-l.d. replied:
-Chipset are built with certain abilities; the BIOS is then written to
-the chip by the motherboard manufacturer. Award & every other BIOS mfr
-will tell you to go to maker of mobo to check for updates/fixes to BIOS.
-If you can't figure out what brand/model of mobo, you might be able to
-find out by using search engines on things like serial numbers,
-whatever.
- You can't run a BIOS setup for an Azus mobo on an MSI mobo chip and
-expect it to work.
-On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 04:22:36 +0200, Sergie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rebel wrote:
>> Hi
>> Hope you didn't forget about me and the bios source? :-))
>> Rebel
> Rebel,
> i hope you know that there is no same bioses.
> First bioes was developed by Award, and then with reverce
> engeneering Ami create their own. (Maybe Ami then Award...)
> So sources not same. Also what kind of bios - 386? 486?
> Pentium? PII? Athlon ? They all differs.
> I can dump PROM for you. If you know assembler good enough.
> Sergie
If anybody is interested I have some serious CMOS utilities that can be
run from a floppy. CMOSSAVE: saves your CMOS setup data to a file,
, CMOSCHEK: checks your CMOS with the file, CMOSREST: restores the data
from the file. On the same floppy I have a lot of hard drive utilities too,
mostly for Seagate and Winchester drives. You drive can be identified and
matched with the best type available from your drive table. Low level
formatting and a lot of diagnostic utilities including finding your best
interleave.
It's not doing me much good right now. there's something wrong with my
system. First I couldn't access hard drive 0, then I could only access
drive 1 sporadically when I booted off a floppy. Then it identified it
as C: drive. Now it won't let me access any of my drives at all. I've
tried three different IO controller cards so far A Compaq FDD, HDD,
serial and LPT card is what I was originally using. Then I tried an
AccuLogic sIDE 4/PLUS HDD, FDD, LPT, 2 COMs and game port card. Now I'm
getting desperate and I tried a JCC made in China, HDD and FD. The only
other cards I have left in my collection is a Acculogic sIDE-1, HDD,
with either a made in Taiwan R.O.C, FDD, for up to 4 floppies or a
Suntec FDC-400, FDD. I don't have much hope for any of them.
I think something is wrong with my CMOS. I finally just checked my
battery. It reads 3.6 volts on my multimeter. I think it's supposed to
be 6 volts isn't it? It looks like I probably need a new battery. Now
where can I find one of those? CompUSA says they can order me one. I
hope the right one. It's a simple plug in to the socket on the main
board. With my luck I'll probable have to make the thing up myself. Good
thing I have a lot of spare parts from my failed business. Sorry if I
meandered off subject a bit. If anybody hads any suggestions, I'd be
glad to hear them. I better quite typing I can't see my keyboard through
all the IO boards I have stacked up around it right now.
