On 6 Oct 99 at 0:00, L.D. Best wrote:
>> You can easily reprogram an Award BIOS using whatever you happen to
>> find; but you are unlikely to be able to use the mainboard they sit on
>> after reprogramming the BIOS to anything other than board mfr specs.
>>
>> If there are problems, try to find something resembling a part number or
>> name on the mobo itself; then do a search on the part number, name or
>> whatever you can find. If you can find the mfr on the web, you should
>> be able to find a source for BIOS upgrades for your mobo. Usually they
>> have BIOS for older mobos.
Last I checked, Encore Software (they are Award's authorized vendor
for BIOS upgrades), wanted $60 (US) to upgrade my Soyo 486 mobo. I
politely declined the offer.
>>One other thing -- best bet is to set up a bootable floppy for when you
>>want to upgrade *any* BIOS. It should be done with no EMM and no memory
>>in use above 1Mb, and nothing loaded high.
Another recommendation is to set all BIOS options to their default
values (after recording the current settings, of course). Also be
sure to save the old BIOS to a floppy (your bootable one?). That way
if you flash the BIOS and there is a problem or you simply wish to
return to your original BIOS you can do so.
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
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