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How-to identify your motherboard ?
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thotved
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I'm looking for a bios update.. Here's my id-string:
02/09/2001-8363-686B-6A6LMAB9C-00

I think this is my chipset:
6A6LM VIA VT8363 (KT-133) chipset with Award BIOS v6.00

And I also think that it is an Aopen motherboard and an Award bios ver. 6.00 PG. But what model is my motherboard? Can someone help me? =)

-Thomas
NickS
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Is there a message just under the Award logo on the memory count screen ?
This is the sort of string we get for the ak73av

256K ACPI AK73(A)-V R1.01 Dec.17.2001 AOpen Inc.
Tested patched BIOSes. Untested patched BIOSes.
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thotved
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Thanks for the tip. This is my model: AOpen AK73 Series R1.07
Found the right bios and created a boot-disk. But now I have another problem.... BIOS is not set to boot from floppy, and I don't know the password... I guess I could open the case and remove the pw-jumper (if any?), but is there another way? Is it possible to crack the passord?
thotved
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Well, I got permission to open the case andclear CMOS, set it up to boot from floppy, and updated bios with success! :D

Hopefully this will stop my machine from hanging as a result of an ACPI-error...

Thanks again Nick for your help! When you don't find something it's often right in front of you... :oops:
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