Re: BIOS repair

Posted on 2010-04-15, 17:15

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I decided to scrape off the sticker on my BIOS chip with a sharp DIY knife. In fact, there were 2 of them, one underneath the other! The writing on the chip is very faint: CSI CAT28F010P <- not sure about the letter P, the writing is very faint. -15 MSO9438B Does this make any sense to anyone?

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Re: BIOS repair

Posted on 2010-04-15, 13:19

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Found the chip, tested it, doesn't work any more. :angry: I tested it in a v1.2 and a v1.6 board, which both run fine with their original BIOS chips installed, but with the replacement they play dead. No BIOS screen, no beeps, nothing. Sorry for the bad news. :depressed: Do you still have that dead …

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Testing 3 Intel 486 CPUs

Posted on 2010-04-15, 12:05

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Time for some Intel 486 CPU tests. The mobo is an MS-4144, PCB revision 1.4. I've got 2 sticks of single-sided FPM SIMMs in there; 32MB in total. The graphics card is an STB Trio64V+ with 2MB of RAM. The CPUs are from left to right: Intel DX2-66 (write back model), 486 DX-33, and finally on the …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 17:25

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What was I thinking - I forgot pcpbench.exe and speedsys! pcpbench = 47.0 (LFB, default resolution mode) pcpbench = 28.3 (LFB, 800x600)

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 17:11

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I really have a powerfully tangible dislike for VIA chipsets joined with AGP cards. :D I kind of half realised that I was going to have trouble of some kind. But then again, you did say that "We need a huge megathread of trouble shooting stuff from that era now methinks!!!" :wink: I removed the S3 …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 16:48

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I removed the ATI 8500 card, and replaced it with an nVidia Geforce 3 Titanium 500 card manufactured by 3DPower. It works - well, sort of. Here are some benchies (and v-Sync was switched off for them) - 3DMark 99 Max = 2788, 6251 3DMark 2000 = 1823 3DMark 2001 s.e. = Failed. On the high detail car …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 16:03

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Regarding a PS/2 mouse, in particular an optical version, do they work OK in pure DOS, with ctmouse.exe?

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 13:52

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Incredible. I've managed to fix something! I went on to the internet, and tried to search for a serial mouse driver. I visited various websites from google's search results, each of them leading me on a wild goose chase as I clicked on promising sounding links such as "Download serial mouse driver …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 13:44

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above the com port headers in the mobo, there must be a ps2 mouseport header... why not invest in one and just throw away that ancient serial mouse? not really a direct solution you yer prob rg100, but a better one in the long run... Unfortunately, I don't have any PS/2 mouse port header cables, …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 12:57

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I've discovered another problem. I've had this problem so many times in the past. I've never found a fix for it. I attach a serial mouse to one of the COM ports on the mobo. When the Windows 98 desktop appears, the mouse works. However, there is no mouse device listed in the Control Panel -> System …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 12:14

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I Installed the VIA 4-in-1 chipset driver, version 4.35. When prompted for the installation options, I only chose the AGP driver. I did not chose the other 3 install options. However I was feeling lucky, and decided to gamble and I chose "Turbo mode" for this AGP install option. Mistake perhaps? I …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 11:23

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The SCSI is the orange rectangle on the bottom left. Atleast I think it's SCSI Alas, this is just where you plug in the power / reset / LEDs etc etc... And please put some paste on the K6-3, it's a hot chip and it doesn't have any significant overheating protection, it could burn out if you put it …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 10:48

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Coolermaster heatsink? I like the heatpipes :D I have the same motherboard but unfortunately it won't post. Yes, I've just checked and it is a Coolermaster heatsink. Solid copper. Groovy heatpipes, which are unfortunately obscured in the photo. A couple of months ago, I was correctly advised by one …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 09:23

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Lift off - I have got the Shuttle working. I found an AMD K6 III (400mhz) CPU and it works. Also, my Athlon skt462 copper cooler fits! The quick start guide is very good. All the jumpers were easy to figure out. The BIOS POST screen says: (591PWIQF) VIA APOLLO MVP3 02/16/00-MVP3-586B (etc) ATM, I'm …

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Re: BIOS repair

Posted on 2010-04-14, 07:21

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OK, it looks like I have the A4 board because the chips are marked MU and MV. The first file listed below (from the FTP / index.txt file) would be the safest to use, but the second file does not specifically mention the chipset version. si4i0101.zip PVI-486SP3 A4 version chipset BIOS 0101. si4i0205. …

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Re: RG100 Does Socket 7?

Posted on 2010-04-14, 06:48

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Thanks a lot for everyone's valuable comments. My shuttle has just arrived! Not that nifty spaceship the Emperor uses, but a piece of junk from VIA. Hehe! Only joking. I didn't realise it was NOS. (New Old Stock.) There's even a little bag of extra fresh unopened jumpers. I wonder which AGP graphics …

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Re: BIOS repair

Posted on 2010-04-14, 06:34

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ftp://ftp.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/sock5/486sp3/ There appears to be two different chipset versions for the SP3 board: A4 and B. (si4i0101.zip) A4 version chipset (A4 chipset) (si4i0205.zip) BIOS rev 0205 (not sure if this A4 or B chipset) (si4i0305/6.zip) SiS 496/497 B ver. chipset (B chipset) I'm …

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Re: BIOS repair

Posted on 2010-04-14, 02:21

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Sorry for the bad news. :depressed: That's OK. Thanks a lot for trying. I will contact a BIOS repair company, and ask them to put an Asus PVI-486SP3 .ROM BIOS file on to a refurbished chip. BTW, if it's convenient, please can you upload a suitable .ROM BIOS file, for the 1.2 PCB revision board? I …

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-13, 14:44

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> the BIOS could potentially become a bit "confused" and then put itself in to a > kind of non operational state? Yes, that's possible. Oi, I've tested countless motherboards without the battery installed. Important is that you do not ever power on a motherboard with it's jumpers set to clear CMOS! …

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Re: Asus 486 mobo PVI-486SP3 won't POST.

Posted on 2010-04-13, 13:48

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Hope this helps ;) Have you checked my hint on the motherboard cache yet btw? I'm interested wether it works or not Awesome, thanks. ATM, I'm a little bit reluctant to pull out the 9 cache chips, because I always bend the back legs when I pull these type of chips from a mobo. I would like to …

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