award 4.51 i430VX (unknown board)

Is your memory not fully recognized? (Intel VX chipset Memory recognition)
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stee2003
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i430VX-Ali523-2A59GA1FC-3Q

I bought an old system with an unknown board to set up as a small server at my home. I want to plug in 128mb RAM and therefor need an update. I have tried awd802 and uniflasher but dont seem to have the correct files
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FAQ #30
Flash your BIOS at your own risk.
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It's Abit SM5-A board. The latest BIOS is "09/08/97-i430VX-Ali5123-2A59GA1FC-4Y" at ftp://ftp.abit.nl/pub/download/bios/sm5-a/sm54y.exe, but the memory problems you have are most probably due to chipset limitation.
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Well thanx guys, this will mean I´m up for an new mobo....
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Windows NT 4.0 server works fine with 64MB RAM and Linux too.
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I know, but I hoped to put the edo rams into some older machines(486) which run in my home network as workstations for renters(I run a studebt home)

Thanx anyway
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First try if the 486 boards work with EDO. Some older 486 boards work only with FPM SIMMs and not the newer EDO.
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stee2003
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I know it does, this mobo I was writng about is a p100, old but funtional and supporting edo ram.
Then take this one´s dimm and stick it in an 486dx4

I´ll probably come for an advice on these boards ones finished with the 430vx........

see ya
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