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Thanks for your response. Could I ask if you - or anyone else - has anything more specific to say regarding my 2 points?

Thanks,

Andy

Hi, A while back I was toying with the idea of setting up a business on the side to do the kind of bios reprogramming you so often see nowadays. I managed to get all the information I needed apart from a couple of points - incidentally which stopped me from proceeding. 1. Is it really necessary to s...

Also, does the specification of the HD listed in the bios match the actual HD spec? i.e. is the bios detecting it correctly?

Andy

No ideas anyone? - I realise my questions are getting more obscure!

If anyone has tried something like the above or knows where such information exists, please could they give me a pointer?

Thanks,

Andy

Hi, I believe (although I could be wrong!) that the "E" specifies that the processor's L2 cache runs at the same frequency as the core i.e. 700 MHz in your case. Earlier processors without the "E" ran their L2 caches at half the core frequency. "EB" processors also exist (as do "B") whereby the proc...

Thanks Rainbow. Could I pick your (or anyone else's!) brain another time please!... :D If two ROMs are 100% 'drop-in' compatible with each other (ie DC characteristics, bus timings, pin assignment, sector structure/size and software commands are identical) then if one is supported in a certain manuf...

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Hello, I've recently been delving into the murky world of flash memory and bioses. What I've been unable to acertain is how the bios flash utility programs the binary files into the flash memory. I've noticed that the flash utilities are able to recognise certain chipsets and flash memory devices. T...