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My lastests bios for this mobo is 20.00 beta3 - http://k6-2.narod.ru/polundra/2000b3.rar Changes: 1. Tualatin support (need some modding socket on mobo). 2. Add all frequences (66-150) in BIOS with jumpers string. 3. Tweak VIA693A functions, with qualify memory 6via85p will be 2-4 times faster (with...

seabrook What a problem??? I try patch your hp-file. Before pathing: =============================================================================== BIOS-PartName Segm:Offs Compress/Real_Size "Official" name - what`s meanining -------------------------------------------------------------------------...

2 seabrook
Send your bios to me - k6-2@narod.ru.

Last version is "F" - http://k6-2.narod.ru/award/patcher/bp-4rc_F.rar
Try with it.
>Interesting. BP-4rc71.exe ran for me without any errors.
It`s becose "Asus"-type cpucodes_adding appear in version "C". (i.e. "cpucodes" not changing for asus-bioses in previos versions)

>During my extensive search for information on my problem I found some interesting tools on the net that seem to be not very wide spread - things like BIOS Update Utilities to patch microcode and stuff like that (Intel related stuff). Is it of any interest? Patcher long ago already does this - for a...

"Backup ability" not working with some SuperIO.
I recommend - IF BIOS is start up and computer bootting correctly - is better remove this option ("/s") and "reflash" BIOS.

Try "repatch" your bios with "/s" ("backup ability" removing).

>you will have to excuse apple_rom's use of the English language. What it means is no fix needed.
It`s true. Sorry for my bad engish...

2 mittern8 For "packing" original.tmp after editing into bin-file. 1. Compress original.bin with LHA. 2. "Add" to this ("original.lzh") one byte (for example - with zeros) - for CRC. 3. "Add" to this ("original.lzh"+1byte) preliminary kept file with all packed "parts" (except packed original.tmp+CRC...

>Maybe apple_rom's tool? Yes, my patcher can this to do (it know about "Asus"-format for cpucode.bin). But try with last version (now - http://rom.by/Award/patcher/bp-4rc_C.rar ). In the directory with patched file must be "cbrom.exe" ( http://rom.by/Award/patcher/cbrom.rar ), "lha.exe" ( http://rom...

>Is there any other tool that can do this?
Only "hiew" or another HEX-editor...
>...but might crash the PC and I don't have a backup chip yet.
Yes, for "experiment" is better flashing into "another" chip...
>If you find some more info it would be great.
What particularly it is necessary?

>I have two PC Chips M520 i430VX boards. Tried with 64MB, 128MB and 256MB DIMMs - it never worked In this case - it`s only BIOS-problem (Memory_Detect subroutine in BootBlock). i430VX can work with most 8chip/SingleSide or 16chip/DoubleSide memory modules. For 64Mb and higher (64/128Mbit technology)...

I have look your BIOS (md5kv117). It use another method to disabled option in BIOS Setup - with "addition subroutines". For "DRAM Timing Control" - offset 115c5 in original.tmp: xor cx,cx mov di,015CF;it`s offset of offsets_for_disable_"timings"-menus (CAS Latency, tRAS, tRP etc) call 00001259C retn...

>I can't understand why there are so many Options set to normal or to show only (i.e. DRAM CAS Latency and don't appear in he CMOS-setup at all. It`s meaning that they are disabled in the POST. You can make visible they if search like this code: ... mov dh,1 mov si, offset _menus_data_string_ call _...

RC51rider
Try this - http://rom.by/Award/patcher/bp-4rc_B.rar (description - http://rom.by/articles/BP/index_english.htm ). After flashing - clear CMOS. If MB+patched_BIOS+T-bred don`t starting - posted here.