PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2021-05-15, 00:24:Probably going to need a proper DOS install either way. […]
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butjer1010 wrote on 2021-05-14, 22:05:
Those BIOS files are exe files, i need to install DOS to update, or i can update BIOS from "MSDOS formatted" floppy? Thanks in advance.
Probably going to need a proper DOS install either way.
The file(s) you downloaded from the link are actually self-extracting bootable floppy images using a really old DOS app. Once the app has written the floppy image you can either continue to use it or you can write the contents to hard disk - either way there are still a couple of steps to complete...
...one of the files in the image is a ZIP which will need extracted (they also supply a copy of PKUNZIP)
...there's an INSTALL batch file to run which checks both for the supplied language option and also which TRIO graphics option is present. It then writes a bootable CRISIS recovery floppy in the event that the BIOS upgrade fails and also finalises the UPGRADE directory (which contains the PHLASH flash app) by copying the VENTURIS.ROM file to it (also on the recovery floppy)
...you then change to the UPGRADE directory and run PHLASH
There are a number of README.TXT files supplied to check as well - let us know if you get stuck along the way.
😀 Thanks a lot, i was hoping that i will do this quickly 😀
I tried to run from floppy, but of course, it tells me that a drive is read only..... I tried to find "smaller" disk to install DOS 6.22, but i couldn't find any (min 40GB but it cannot be recognized), so i will wait for SD to IDE card i ordered before. I have 2GB SD card, and i hope this will do. Thanks a lot, You all made me a "happy boy" again. I already have working 386 (AMD SX 33), and "Pentium I" (AMD K5 133), now i only wait for CF and SD cards to arrive, and this 486 will be done. For 286 (of course - AMD 10MHz 😀 ) i need ISA HDD and Floppy controller, "Pentium II" is almost done, i need one super socket 7 MBO for AMD K6-3 500, and then, my collection of AMD history will be done. I have 50 AMD CPUs Socket A, and few MBO, so that won't be a problem - only problem will be place where all of this will be exposed 😀
Thanks a lot, if i'm stuck again, i know where to find geniuses to help me.