6IBD+

porzio78 · Mon Sep 30, 2002 6:11 pm

I've only the model of my mother-board 6IBD+, but I don't know the productor.

I open the case, and I look on the chip of bios this number:
Winbond W29C020C-90B
9490I293878401SA

In the strip on the chip:
AWARD 1998
PCI/PNP 686
213492277

And when boot the computer there is this text:
AWARD MODULAR BIOS v4.51PG
6IBD+ V1.05

Can I know model and manufacture? because i want up-grade the BIOS, for install a new Hard Disk.

Thank for the attencion
A desperate friend
Bye Bye

Mon Sep 30, 2002 7:15 pm

Google is your friend.

Looks like Winmax/Azza.

Mon Sep 30, 2002 8:21 pm

Looks like... What's the BIOS ID?

porzio78 · Tue Oct 01, 2002 2:53 pm

soupy wrote:Google is your friend.

Looks like Winmax/Azza.

thanks for your answer.
In the past days I search with google "6IBD+", and I found Winmax/azza "6IBD", but my mainboard is "6IBD+" , I download the manuals and is total different.

Thanks again
Porzio78

Tue Oct 01, 2002 3:07 pm

porzio78, please post the FULL BIOS ID string.

Tue Oct 01, 2002 6:10 pm

(the ID string is at bottom left of the memory count screen - and might say something like "08/19/1998-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KP89C-00")

Tue Oct 01, 2002 8:53 pm

Not going to be funny. Reported with 09/15/1999-i440bx-w83977-2a69k00bc-00

Tue Oct 01, 2002 8:56 pm

Well, if I was desperate - there's only one 2 Mbit BIOS and that is for later versions of the 6IBD, which could explain the "+".

Tue Oct 01, 2002 9:01 pm

WinMax is also known to have used Tekram boards...

Tue Oct 01, 2002 9:26 pm

Anything printed on the board? If nothing, we can at least patch that BIOS.
I'm afraid that it's not Azza board.

porzio78 · Wed Oct 02, 2002 3:04 pm

ajzchips wrote:porzio78, please post the FULL BIOS ID string.

Conforming to yours informations, I found the seguent BIOS ID:

11/10/1999-I440BX-W83977-2A69KTGBC-00

Many thank for your interest.
Porzio78

Wed Oct 02, 2002 4:00 pm

porzio78 wrote:
ajzchips wrote:porzio78, please post the FULL BIOS ID string.
Conforming to yours informations, I found the seguent BIOS ID:

11/10/1999-I440BX-W83977-2A69KTGBC-00

Many thank for your interest.
Porzio78

...which supports the "Tekram" link according to y2k.nstl.com/html/tekram_y2k_compliant.html
This identifies it as Tekram P6BX-A or P6BX-An

Wed Oct 02, 2002 4:02 pm

TG = Tekram!! http://www.tekram.com

TRM-P6BX-A BIOS V1.08
07/07/2000-i440BX-W83977-2A69KTGBC-00

http://www.tekram.com/updates.asp?Product=P6BX-A

You most probably have a rebadged version of the board.

Use the "Related Links" (previous link) to correctly identify it.

I do hope your board looks like this:

[edit] Arrghhh!!! "Quick Nick" foiled me again...

Wed Oct 02, 2002 4:07 pm

Latest BIOS for P6BX-A(n) from Tekram's main site is:
BIOS ID: 07/07/2000-i440BX-W83977-2A69KTGBC-00
BIOS OEM message: TRM-P6BX-A BIOS V1.08
at http://www.tekram.com/updates.asp?Product=P6BX-A

Their info:

Version: 1.08
File: BXAP108.BIN
Date: 12/19/00
Size: 256KB
Description: Newest Flash BIOS for P6BX-A(n) Mainboard.
Changes: Fix Windows 2000 Shut-Down problems

Wed Oct 02, 2002 4:11 pm

According to AWD64GB, that Tekram BIOS would support HDD >32 GiB but still has the >64GiB bug in the display routines.

INT13h Extensions...Present: new-style
=> BIOS already supports HDDs over 32GB!
:
:
Searching for size calculation routine...Found at 2538
Searching for free space...Found at 23648
Patching code at 2537