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- You can identify your Gainward motherboard using the BIOS ID which is displayed on most computers at bootup. Per BIOS vendor (AMI, Award, Phoenix, ...) we have a seperate tab of motherboard BIOS Identifications.
- In the Website Links section we provide official and unofficial links to find free Gainward BIOS upgrades
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for more info about the Gainward bios update.
Gainward BIOS Updates
| Manufacturer - Model | Chipset | BIOS ID | Full BIOS ID | More info |
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| Gainward | Intel 440LX/EX | 2A69JCSB |
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| Gainward | 6A69RCS9 |
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| Gainward | Intel Whitney 810 | 6A69MCSB |
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| Gainward | Intel Whitney 810 | 6A69MCSE |
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| Gainward | VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/ | 2A6LGCSC |
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| Gainward | Intel 440BX/GX/ZX | 2A69KCSA |
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| Gainward | SiS 530 | 2A5IMCSB |
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| Gainward | VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/ | 2A6LGCSF |
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| Gainward | Intel 440BX/GX/ZX | 2A69KCSG |
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| Gainward | SiS 620 | 2A6INCS9 |
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| Gainward | Intel 440LX/EX | 2A69JCSA |
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| Gainward | VIA 694X/686A | 6A6LJCSA |
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| Gainward | VIA Apollo (M)VP3 | 2A5LECSC |
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| Gainward | Intel Whitney 810 | 6A69MCSA |
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| Gainward | Intel Whitney 810 | 6A69MCSD |
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| Gainward | Intel 440BX/GX/ZX | 2A69KCSC |
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| Gainward | SiS 530 | 2A5IMCSA |
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| Gainward | VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/ | 2A6LGCSE |
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| Gainward | Intel 440BX/GX/ZX | 2A69KCSF |
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| Gainward | SiS 530 | 2A5IMCSD |
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| Gainward | Intel 440LX/EX | 2A69JCS9 |
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| Gainward | VIA 694X/686A | 6A6LJCS9 | 6A6LJCS9C-00 |
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| Gainward | Intel Whitney 810 | 6A69MCS9 |
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| Gainward | VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/ | 2A6LGCSA |
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| Gainward | Intel 430FX | 2A59CCSS | 2A59CCSSC-00 |
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| Gainward | Intel Whitney 810 | 6A69MCSC |
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| Gainward | SiS 530 | 2A5IMCS9 |
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| Gainward | VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/ | 2A6LGCSD |
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| Gainward | Intel 440BX/GX/ZX | 2A69KCSE |
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| Gainward | SiS 530 | 2A5IMCSC | 04/12/1999-SiS-530-2A5IMCSCC-00 |
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| Gainward | Intel 440BX/GX/ZX | 2A69KCSH |
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| Gainward | SiS 630 | 6A6IRCS9 |
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| Gainward 6IBA | Intel 440BX/GX/ZX | 2A69KCS9 | 07/27/1998-I440BX-W977TF-2A69KCS9C-00 |
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| Gainward 6IBA | Intel 440BX/GX/ZX | 2A69KCSB | 07/27/1998-I440BX-W977TF-2A69KCS9C-00 |
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| Gainward 6izb ver 1.3 | Intel 440BX/GX/ZX | 2A69KCSD |
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| Gainward 6VBA | VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/ | 2A6LGCS1 | 9/25/1998-692-596-W977-2A6LGCS9C-00 |
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| Gainward 6VBA-133 | VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/ | 2A6LGCSB | 08/25/1999-693-596B-W977-2A6LGCSBC |
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| Gainward P5VPA | VIA Apollo (M)VP3 | 2A5LECS1 | 05/03/1999-VP3-586B-W877-2A5LECS9C-00 |
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| Gainward P5VPA | VIA Apollo (M)VP3 | 2A5LECS9 | 11/11/1998-VP3-586B-W877-2A5LECS9C-00 |
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The below BIOSes are patched / modded to fix the 32GB or 64GB bug that is present in older Award BIOS Based BIOSes.
The 32GB bug in Award BIOS prevents many users from using HDD larger than 32GB as the BIOS hangs at detection. The 64GB bug manifests itself as a hang at the configuration table.
Click on the to download the requested Gainward bios update.
Gainward Large HDD Support BIOS Updates
| Manufacturer - Model | BIOS ID | OEM ID | Max HDD size | |
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| Gainward 6IBA 128KB | 09/25/1998-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KCSBC-00 | Gainward 6IBA V1.3 + Wimsbios HDD patch up to 128GB | 128 GB |
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