Help identifying a laptop...

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TheSwede
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I have a laptop labeled "5600XT" but I can't find the brand!

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Program:   eSupport.com Chip Detect v0.80 2003.02.20
BIOS Date: 01/25/99
BIOS Type: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0      licensed to Intel
BIOS ID:   unknown
Superio:   NSC 332 rev 8 found at port 2Eh

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Strukturtyp: BIOS
   Hersteller        : FIC                      
   Version           : NOTE BIOS Version /0000004L     
   BIOS-Startsegment : EA40h
   Release-Datum     : 01/25/99    
   BIOS-LaufzeitgrӇe: 87 KByte
   BIOS-ROM-GrӇe    : 256 KByte

[...snip]

 Seriennummer       : FIC-0987654321abcdefghij

[...snip]

Strukturtyp: Tragbare Batterie
   Position          : Bottom of the system
   Hersteller        : FIC            
   Herstelldatum     : 01/01/1980
   Seriennumer       : (leer)
   Ger„tename        : PC-VP-WP11
   Batterietyp       : unbekannt
   Kapazit„t         : unbekannt
   Spannung          : unbekannt
   SBDS Version      : (leer)
   Max Fehler in Bat.: 0%
   SBDS Seriennummer : 6F42 (hex)
   SBDS Herst.-Datum : 20.3.2038
   Chem. Bestandteile: (leer)
   Multiplikator     : 109
   BIOS-/OEM-spezif. : 20666F20h
Doesn't know if any of the above say anything about a model. I would expreciate if anyone could identify the modell and also maybe point me to the latest version. Current version (in use on my laptop) is 1.0H. I have a dump of the BIOS in a bios.bin-file if anyone wants to check it out!

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ajzchips
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Looks like a FIC laptop made for NEC. Sure it's 5600 and not 5060?
TheSwede
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Yepp. I am positive. It is labeled 5600XT on a white label and only 5600 on a black label.

I looked at ftp.fica.com (I think) and there was a 55xx with similar BIOS-version naming but without knowing for sure that I should download a FIC-version or not I don't want to try! :-)

Also, in Sweden this laptop was sold as a Lap Power 5600(XT). Lap Power in Sweden is famous of using Clevo, Chicony, etc etc. Never seen them using FIC tough.

Could there be anything 'hidden' in the bios.bin ?

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TheSwede
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http://web.archive.org/web/200401120742 ... os+Update/

"Active 5000 Series" - don't know if that says anything. The files are non-downloaded tough! :-(

Sincerly,

The Swede
KURIAKI
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More than 100,000 BIOS strings in my database just now!
http:/ /www.kuriaki.has.it/
http:/ /www.supportbios.info
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TheSwede
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Isn't that the 1.0H version - that I am currently using ? ;-)

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KURIAKI
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I think so:
NOTE BIOS Version /0000004L
Bottom of the system.
FIC
01/01/1980.
PC-VP-WP11.OP-570-7002
PC-VP-WP10.OP-570-7001
More than 100,000 BIOS strings in my database just now!
http:/ /www.kuriaki.has.it/
http:/ /www.supportbios.info
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TheSwede
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In BIOS Setup I also found "another" version besides 1.0H.

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0119-6208
On http://y2k.nstl.com/asp/companyInfo_include.asp?id=218 you see:

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FIC 5600 PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0 BIOS Version 1.0A-0119-6208/083A0F00 9/20/98
On http://www.hddex.com/hddex/nec.htm there is also a few mentioned.

On http://www.soton.ac.uk/~sucsweb/software/Elonexy2k.htm a specific FIC model is also mentioned.

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Soliton PII FIC Phoenix 1.0B or 1.0D 0119-6208
Still... Where can I find a _newer_ BIOS than 1.0H that I already have ?

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KURIAKI
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TheSwede wrote:Still... Where can I find a _newer_ BIOS than 1.0H that I already have ?

The Swede
I'm not very sure...
ftp://ftp.elonex.co.uk/softlog/Bin/es328.exe
More than 100,000 BIOS strings in my database just now!
http:/ /www.kuriaki.has.it/
http:/ /www.supportbios.info
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