Problem with updating BIOS on Intel CA810

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m70ab2
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I have IBM 300GL computer with model name 6288-11G. CPU is Celeron 433MHz.
I upadated bios with the one I found here.

But with this bios Pentium III doesn't work. It should work with this motherboard, at least this site says so.

I tried to upgrade bios with this one, but I receive error "This system does not support flash memory."

esupport.com says there is bios update for this computer, but, for $30.

Is there any way I can update bios so that P3 would work? Maybe with awd flasher or something similar?
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did you check the AA number?
The following board revisions (AA numbers) support these processors:

A09251-300 or later
A09253-300 or later.
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I found "Intel CA810" inscription, but I didn't see any AA number. I looked all over the board though.
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you can use cpu-z to read out the AA number
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m70ab2
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cpu-z shows only this:

Chipset: Intel i810 Rev. A2
s-bridge: Intel 82801AA (ICH)
LPCIO: SMSC
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this is what i found searching the web..
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maybe the mainboard's bios isn't orignal intel anymore?
if the Pentium III isn't working as intended i suspect the board to be an earlier revision.
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mine information:
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info from esupport:
Chipset: INTEL WHITNEY 82810-DC100 REV 2
Super I/O: SMC LPC47B37X REV 1 AT PORT 002E

bios is the one I found on Lenovo's website.
since there is no AA number in my case, I suppose the motherboard is too old.
but, from "-DC100" I deduct that FSB100 is supported? the P3 that I have is FSB100 (SL4Z2). what is the best CPU that this motherboard accepts then?
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It looks like your Bios is too old to support your CPU. It often happens with Intel boards, if they don't know your CPU they refuse to boot.

http://processorfinder.intel.com/detail ... Spec=SL4Z2

Your CPU is of the last generation Pentium III Coppermines (cD0 step), an earlier revision might work or not.
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