First post, by Themanwho
Hello,
Do you know where i can buy the bios chip witch is missing on this S3 Virge DX ?
Thanks
Hello,
Do you know where i can buy the bios chip witch is missing on this S3 Virge DX ?
Thanks
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274470204543?epid=21 … ABk9SR5bi0c3LYw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113591300496?itmmeta … %3ABFBMluLRzctj
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Themanwho wrote on 2024-03-20, 15:47:Hello,
Do you know where i can buy the bios chip witch is missing on this S3 Virge DX ?
Thanks
Do you have access to a EEPROM/flash programmer?
If no, it does not make sense to buy a chip, just buy a working S3 Virge DX, will be cheaper most likely.
dominusprog wrote on 2024-03-20, 17:14:
SST27SF256 28-pin flash EEPROM is better alternative than these UV-erasable EPROMs. I bought two of these recently (one to change OTP ROM for S3 ViRGE 325 videocard and one for XTIDE boot ROM in 3Com NIC) from the well known chinese "fleabay". There's also 512 kbit (64 kB) version - SST27SF512, but S3 ViRGE 325/DX/GX BIOSes are 32 kB in size.
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analog_programmer wrote on 2024-03-21, 10:02:dominusprog wrote on 2024-03-20, 17:14:SST27SF256 28-pin flash EEPROM is better alternative than these UV-erasable EPROMs. I bought two of these recently (one to change OTP ROM for S3 ViRGE 325 videocard and one for XTIDE boot ROM in 3Com NIC) from the well known chinese "fleabay". There's also 512 kbit (64 kB) version - SST27SF512, but S3 ViRGE 325/DX/GX BIOSes are 32 kB in size.
Well, if the person has the skills, he/she can use a larger EEPROM.
A-Trend ATC-1020 V1.1 ❇ Cyrix 6x86 150+ @ 120MHz ❇ 32MiB EDO RAM (8MiBx4) ❇ A-Trend S3 Trio64V2 2MiB
Aztech Pro16 II-3D PnP ❇ 8.4GiB Quantum Fireball ❇ Win95 OSR2 Plus!
dominusprog wrote on 2024-03-21, 15:04:Well, if the person has the skills, he/she can use a larger EEPROM.
Of course, he/she can. I'm just pointing that it's easier to use EEPROM chip instead of EPROM - needs only programmer, not UV-light eraser + programmer.
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