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40Gb, ??? id=2a69kdfc-00
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:49 am
by tin
Cant find a pre-patched image on rainbows site.
Also, this is a cheap board with no markings anywhere as to brand.
I have the existing image from the board available.
Full ID is date-i-forget-i440bx-2a69kd4fc-00
Who can help me?
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:23 pm
by NickS
Some sort of DFI motherboard
Please confirm the exact ID string (are you sure it isn't i440BX-DD-2A69KD4FC?) including the date and also provide the message, if any, which appears under the Award logo, top left of the memory count screen.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:42 pm
by Denniss
And - as a DFI mainboard - it should be clearly marked with model number and revision number .
Written somewhere onto the board so please have a look !
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:36 pm
by tin
No, I dont think it is a DFI board.
There's nothing written on the board, except the PCI and ISA slots are clearly marked.
Oops, yes it is i440bx-dd-blah. I missed that dd when I posted before. Doh!
Is there a pre-done one available? I couldnt find it.
I'm willing to give it a go even if it is for a DFI board. I'd put money on this board being a near exact copy made in an even cheaper factory somewhere and they stole a BIOS.
The date was something in 1999. I can't check the system right now cause it's at a clients place and I can't get back there until tuesday.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:53 am
by Denniss
http://www.google.com/search?q=2a69kd4fc-00
Definitely a DFI board
CB50-BX or CB60-BX or PB50-BX and maybe more
Please have a very close look at your mainboard
Maybe located just above the DIMM slots
Is this board Slot-1 or Socket-370 ?
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:05 am
by tin
It's a slot 1 board.
We looked as close as possible before. Couldnt see anything anywhere.
It's not my mobo, and is sort of about 50km (umm, 30 miles?) away at the moment.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:28 am
by tin
Just looked at the DFI support stuff (which is very badly laid out).
This board is NOT a CB50-BX, CB60-BX, or PB50-BX. The CBs are sock370, and the PB is slot1, but the board I am dealing with has the slot around the other way and possibly has an additional ISA slot (cant remember, but I think it had 3).
I beleive this board is actually an imposter. It is definately a real cheap board, and it's not uncommon for the cheap boards to use pirate BIOSs taken from other manufacturers, right?
Im thinking I might have a chop at doing this mod myself. From the info I found (thanks rainbow), it actually sounds quite easy.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 10:43 pm
by Denniss
Maybe an OEM-Version for a system builder or for a reseller .
Please repost the Full Bios-ID including the Bios OEM message !
Please tell us how many AGP/PCI/ISA/SDRAM slots your board has !
AT or ATX Layout ?
P2XBL series and PB64-BX are other candidates
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 2:22 am
by tin
Full ID string is: 02/03/1999-i440BX-DD-2A69KD4FC-00
Modbin shows BIOS Message as: 99007
I cant get to the actual system until Tuesday at the earliest.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 4:21 am
by Denniss
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 9:27 am
by tin
Almost. BIOS chip is on the backplane side of the board in the one Im looking for.
I think I've patched the image now. Just got to wait til tuesday to test it.
Thanks anyway people.
