I d/led the Bios Wizard from somewhere in an attempt to find what type of bios i needed to get an update, but the problem is, I wouldn't have a clue where to start.
It is supposedly a gateway computer running a P3-700
Does the chipset directly corrolate with the mobo model? If so, what does mine mean?
After I find out what Motherboard I'm using, where do I go from there? Where would I find a newer version of my bios if there is one?
Please help me out here, as I've never done this before and I'm a little nervous about it.
The reason behind trying to get a bios upgrade, is to try to *hopefully* get support for a 512Meg ram stick.
Please help.
BIOS CAPABILITIES TEST REPORT
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Generated by: BIOS Wizard 2.10
Date: March 15, 2003
Time: 19:11
PnP Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.0
PCI Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 2.1
PCI IRQ Routing Table : BIOS currently supports this feature
Enhanced Disk Drive
Specification : BIOS currently supports this feature
DMI Version : BIOS supports minimum version 2.1. Latest is
version 2.3
ACPI Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.0
APM Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.2
Booting From CD-ROM : BIOS currently supports this feature
Supports ESCD : BIOS currently supports this feature
Can be Updated (flashed) : BIOS currently supports this feature
Can be Shadowed : BIOS currently supports this feature
BIOS Chip in Socket : BIOS doesn't support this feature
Supports Selective Booting : BIOS currently supports this feature
Supports LS-120 Booting : BIOS doesn't support this feature
Supports ZIP Booting : BIOS doesn't support this feature
Supports Network Booting : The testing of this feature is not supported by
the current DMI version
BIOS Manufacturer : PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0 licensed to Intel
BIOS ID : 4W4SB0X0.15A.0017.P12.9912210939
BIOS Date : 11/02/99
BIOS OEM Signon :
BIOS ROM Size : 512K
Chipset : Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
Super I/O Chip : SMC 70x or 80x found at port 370h
All help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks
Help? What's my MoBo? How do I Update My Bios?
OEM of Intel WS440BX board. A BIOS update seems to be here http://support.gateway.com/support/driv ... d&id=14952
i440BX chipset does NOT support 512MB DIMM modules. You can use 256MB modules with 16 chips (two sided).
i440BX chipset does NOT support 512MB DIMM modules. You can use 256MB modules with 16 chips (two sided).
Patched and tested BIOSes are at http://wims.rainbow-software.org
UniFlash - Flash anything anywhere
UniFlash - Flash anything anywhere