looking for Tekran bios file

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Valerio
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I'm looking for a bios file for a 'Tekran P6Pro-AU' motherboard.

I am not looking for an 'update' but the original 128 Kb file
which came with the board when was purchased.



PD.:
The 'update' on Tekran website is 256Kb but the chip on the board I have has just 128Kb. Maybe it is an error or maybe the hardware was revised and bios chip upgraded from 128Kb to 256Kb... don't know.
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It is with doubt that Tekram's P6PRO-Au is your best choice for next-generation performance.
:lol: :lol:

http://www.tekram.com.tw/ProductSpec.AS ... t=P6Pro-Au

Hehe, sorry. What's written on your BIOS chip, under the sticker?
Flash your BIOS at your own risk.
Valerio
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Ha ha ha.... Well, they are honest enough to warn people about its own products...


The chip is a WinBond W29C011A-15
(http://www.winbond.com/e-winbondhtm/par ... ?Pname=760).

It seem to be quite similar to W29C020 which has 2Mb.


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Hm. You could always order the new 2Mb BIOS in a pre-flashed chip.

I've used this guy. He's fast and inexpensive, and can get you a Winbond.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=1244
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Valerio
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Thanks for the link but I have yet a fresh W29C020 (2Mb) chip and
have the 2Mb bios file too. I burnt it and.... unfortunately, it didn't work.

I was told this mobo could be a limited serie based on 1Mb chip and I guess it will never understand this 2Mb update file as offered to donwload at Tekram site.

That's why I was looking for the old, original 1Mb file as it came with this mobo when was purchased.


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Try flashing a 128KB BIOS for a board with the same chipset.
Patched and tested BIOSes are at http://wims.rainbow-software.org
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The 1.01 version of the BIOS is 256KB too. Are you 100% sure of the ID of the board ? What are the BIOS ID message and OEM string ?
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