03/31/1999-i440EX-W977-2A69JM49 hangs BIOS setup

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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pukkita
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Hi, I have a MSI 6140 that prior to flashing with the AWD64GB patched bios at http://wims.rainbow-software.org/index. ... 0&count=40 reported this:

BIOS Date: 09/14/98
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 09/14/1998-i440EX-W977-2A69JM49C-00
OEM Sign-On: VMP 1.0B4 * MSI MS-6140
Chipset: Intel 440EX/LX rev 3
Superio: Winbond 977TF rev 0 found at port 3F0h
CPU Type: Pentium II
CPU Speed: 300 Mhz
CPU Max: 333 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 160 MB
Memory Maximum: 64 MB

I've flashed the modded bios, but (as it happened to me with other mainboard, and ajzchips patched it using another utility) AWD64GB patched BIOS recognises the hard disk (Seagate 40Gb) fine, however when entering Bios setup, General setup, it hangs.
ajzchips
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That's a known bug in "some" BIOSes patched with Rainbow's utility.
I've downloaded a fresh copy of the BIOS from:
http://ftp.maxdata.de/t_index.asp?info= ... ds/MS-6140

...and patched it using BP's patcher.
I uploaded it here:
http://wims.rainbow-software.org/ajz/

Please don't forget to report results.
pukkita
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ouch! I didn't receive any notification for your post by email!

It's flashed and it doesn't hang at bios setup.

Muchas gracias!! :)
ajzchips
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Thanks for the update.
neromaster
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hi,

an friend of mine has the same problem, he has an ms6140 motherboard in an vobis/highscreen pc.
i tried to instal a 40gb, but the pc hangs at detecting the drive.
how can i handle this problem.
i have downloaded the "msi ms-6140 (vobis oem).zip file", but don't know what to do whit it.
i flashed bios before , but then it was a complet bootable floppy.

by the way if your dutch (nederlands) or german you can do it in your own language.

can you please help me out

thanks
ajzchips
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Please use the FAQ in our main page, and/or the "Collected Wisdom" subforum.
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