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First post, by Jager

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Greetings.
Recently I've found that ET6100 ICs are pretty cheap in china, so I've decided to upgrade one of my "out-of-trash & requires repairs" ET6000 boards with this chip. However I cannot find BIOS for ET6100 online. Can anyone dump it, preferably using a programmer?

Reply 1 of 14, by PainDictator

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I just had the same idea. How did yours Go?

Actually I have reason to believe there is no immediate Need for a different BIOS.

Reply 2 of 14, by Chadti99

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I’ve got a couple of these 6100’s if anyone needs a bios file.

Reply 3 of 14, by PainDictator

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Great. I will Grab some chips …

Reply 4 of 14, by PainDictator

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Chadti99 wrote on 2024-11-29, 19:18:

I’ve got a couple of these 6100’s if anyone needs a bios file.

Happy New Year!

I just received the Chips. Could you share a BIOS file?

Reply 5 of 14, by Chadti99

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Will do, give me a day or so, thanks!

Reply 7 of 14, by Chadti99

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Please see attached, this image is from an unbranded ET6100 using MD908 memory. The bios mentions Videologic. The FCC ID is HXICTIET6000.

I have one other card I can pull the bios from if you need it and I can find it. Let me know.

Reply 8 of 14, by PainDictator

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Nice. Thank you a lot!

In case you find the other one I would like to try that as well. This one is IMHO just an ET6000 BIOS without any modification. While not a big suprise, I am still hoping that there exists one that uses the faster memory clock.

Reply 9 of 14, by Chadti99

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Try this one, it might be a winner. It's from a 2theMax branded card, on the eprom. FCC ID: ICUVGA-GW506 (u1 on the end maybe). P/N 9506-18.

Last edited by Chadti99 on 2025-01-05, 21:27. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 10 of 14, by PainDictator

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Chadti99 wrote on 2025-01-05, 19:36:

Try this one, it might be a winner. It's from a 2theMax branded card, on the bios chip. FCC ID: ICUVGA-GW506 (u1 on the end maybe). P/N 9506-18.

Thank you! Looks mich better indeed. At least this thing knows its for an ET6100. Will report later if it makes a difference.

Reply 11 of 14, by Chadti99

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Excellent, yah interested to know!

Reply 12 of 14, by Chadti99

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Any news?

Reply 13 of 14, by Nemo1985

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I have a ET6100, I'd gladly do the test to check if anything change as performance with the bios you shared, I just need to know what eeprom I need to use.

Reply 14 of 14, by PainDictator

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Chadti99 wrote on 2025-01-16, 00:29:

Any news?

Chips stuck at customs for and reasons. Hope for them to arrive and day. Where announced for long ago, so I was too quick …