#: 100
Manufacturer/Identifier: Unknown? (Ultimate Retro says "MICRO EXPRESS, INC.")
Chipset : Forex FRX46C411 / FRX46C402
BIOS : Award Modular BIOS v4.20
ID string : no string
I got this motherboard today which sadly is dead even if it looks like new with no battery corrosion. I've tried different processors, different memory modules, but nothing worked. Not a beep, no activity on the monitor, just a silent death.
I took the BIOS eeprom out (AMD AM27512) and dumped the contents with my GQ4X EEPROM Burner as I see that the entry in Ultimate Retro website which is super incomplete (https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/micro- … forex-386-cache). No real picture, no chipset info (says unknown), etc.
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I used the bios file with MAME to get more information like a bios string, but it's the old blue background award and has no string othter than "Award Modular BIOS v4.20". I confirmed that the bios was working with mame and took a screenshot.
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On the bios file itself, at the end of the file it has a date of 04/30/90.