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  1. You can identify your Winco 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.
  2. In the Website Links section we provide official and unofficial links to find free Winco BIOS upgrades

Click on the More info arrow for more info about the Winco bios update.

Winco BIOS Updates

Manufacturer - Model Chipset BIOS ID Full BIOS ID More info
Winco VIA Apollo (M)VP3 2A5LEW5A More info BIOS
Winco Intel 430TX 2A59IW59 More info BIOS
Winco VIA Apollo VP1 (VT82C580V 2A5LAW5B More info BIOS
Winco VIA VPX (aka VXPro+) 2A5LDW5B More info BIOS
Winco Intel 430TX 2A59IW5C More info BIOS
Winco Intel 430VX 2A59GW5A More info BIOS
Winco VIA VPX (aka VXPro+) 2A5LDW5E More info BIOS
Winco Intel 440LX/EX 2A69JW59 More info BIOS
Winco VIA VPX (aka VXPro+) 2A5LDW5H More info BIOS
Winco VIA Apollo (M)VP3 2A5LEW59 More info BIOS
Winco ALi IV+ M1531/M1543 (aka 2A5KIW59 More info BIOS
Winco VIA Apollo VP1 (VT82C580V 2A5LAW5A More info BIOS
Winco VIA VPX (aka VXPro+) 2A5LDW5A More info BIOS
Winco Intel 430TX 2A59IW5B More info BIOS
Winco Intel 430VX 2A59GW59 More info BIOS
Winco VIA VPX (aka VXPro+) 2A5LDW5D More info BIOS
Winco Intel 440FX 2A69HW59 More info BIOS
Winco VIA VPX (aka VXPro+) 2A5LDW5G More info BIOS
Winco VIA Apollo VP1 (VT82C580V 2A5LAW59 More info BIOS
Winco VIA VPX (aka VXPro+) 2A5LDW59 More info BIOS
Winco Intel 430TX 2A59IW5A More info BIOS
Winco Intel 430TX 2A59IW5D More info BIOS
Winco VIA VPX (aka VXPro+) 2A5LDW5C More info BIOS
Winco Intel 430VX 2A59GW5B More info BIOS
Winco VIA VPX (aka VXPro+) 2A5LDW5F More info BIOS
Winco Intel 440LX/EX 2A69JW5A More info BIOS
Winco W-P55TV2 Intel i430VX 2A59GSLC 11/18/97-i430VX-2A59GSL9C-00??? More info BIOS

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 Download arrow to download the requested Winco bios update.

Winco Large HDD Support BIOS Updates

Manufacturer - Model BIOS ID OEM ID Max HDD size
Winco W-P55TV2 11/18/97-i430VX-2A59GSL9C-00 11/18/1997 W-P55TV2 REV.C patched for 128GB HDD 128 GB Download BIOS

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