I've just bought an 80 GB Maxtor disk and stupid me forgot to check if my
mobo could see/use it.
Anyways I rememered this site and checked for a bios upgrade and found
it. Or so I thought. :cry:
When starting the update (Award bios, I used awdflash v 8.12) it
complained about the checksum so I aborted and ran ctbios to identify
my board. This is the output I got:
- ID-String: 08/22/97-i430TX-2A59IA2AC-00
- Award Modular BIOS v 4.51PG
- Board version: VBS1.2 002 ATC-5040
So I checked the forum and found a topic that had a similar problem and that used
the command awd812 /py /cc /Sb and all went fine, untill I rebooted.
It now checks the memory, displays the PnP message and then stops.
I've already tried generating keyboard errors and switching hardware (video card, RAM,
unplugging/plugging all IDE/floppy) I even tried using the Intel PXE networkboot but nothing worked.
I'm now looking for the right BIOS file that will work so I can reprogram it.
Thanks in advance.
Maxor
Bios update wanted
From the message it looks like it *should* be Atrend ATC-5040, but the BIOS ID is listed against 5020; what BIOS did you use ?
For info:
ATC-5020/5020+ BIOS V1.02 at Zdnet.de
has BIOS ID 10/08/97-i430TX-2A59IA2AC-00 (similar to yours)
ATC-5020+ BIOS VER:1.0 02
also has a .lzh archive of an earlier 5020 BIOS
http://www.nix.ru/support/drivers.html? ... vendor=129
has ATC-5040 BIOS1.03 which has BIOS ID 09/25/98-i430TX-S672-ATC-5040C-00
and OEM message ATC-5040 VER:1.0 03 LM
Looks tricky
For info:
ATC-5020/5020+ BIOS V1.02 at Zdnet.de
has BIOS ID 10/08/97-i430TX-2A59IA2AC-00 (similar to yours)
ATC-5020+ BIOS VER:1.0 02
also has a .lzh archive of an earlier 5020 BIOS
http://www.nix.ru/support/drivers.html? ... vendor=129
has ATC-5040 BIOS1.03 which has BIOS ID 09/25/98-i430TX-S672-ATC-5040C-00
and OEM message ATC-5040 VER:1.0 03 LM
Looks tricky
It's indeed tricky.
I've tried almost every bios update from the atc-50xx range including
the 5020 and I got the checksum error every time.
Nevertheless I'll just try your update files it just might work.
Btw. after the update I got the 2nd ID string listed in your post.
Thans for your quick reply,
Maxor
I've tried almost every bios update from the atc-50xx range including
the 5020 and I got the checksum error every time.
Nevertheless I'll just try your update files it just might work.
Btw. after the update I got the 2nd ID string listed in your post.
Thans for your quick reply,
Maxor
What's printed on the board?
Patched and tested BIOSes are at http://wims.rainbow-software.org
UniFlash - Flash anything anywhere
UniFlash - Flash anything anywhere
Patched BIOS sent. Use another version of Awdflash or use UniFlash (flash including bootblock from the advanced menu).
Patched and tested BIOSes are at http://wims.rainbow-software.org
UniFlash - Flash anything anywhere
UniFlash - Flash anything anywhere