Shuttle (Creative) 2A69KH2EC needed

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by **gangsta** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 6:40 pm

any one knows where I can get an updated BIOS update file for my mobo:

Creative/Shuttle (HOLCO) BIOS ID 2A69KH2EC
OEM ID: (M003BP43) Intel i440BX PCIset

Creative doesn't offer mobo updates so I am not sure what to do , it's been 4 years & it is getting old, & the multiplier doesn't seem good enough any more!.

I was not able to find it at the Creative nor Shuttle websites, and I am not sure if I could use any of Shuttle's "HOT" BIOS file on mine. Mine is a slot1 & these are not slot1 mobos.

Shuttle's Bios site:
http://www.spacewalker.com/english/download.htm
I did not find it there!

take note my mobo was custom made for Creative with SoundBlaster Live & a radio tuner chip onboard the PCB, with some BIOS options to control the SB emulation & SB IR , integrated into Award Modular BIOS v4.51PGM
2A69KH2EC
07/22/1999-i440BX-ITE867-2A69KH2EC-00
ITE 8671 rev 1 found at port 279h
Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
(M003BP43) Intel i440BX PCIset

so that is my predicament!

could some one advice what to do or where to get it.

by **ajzchips** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 7:55 pm

What kind of support or fix are you looking for? Your BIOS already seems to support large (>32GB) HDDs.

by **gangsta** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 12:31 am

two things

1 better Multiplier (so I can use a faster CPU or overclock) , plus I don't know if a newer BIOS could offer a faster FSB? (currently 100)

2 better IR/COM support , my IR is not working right.

can I go with a generic Award 6.00 bios /BX/ for example? , taking into account I might loose SB functionality?
But then SB Live is PNP chip (with its own bios) so it might still work right?

I could take screen captures from my CP Device Manager > System Devices , or my actual BIOS screens. But I am not sure how to do that in the BIOS itself ;

Or perhaps some of the Bios Tweaking utilities could help me here without reflashing my bios but I am not sure about these either.

thanks for the reply

by **Rainbow** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 4:49 pm

There's nothing like generic BIOS. All BIOSes are made for one board model.

SB Live chip should be standard PCI PnP device.

by **gangsta** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 5:16 pm

OK, by generic I meant something for a similar or same "Shuttle" mobo without the "Creative" changes; not for other mobos, I just assume it should work ... it seems I am mistaken.

Thanks for explaining, but can you give me some useful info on how to make my mobo handle a better/higher clock multplier.

What is the maximum speed I can hope for in this regard. Right now I have PIII 550 on this mobo - slot 1.

by **Rainbow** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 5:33 pm

This is one of the boards which do not have Shuttle equivalent - all BIOSes with "2A69KH2EC" have "W977" in the string and not "ITE867" which means that this board uses different Super I/O chip.

by **steved** » Tue May 07, 2002 4:33 pm

I had a Creative mobo and the only way to upgrade the bios was to order an upgrade chip from micro-firmware. It'll cost you 69 bucks, but it did make the mobo operate smoother and accept larger cpu's.

by **Rainbow** » Tue May 07, 2002 4:52 pm

New board (used) is cheaper.

by **blaster** » Mon May 27, 2002 1:26 pm

You state that your bios oem id is M003"BP"43. My bios is the same date with an oem id of M003"BE"43. The reason I am asking is that my front side buss choices were 66,75,and83 mhz. You state your fsb to be 100mhz. I bought a $70 bios upgrade from eSupport.com---they sell rip-offs. My system is running a P3@900mhz cpu with a 100mhz fsb. The bios upgrade gave me fsb choices up to 133mhz---and promised hard drive support up to 127 gigs---they lied. Did you buy your system from Tiger Direct? Michael Monosky (blaster)