Instructions are provided.
BIOS
If you determine that a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) update is available for your
system, updating to the most current level may improve the ability of the BIOS to update
the hardware clock within your system.
IBM Year 2000
Device Drivers
This Device Driver was developed by IBM to support several operating systems. The device
driver is an option for your system only if your system is running on one of the supported
operating systems. You must download this tools to your computer. Instructions are
provided.
Some Simple
Steps you can take - Manually resetting the date on your PC.
Strategies to
Consider
In order to successfully transition into the Year
2000, you need to know what the latest information on the Year 2000 is and where to get
it. IBM provides two main strategies to keep informed and knowledgeable about the Year
2000 challenge: The IBM Year 2000 PC Systems Readiness Road Map and The IBM PC Systems
Offerings Matrix.
IBM
Year 2000 PC Systems Readiness Road Map
The Road Map offers the latest, most comprehensive information on the potential impact of
the Year 2000 to your business and the most advanced strategies available to smoothly
transition into the next century.
IBM
PC Systems Offerings Matrix
The Matrix provides centralised links to IBM's information on the Year 2000. Whether you
are managing one PC or an entire enterprise of networked computers, the Matrix is an
excellent resource for you to the information you need.
.gif)
|