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by chr
Wed Apr 24, 2002 9:01 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: Failed upgrade, need HOW-TO's
Replies: 4
Views: 4474

Failed upgrade, need HOW-TO's

i flashed the wrong bios, here i am. i was looking at my options, and have a few questions: as far as trying to do the boot-block recovery, can i just use the 0404s-13.rom (the correct one i was supposed to use) and rename it to AMIBOOT.ROM ? or do i need to find that AMIBOOT.ROM elsewhere? replacin...
by chr
Wed Apr 24, 2002 8:28 pm
Forum: What is my motherboard?
Topic: have bios string, need help double-checking ID
Replies: 3
Views: 3895

thanks, i did use that page you told me about, and found it to be an m559. now that i have flashed the wrong bios, where do i go from here? should i start my searches for a new board on ebay? heh. im not sure i have the tools to remove the bios chip. if there are any online guides, please point me i...
by chr
Wed Apr 24, 2002 7:40 pm
Forum: What is my motherboard?
Topic: have bios string, need help double-checking ID
Replies: 3
Views: 3895

have bios string, need help double-checking ID

hello, my bios string is listed for a vxpro II motherboard: 51-0122-001437-00111111-071595-UT801X-001_10_UTRON_F using this string, i found an update, (0807S.ROM) for what i thought to be an M570 motherboard. i tried to upgrade using 0807S.ROM with AMIFL632 from a floppy. it appeared to be successfu...
by chr
Wed Apr 24, 2002 4:46 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: help with amibios/ vxpro ii/ flashing
Replies: 2
Views: 3609

thanks, i did use that older flashing program, and it did work, however; when it prompted for reboot, it just froze, and now the pc wont boot at all. it powers on, but the monitor stays blank. the only thing i can think of is that maybe i used the wrong .rom ? i used 0807S.ROM for M570 v1.3 for a VX...
by chr
Wed Apr 24, 2002 9:39 am
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: help with amibios/ vxpro ii/ flashing
Replies: 2
Views: 3609

help with amibios/ vxpro ii/ flashing

hello, i am trying to flash the bios of an old pc based on the vxpro ii chipset. although i couldnt find the motherboard revision, i was told if you dont see it by the keyboard port, it is the earliest version. i have the model m570; and am trying to flash the bios so it will see hard drives > 8GB. ...