BIOS Updates forum

Soupy,was just trying to get a discussion going but gess i'm at the wrong place.
thanks anyway

Would like to hear from others on this.The way I understand it works is this. When you start the computer the information in the BASIC INPUT/OUTPUT CHIP tells the bios to check the A:\ first then goes and loads the operating system((((((what operating sys. are they talking about)))))) where is it an...

Rainbow wrote:Intel OEM board in AST computer

original equipment manufacturer was intel --AST changed the bios ---
so going to INTEL would cause a bad flash----how bad remaines to be seen

will explain this way.I have an intel motherboard in an AST computer--- Now AST made changes to the bios----this is called an MA manufacturer altered ----intel made my motherboard but I can't go to them for a bios update---this would be the wrong bios. To get the right bios for my computer I have to...

Rainbow wrote:IO.SYS and all files on HDD have NOTHING to do with BIOS.

Not trying to be smartass,but
but could you tell me what ---EBIOS----is and what it does,where it is on the computer.
will wait for you re/

BX2-C.BIN seems to be the correct update for the V1.4 motherboard. Its BIOS string is: 03/03/1999-I440BX-W977TF-2A69KSH9C-00 INTEL 440BX2 REV:C You can download it from: http://www.wimsbios.com/~ajzchips/download/ THE BIOS STRING SHOULD BE EXACT---NO VERIFICATION AT ALL MAY BE AN MA MOTHERBOARD--TH...

Sounds like the I/O SYS. is corrupt --flashing bios no good---do you have diskmanager for your harddrive wait for your re/

how was the upgrade done---sounds like the bios was not saved

Hi all, first off the main trouble is the bios can't find the Dos sys. system, command.com i/o sys. dos sys. Without thies,the computer becomes a door stop. As far as checksum errors go ------it means the bios was not saved--- So if one can get into bios ---write down all your settings--- then set t...