Tou wrote:
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>Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 01:37:27 -0500 (EST)
>From: "Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Virtual Arachne/Re-grading Arachne/CMOS
>
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>I don't know who the manufacturer of the motherboard is, or if there is a web
>site. Booklet gives no name. Computer dealer is no longer in business,
>telephone was disconnected, but their web site (http://www.ccworks.net) was
>still up as of a couple months ago. I don't think the BIOS is upgradeable. If
>it is possible to replace the non-volatile memory chip with a fresh programmed
>one, how much labor would be involved, and how much would it cost? It might not
>be worth the cost for a Cx486DX2-S at 66 MHz.
>
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50% of the problem consists in finding the file containing the (elusive) upgradw of
the BIOS.
The only clue you have got is the serial number appearing at the bottom of the screen
when you
start the computer. It contains the BIOS date at the begining, the motherboard chipset
and some
other numbers. Your computer is rather old, but given the Y2K fever we all experienced
last
year, one may still hope.
At the moment you've got this file, you'll have to find someone to do the actual
replacement of
the part. I don't have any idea how much this person will charge you, (more than the
job
worths, anyway), so I wonder it it wouldn't be better to forget the whole matter.
If you decide to try and solve the problem yourself, keep me posted.
Cristian Burneci.
P.S. In order to test a battery if it is good or weak, the usual approach is to
connect an
ordinary pocket lamp bulb to that battery and to measure the voltage while the bulb is
connected. It shouldn't drop below 1 V.
