While flashing it started failing writing blocks, I suspect a bad floppy disk. Didn’t find any jumper settings to get into a recovery mode. Anyone have any ideas on if this can be saved?
It’s an award bios chip if it helps
When the motherboard BIOS is corrupted to the point that the board no longer boots up, you need to remove the BIOS chip and use another device to rewrite the BIOS EEPROM properly.
There are several devices that be used to rewrite a BIOS EEPROM:
- External EEPROM programmer.
- Hot Flashing using another motherboard with the same BIOS socket: Guide. Warning: Be careful with this.
- Use a Network Card with EEPROM socket on another computer. Never tried this myself..
Software for DOS: Uniflash
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wrote:When the motherboard BIOS is corrupted to the point that the board no longer boots up, you need to remove the BIOS chip and use […]
When the motherboard BIOS is corrupted to the point that the board no longer boots up, you need to remove the BIOS chip and use another device to rewrite the BIOS EEPROM properly.
There are several devices that be used to rewrite a BIOS EEPROM:
- External EEPROM programmer.
- Hot Flashing using another motherboard with the same BIOS socket: Guide. Warning: Requires skill and attention.
- Use a Network Card with EEPROM socket on another computer. Never tried this myself..
It does try to access the floppy before it starts freaking out, I’ve read that some AMI BIOS could be reflashed in that case.
Thanks for the info
You're welcome.
It does try to access the floppy before it starts freaking out, I’ve read that some AMI BIOS could be reflagged in that case.
I don't know what reflagging is..
I hotflashed some BIOS chips yesterday. One other tip I can give, is to put a bit of ribbon cable (like 7cm in length) underneath the EEPROM before inserting it into the socket. This way it is easy to remove an EEPROM.
UniFlash can be found here: http://www.rainbow-software.org/uniflash/
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wrote:You're welcome. […]
You're welcome.
It does try to access the floppy before it starts freaking out, I’ve read that some AMI BIOS could be reflagged in that case.
I don't know what reflagging is..
I hotflashed some BIOS chips yesterday. One other tip I can give, is to put a bit of ribbon cable (like 7cm in length) underneath the EEPROM before inserting it into the socket. This way it is easy to remove an EEPROM.
UniFlash can be found here: http://www.rainbow-software.org/uniflash/
*Reflashed.
Ever have any luck with a usb EEPROM burner?
wrote:Ever have any luck with a usb EEPROM burner?
That is the most proper way. But I don't have any such device myself.
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Where are you located? I could mail you a new burned eeprom.
wrote:Where are you located? I could mail you a new burned eeprom.
Ohio
Got a link to the BIOS or can attach it here? I should be able to burn one and drop it in the mail tomorrow.
wrote:Got a link to the BIOS or can attach it here? I should be able to burn one and drop it in the mail tomorrow.
https://www.wimsbios.com/biosupdates/chaintech/6Z69KC3A
Your sir are a gentleman and a scholar
For whatever reason I can’t send Pm’s
I think you need a minimum of 10 posts.
I can't figure out how to use that site to download, it wants me to buy some program. With some googling I found 6btm0505.bin as the most recent so I downloaded and will burn that for you.
wrote:I think you need a minimum of 10 posts.
I can't figure out how to use that site to download, it wants me to buy some program. With some googling I found 6btm0505.bin as the most recent so I downloaded and will burn that for you.
That should work
wrote:I think you need a minimum of 10 posts.
I can't figure out how to use that site to download, it wants me to buy some program. With some googling I found 6btm0505.bin as the most recent so I downloaded and will burn that for you.
I saw your pm but it will not let me reply, either need more posts or the mods haven’t enabled it yet
I PM'ed you my email address.
Possible word of caution - do you know your board revision as some of the later bioses don't support Coppermine on early revisions. According to Chaintech it looks like anything below revision E is out for Coppermine support with the later bioses and some at E and above are only with specific board IC support
Intel Coppermine CPU supported model listing […]
Intel Coppermine CPU supported model listing
This table just offer old chipset for Coppermine CPU support.
6BTM - E / F / G / H / J / K version full support, L / M / N version support only with HIP6004BCB ( U9 )
Also, there is a later bios revision https://web.archive.org/web/20020215082007/ht … MB/6BTM0817.EXE
08/17/00 Please don't use Coppermine CPU after update this BIOS on C/D version ! Changes made in this update: •Support EON 29f0 […]
08/17/00
Please don't use Coppermine CPU after update this BIOS on C/D version !
Changes made in this update:
•Support EON 29f002nt flash ROM.
•Update micro code.
wrote:I PM'ed you my email address.
Did you get my email and would you like some compensation for the effort?
