40GB: 05/13/1999-I440BX-W977TF-2A69KC39C

[azrael]

Hello,

I have the folowing BIOS on my CHAINTECHmotherboard:
BIOS Type: Award
BIOS Date: 05/13/99
BIOS ID String: 05/13/1999-I440BX-W977TF-2A69KC39C
OEM Signon: 05/13/1999
Chipset: INTEL 440BX/ZX REV 3
Super I/O: WINBOND 977TF REV 0 FOUND AT PORT 3F0H
Motherboard vendor is Chaintech.

My HDD QUANTUM FIREBALL 40GB ATFireball lct 20 isn't recognized.
Can you help me to solve this problem, if it is posible?
Where to find new BIOS and which tool I must use for upgrade?
How to do upgrade BIOS?

Thank you very much!

[Denniss]

This Bios-Id is used on a variety of Chaintech boards. Please open your case and have a look at your board - either the model number is printed onto the board or there's a small sticker with CT-6BTM (or similar) usually next to the Bios Flashrom chip.

[azrael]

I have little sticker on BIOS.
6BTMO-N100A
VA 8647-1 V3.00

On one big chip in the midle of motherboard is this:
Intel
PCIset
fw 82371 EB
L9319701
SL37M
INTEL M ©98
MALAY

Near BIOS I have one more chip (a little one)
Winbond
w83977TF-AW
AM.MEGA 87-96
926SD2884865002SA

Procesor is in SLOT (370), near the procesor is writted: SLOT 1
This motherboard have 3 ISA slot, 4 PCI and AGP.
On one ISA slot is two little sticker:

first:
Award
1998
PCI/PNP 686
18088967

Second:
S/M: M9909015341

A do not have any sticker with name of motherboard.

[azrael]

Motherboard
This module contains information about your motherboard.

Motherboard Information
Motherboard Model i440BX-W977TF
Motherboard Vendor ChainTech
Chipset Model Intel 440BX/DX/ZX Chipset
BIOS Model Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS Vendor Award Software Inc.
BIOS Id 05/13/1999-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KC39C-00
BIOS Date 05/13/99

System Enclosure or Chassis
Chassis Type Unknown
Chassis Lock Present No
Boot-up State Unknown
Power Supply State Unknown
Thermal State Unknown
Security Status Unknown

Processor Info (from BIOS)
Socket Designation SLOT 1
Processor Type Central Processor
Processor Family Pentium II Family
Manufacturer Intel
Processor Version INTEL(R) CELERON(TM)
Procesor ID 00000665-0183F9FF
Supported Voltage(s) 3.3 Volts
Current Voltage 3.3 Volts
External Clock 100 MHz
Maximum Speed 400 MHz
Current Speed 450 MHz
Processor Status CPU Socket Populated, Status Enabled
Processor Upgrade Slot 1
L1 Cache Handle $00
L2 Cache Handle $00
L3 Cache Handle $00

____________________________________________________________________
Generated by FreshDiagnose (c) 2004, FreshDevices, Corp.
Monday, Mar 28, 2005 07:10:44 pm

[Ritchie]

Azreal

I think you are getting Slot and Socket confused.

Slot 1 is a slot looking similar to PCI or AGP slots, but designed for CPUs rather than expansion cards. The Slot 1 is often running across the board rather than back to front like PCI, AGP and ISA expansion slots. Many Pentium II processors and some Pentium III CPUs were designed to fit a Slot 1.

The 370 which you mentioned, if I remember correctly, is the socket which Pentium III CPUs used, and is a Socket 370. They are the square white sockets with lots of holes for pins for Socket 370 CPUs to fit into to.

Some boards will have both Slot 1 and Socket 370 available.

Out of curiousity, anyone know or remember how many pins a Slot 1 CPU had?

[KURIAKI]

BIOS ID String: 05/13/1999-I440BX-W977TF-2A69KC39C
OEM Signon: 05/13/1999

Chaintech 6BTM
Latest BIOS update:
08/17/2000-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KC39C-00
http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/download ... TM0817.EXE
Instructions for old models:
http://www.chaintech.com.tw:8008/support/bios.htm
Instructions for new models:
http://www.chaintech.com.tw:8008/Support/newflash.htm

[Denniss]

Just for Info :
6BTM0-N100A
6BTM0 means first edition of 6BTM motherboard with Revision-ID N100A - use te Bios Kuriaki linked for you.

[azrael]

Thanks you all a lot!!!
A will try this tonight at home, and after that give a feedback here!

[doha]

Hello,

I have the folowing BIOS on my CHAINTECHmotherboard:
BIOS Type: Award
BIOS Date: 05/13/99
BIOS ID String: 05/13/1999-I440BX-W977TF-2A69KC39C
OEM Signon: 05/13/1999
Chipset: INTEL 440BX/ZX REV 3
Super I/O: WINBOND 977TF REV 0 FOUND AT PORT 3F0H
Motherboard vendor is Chaintech.

My HDD QUANTUM FIREBALL 40GB ATFireball lct 20 isn't recognized.
Can you help me to solve this problem, if it is posible?
Where to find new BIOS and which tool I must use for upgrade?
How to do upgrade BIOS?

Thank you very much!

[KURIAKI]

03/02/1999-i440BX-SMC60X-2A69KX3IC
6BX86 Ver:2B
Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
thanks

Acorp 6BX86 (2mbit BIOS)
Looks like Acorp is out of business now.
Latest BIOS update:
6bx86v2d.bin
6BX86 BIOS Ver:2D 11/10/2000
11/10/2000-i440BX-SMC60X-2A69KX3IC-00

[Trifun]

What happened with Kuriaki!

[edwin]

I fear I have to be the bearer of sad news. According to a few postings in the MVP forums at the microsft newsgroup, it appears he died end of january 2008. I knew he was very ill but i never found out he passed away. Only two weeks ago someone asked me and then pointed out this sad sad news...

[Trifun]

I have solved my problem by limiting capacity on 30GB using jumpers, for now. I still lose about 7GB of HD space, which is plenty, so I am still considering bios flash. I like this comp, I am emotionally attached for it (I am laughing to a problems that guys with SUPER, GIGA, MEGA, ULTRA configurations which cost more than my car, have, while my poor fellow is quietly doing a job that he is made for), so I`ll be extra careful! I have to do this because I would like to by 120GB HD. That would be like going from PRIUS to MERCEDES for him!

[Trifun]

I forgot to mention that I had BARTON 3000 before this guy, so I am not one of those conservatives. I am just thrilled when I see how this grandpa is ticking!