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How to flash my AMIBIOS ver. 1.20 using Uniflash?

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 5:20 pm
by dispersee
Hi there! I am experiencing unbelievable problems because of my old system configuration and I finally think I have analyzed what the problem was. My current configuration is:

CPU: AMD K6-2/266
Motherboard: Zida Technologies VIAVPX-TX98-3D
BIOS: AMIBIOS Ver. 1.20 / 1998 (I think it has been upgraded once in the late 90s from Ver. 1.14)

Now, the problem is I cannot install Windows 2000. I was able to install only Windows 98/NT 4.0/ME but unfortunately, I've always had different issues with these OS's. And as long as my hardware allows the installation of Win2k, I decided to try it. Of course, my PC unexpectedly restarts in the beginning of the Setup (after copying system files and before the actual installation). I couldn't understand what happened and started looking for information. As far as I understood, my BIOS doesn't support ACPI and because of that the installation is impossible. I tried to install in Standard PC mode but the setup continued to crash. So, as it is written on the Microsoft site, the only solution is to upgrade my BIOS, so that it works with the ACPI controller instead of the default AMI.

Unfortunately, I cannot find any step-by-step guide on flashing my kind of AMIBIOS (obviously, Zida has stopped supporting its products) and I am stuck - I have no OS and my PC is hanging on the BIOS Setup screen (F8). So, please, guys, give me a step-by-step and effective solution on upgrading my BIOS using Uniflash because my hands are really tied at the moment.

I saw on the Uniflash website that the VIA VPX has been successfully tested using Uniflash, so I guess there won't be any problems. Hope, someone can help.

10x in advance

P.S. The exact model of my mainboard is:
51-0831-008031-00111111-071595-VIAVPX-TX98-3D-HKO-F

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:08 pm
by KURIAKI
You have an update for your Zida TX98-3D

TX98-3D Ver 1.16 (010101)
51-0627-008031-00111111-071595-VIAVPX-TX98-3D-HK0

ftp://ftp.support.levi.cz/pub/support/d ... 3d116m.zip

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:28 pm
by dispersee
KURIAKI, thanks for the help but as I said earlier - the version of my BIOS at the moment is 1.20 which, apparently, is newer than 1.16. 8O And even if I upgrade my BIOS, do you believe I will be able to install windows 2000?

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:45 pm
by KURIAKI
AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.20 is the firmware version, not the BIOS version.
There are several PCB versions too, 1.00, 1.11A, 1.12, 1.20
Your BIOS information:
OEM Sign-On: TX98-3D Ver 1.14 (990831)
51-0831-008031-00111111-071595-VIAVPX-TX98-3D-HK0

help..

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:56 pm
by den
I have the same MoBoard Zida TX98-3d
Ami Bios 51-0831-008031-00111111-071595-VIAVPX-TX98-3D-HK0 v 1.20
I tried to update with aminf335.exe and tx3d116m.bin..
and recieved massage "chipset/flash part isnt available. The function will be invalid".
So, I disabled in bios settings internal and external cache, and virus protection but had no success.

I read about jumper settings protection but Zida doesnt support its products any more.
Nowhere I cant find any manuals to check this option.

Can u Help me pls.

Re: help..

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:56 pm
by KURIAKI
den wrote:I have the same MoBoard Zida TX98-3d
Ami Bios 51-0831-008031-00111111-071595-VIAVPX-TX98-3D-HK0 v 1.20
I tried to update with aminf335.exe and tx3d116m.bin..
and recieved massage "chipset/flash part isnt available. The function will be invalid".
Rename tx3d116m.bin to tx3d116m.rom and try again.
Or try with amiflash:
http://kuriaki.myftp.org:8245/Archives/ ... IFlash.exe