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First post, by JosteinTopland

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Hi,

I have a Gateway 2000 with a DX/2 66 having a Phoenix BIOS. Also have a AMIBIOS laying around. Those AMIBIOS look nice on boot-up, but mine has less pins than the Phoenix. Is it possible to swap the BIOS with another with less pins?

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Jostein

Reply 1 of 3, by Sev80

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not likely. you need to peel back the stickers and see what kind of rom it is. Unless the rom's are pin compatible AND the bios itself is compatible (rare), i wouldnt do it unless you want to fry your board or chip

Reply 2 of 3, by Sev80

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the bottom chip is likely a 27c256 or 27c128, the top one looks way newer and is probably a 28 or 29 series.

Reply 3 of 3, by JosteinTopland

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Ok. Think I'll pass trying this AMIBIOS. Way too fond of the Gateway 2000 to make a chance seeing it pass away.

Thanks for the reply!