Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG

**xmlmagician** · April 20th, 2004, 05:28 AM

Hello ladies and gents

I have the folowing BIOS and it needs update can someone help:

BIOS CAPABILITIES TEST REPORT
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Generated by: BIOS Wizard 2.10
Date: April 20, 2004
Time: 11:36

PnP Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.0
PCI Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 2.1
PCI IRQ Routing Table : BIOS currently supports this feature
Enhanced Disk Drive
Specification : BIOS currently supports this feature
DMI Version : BIOS supports minimum version 2.1. Latest is
version 2.3
ACPI Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.0
APM Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.2
Booting From CD-ROM : BIOS currently supports this feature
Supports ESCD : BIOS currently supports this feature
Can be Updated (flashed) : BIOS currently supports this feature
Can be Shadowed : BIOS currently supports this feature
BIOS Chip in Socket : BIOS currently supports this feature
Supports Selective Booting : BIOS currently supports this feature
Supports LS-120 Booting : BIOS doesn't support this feature
Supports ZIP Booting : BIOS doesn't support this feature
Supports Network Booting : The testing of this feature is not supported by
the current DMI version
BIOS Manufacturer : Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID : 07/01/1999-i440BX-8671-2A69KG01C-00
BIOS Date : 07/01/99
BIOS OEM Signon : Intel 440BX AGP BIOS V.2.4
BIOS ROM Size : 256K
Chipset : Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
Super I/O Chip : ITE 8671 found at port 279h

Where can i find a free update....i look around and i have to pay $49.99 for an update. i have found that is a chaitech product www.chaintech.com .If you have any more questions plese do not hesitate to ask. Thank you in advance.

**hudsonsmith** · April 20th, 2004, 08:26 AM

Welcome to windrivers magician. When I googled the bios id you posted, I got hits for gigabyte and iwill as well as chaintech. What is the make and model board you need the update for? Also, what problem are you experiencing that you believe a bios update will solve? Most manufacturers stopped releasing updates for bx boards 3-4 years ago.

**Ferrit** · April 20th, 2004, 08:35 AM

In all likeltyhood this is it here
http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard...s_GA-6BXDS.htm
Please go to the page and look closely to verify it.
Links to the bios and drivers are there

**xmlmagician** · April 20th, 2004, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by Ferrit

In all likeltyhood this is it here
http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard...s_GA-6BXDS.htm
Please go to the page and look closely to verify it.
Links to the bios and drivers are there

Thank you but my only problem with that is that it says:
Processor
Dual Intel Pentium® II / III Processor 350MHz-550MHz (for 100MHz system Bus)

and i have dual at [email protected] you think it is going to be ok?

**hudsonsmith** · April 20th, 2004, 10:10 AM

What is the make and model of the motherboard?

**xmlmagician** · April 20th, 2004, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by hudsonsmith

What is the make and model of the motherboard?

i do not know and i am not very keen to open the box to as it is loads of hussle...it used to be a server and it has all these little safeties and screws on screws.Can i check it on when it starts up and press DEL?..Thanx for your interest

**hudsonsmith** · April 21st, 2004, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by Ferrit

In all likeltyhood this is it here
http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard...s_GA-6BXDS.htm
Please go to the page and look closely to verify it.
Links to the bios and drivers are there

Kudos to ferrit - he got it yesterday

**xmlmagician** · April 20th, 2004, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by hudsonsmith

Welcome to windrivers magician. When I googled the bios id you posted, I got hits for gigabyte and iwill as well as chaintech. What is the make and model board you need the update for? Also, what problem are you experiencing that you believe a bios update will solve? Most manufacturers stopped releasing updates for bx boards 3-4 years ago.

Thank you for yor warm welcome and help. i think we have been to the same web page as google returns only one page :-). i am trying to install win200o to our old terminal server dual PIII 600 with scsi(before you say anything i install the scsi drivers) and i get the message ASPI BIOS in this system is not fully compliant blah blah. And it say contact your BIOS supplier for an upgrade or a site which charges $49.99

I hope that answers your question

**Ruslan** · April 21st, 2004, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by xmlmagician

... i am trying to install win200o to our old terminal server dual PIII 600 with scsi(before you say anything i install the scsi drivers) and i get the message ASPI BIOS in this system is not fully compliant blah blah. And it say contact your BIOS supplier for an upgrade or a site which charges $49.99 ...

Just to let you know - sometimes defective memory stick can give the same error - at least, I have seen it few times... Try to test memory before upgrading the BIOS...