Help selecting correct BIOS d/l from mfg. site

[frankinla]

Hello!

Board: TI6NB-T4-0127 (2A69KM2AC-00)
Mfg: TMC
URL : http://www.mycomp.com.tw/bios.htm

The manufacturer's site lists 5 different BIOS downloads for "TI6NB".
I've sent them several e-mails asking which one is correct for my board, but they have not answered me.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Frank in L.A.

[ajzchips]

04/27/1999-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KM2NC-00
TI6NB+-P5-0427

10/14/1998-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KM2CC-00
TI6NB-S7-1019

02/01/2000-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KM2AC-00
TI6NB-T6A-0201

12/26/2000-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KM2NC-00
TI6NBF(S)+ -M4-1226

Your board seems to be candidate number 3: TI6NB(2MB)

[frankinla]

I will try that.

(Those humps in Taiwan wouldn't respond to me about their own product, but a guy on the other side of the planet provides the answer. Viva la internet!!)

Muchissimas gracias, senor!

Frank in L.A.

[frankinla]

Well, I flashed with the suggested 2MB BIOS. The system boots & seems to run OK, except the system speaker now emits a continuous "low, high, low, high" like a police siren right from the power-on. (I fixed this problem by disconnecting the speaker! Heh!! I tried to update the system speaker driver from my Win98 disk, but it said I already have the correct driver. So, I assume this indicates some kind of conflict.

I did some research re: Award BIOS beep codes and found conflicting information. One site said Award BIOS only gives one long beep and has no other codes. Another said it varies by manufacturer. I didn't find anyone saying what my specific "low high" continuous tones mean.

I was trying to upgrade my BIOS as part of my attempts to solve a mysterious performance problem which suddenly started occurring (runs slow for no reason, no recent software or hardware changes, no viruses, hard disk is OK). One possibility I suspect is a RAM failure due to overheating, although there are no error messages to support this.

Is it possible the new BIOS is signalling to me that there is a hardware problem (e.g., bad RAM or processor), or do you think I might have installed the wrong BIOS upgrade?

Frank in L.A.

[ajzchips]

I'd try clearing CMOS if I were you. And do check whether you have a temperature warning setting in BIOS that's set too low.

[frankinla]

Thanks for that suggestion. I didn't realize I had to reset the CMOS. I have now done that, but still the speaker is squawking & system still runs like a dog. This is all after removing most of the software, reinstalling the OS, checking for device conflicts, updating drivers, verifiying the CPU fan is working, multiple virus scans, registry clean-up utilities, scan/defrag the HD, trying a different HD, etc. The BIOS upgrade was my last hope. I'm going to see if I can borrow some identical RAM from a friend to try. If that doesn't work, I'm going to use this damn thing as a planter! Oh, well...I guess I deserve a new system anyway. Thanks a lot for your help.

Frank in L.A.

[Rainbow]

The siren sounds mean some failure that was detected by hardware monitoring chip - voltage out of range, temperature too high or not working fan.

[ajzchips]

In your CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP (BIOS) you have an entry called CPU WARNING TEMPERATURE. Try setting it to Disabled and see if it still "squawks".