BIOS Updates forum

I believe you will want the latest, which is the F7 one listed under the BIOS link.

Gigabyte GA-8S650GXM motherboard - support here (but there are other models with different version numbers listed as well):

http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Pr ... 650GXM.htm

ajzchips is telling you to click on the <Beta Patched BIOSes> link at the bottom of his reply. This will take you here:

http://wims.rainbow-software.org/ajz/

Scroll down the page until you find the Procomp zipped BIOS file for your board.

Support can be found here:

http://www.viaembedded.com/product/Down ... boardId=11

Make sure that this matches your motherboard!

Hi again,

Here is another link that explains the method:

http://www.rainbow-software.org/hardware/hotflash.html

If the chip you found has the exact same part number it will work. These chips can usually be cross-referenced to other manufacturers as well.

This appears to be a Zida Tomato board, model 5SVA . The current BIOS chip seems to be an Intel product, but you can probably cross-reference to several other manufacturers (using the P28F001BXT120 part number). These are relatively inexpensive to purchase, less than $10 CDN. There is a BIOS update ...

You can download the latest AOpen AX4BS BIOS here: http://download.aopen.com.tw/Default.aspx?nothing=nothing&sDropDownCategory=BIOS&sDropDownModel=AX4BS&Language=English&WebSite=GL There is also an AX4BS Pro and AX4BS-V version motherboard as well, so you may wish to double-check the markings on you...

What you have supplied is the motherboard chipset, not the BIOS chip type. The BIOS chip will resemble one of those in the picture and it will most likely be black in color: http://www.badflash.com/images/chips.jpg There should be a number, something like 29EE010 or W29C020-70, etc., printed on the ...

Here is what FIC has to say about this:

http://www.fic.com.tw/support/motherboa ... .aspx#tips

Hope this helps!

Checked the BIOS update link - it appears you have the latest BIOS (VBD43). Was there any particular reason you wanted an update?

It appears to be an FIC FA15T, support page here:

http://www.fic.com.tw/product/motherboa ... odel_id=60

BIOS updates here:

http://download.aopen.com.tw/Default.as ... WebSite=GL

but make sure which version you have - the BIOS is different depending whether you have a AP5VM-1 or AP5VM-2/AP5VM-3.

Avance on-board audio drivers (V 3.35) for the Windows operating systems, including XP, are available here:

http://www.soyogroup.com/downloads/filedesc.php?id=2012



EDIT: It appears the SOYO web site is up and down, so keep trying either of the links I gave you for the audio drivers.

Appears to be a SOYO SY-P4SI2, compare product description here:

http://www.soyo.com.tw/products/proddesc.php?id=5

and audio drivers can be downloaded from:

http://www.soyo.com.tw/downloads/select ... ol3=Driver

Have a read through the posts at this link http://www.wimsbios.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1249 and post back with as much information as you can supply, and we will be better able to help figure out what motherboard you have.