Award Modular BIOS v4.60PGMA

awaw · Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:10 pm

I want to update my bios. I have:

BIOS type: Award Modular BIOS v4.60PGMA
BIOS date: 07/03/98
BIOS ID: i440BX-2A69KF09C-00
CHIPSET: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3

What do I need and where can I get the updates of the BIOS for my computer?

Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:35 pm

Fic VB601 (Intel BX chipset) or VB601Z (Intel ZX hipset)

http://www.fica.com

awaw · Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:46 am

Thanks! It works.

But what flash should I use when I want to restore to the old bios. It doesn't work with the new flash.

How should I now what bios I should download for one bios on my computer? It would have been very difficult without your help

Tue Sep 23, 2003 12:03 pm

Restore your old BIOS? Well simple use the same flasher to flash the backup copy of your original BIOS which you surely saved during the flash procedure.

Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:00 pm

Please give us your FULL Bios-ID and not only parts of it !!!

Especially the Bios-Eval or Bios OEM message is missing - needed to determine which Bios version you have installed

With FIC you have to pay attention to the PCB/Boar revision as FIC often has two (or more) different PCB with it's own Bios

awaw · Tue Sep 23, 2003 5:28 pm

The new BIOS, mi415.bin from dir socket 1, I have installed is:

BIOS type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS date: 12/13/99
BIOS ID: 12/13/1999-i440BX-W977EF-2A69KF09C-00
OEM sign on: Version MI415
Super I/O: Unknown
Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1

The old bios can't I tell more than above. This new BIOS works for me yet.

I have seen that the BIOS I have installed are on different dir. I suppose it is the same file. I'm not really sure about that.

Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:08 pm

Latest MI-series Bios is 4118 from here :
ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/motherboard/bios/slot1/vb-601
ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/motherboard/bios/s ... MI4118.ZIP

MC-series and ME-series Bios is for older PCB/Rev with different I/O chip

A lot more Biosversion are here but nothing seems to be newer than 4118 : ftp://ftp.fica.com/BIOS/motherboards/slot1/VB601/award

awaw · Tue Sep 23, 2003 8:28 pm

I have found a bios on the link http://wims.rainbow-software.org

Board: Wintac/Edom W6BXA 256KB
BIOS ID string: 05/07/1999-i440BX-W977EF-2A69KW0DC-A7
OEM ID string: W6BXA INTEL 440BX
Max HDD size: 128 GB
Added by: ajz

Do you think it would work on my computer? Or is it anyone there, which work on my computer?

I need to have support for my 100 GB HD.

Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:27 am

You need a Bios designed to run on your specific mainboard not a board designed to run on a board with a chipset you have .

Please try the MI4118 Bios !!
It's a late 2000 release and should support bigger HDD

awaw · Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:08 pm

Now I have installed mi4118.bin and it seems to work fine.

I wonder if I do clear CMOS or take away the battery for the CMOS, is everything away from the old bios, which was installed?

Many thanks for all the help I get from you all!

Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:31 pm

Clearing CMOS is advised because a new version of BIOS can add new set-up parameters or change where set-up parameters are stored. If the new BIOS uses the parameters from wrong locations, strange things may happen.

If you have flashed the BIOS and it is working, it is probably best still to clear the CMOS or "restore setup defaults", and to allow configuration reset/ESCD data update/DMI update, whatever your BIOS calls it. I guess it would have been good to note your CMOS settings before flashing.