BIOS Updates forum

i've posted a hw report as generated by SiSoft Sandra 2002 @: http://www11.brinkster.com/pcguru/SystemReportJuly012003.htm the report has some inconsistencies though. For some reason, Sandra doesn't see the correct BIOS date. At boot time, my BIOS release is shown as 08/22/2001S. Also the mainboard ...

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i upgraded the BIOS but nothing changed in the amount of RAM detected.

any clue of what's happening?

how can i check if the module is truly 512MB. it has a sticker on it which says so but is there any other way i can check this?

Thank you. I didn't know about the model name change. I have a few questions before I proceed to any re-flashing, maybe you already know the answers. I'd like everything to go smooth as I can't afford to lose this computer :) 1. Do you think that re-flashing will solve the problem with the incorrect...

i posted the full AMIBIOS string in my first post above. the BIOS release date seems to be 08/22/2000. i wish i knew if this is the latest one or not. i couldn't find a newer one anywhere that would match exactly this particular mobo model (001437-00101111-071595-A631A542-M754LMR-0). what i found (i...

it's a double-sided module, has 16 chips.

I just bought a new 512MB SDRAM and inserted it into the first slot, but the motherboard would report it as 256MB! I checked the specs of my mobo with PCChips, it's a discontinued model for PIII, however the description says : ------------------ Memory Support - Two DIMM slots for SDRAM 168-pin memo...