I can't seem to find the MR BIOS for the Opti 82C495SX chipset. It looks like according to the Opti document, it should be file V068B470 but it seems to be missing. Was anyone able to recover this file?
OzzFan wrote on 2025-09-21, 19:56:I can't seem to find the MR BIOS for the Opti 82C495SX chipset. It looks like according to the Opti document, it should be file V068B470 but it seems to be missing. Was anyone able to recover this file?
This one works on my board…
https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/edom-w … tech-mv008#bios
I'm curious if MR ever made a bios for intel Batmans revenge.. Could be interesting 👍🏻
arnovdheiden wrote on 2025-11-03, 09:07:I'm curious if MR ever made a bios for intel Batmans revenge.. Could be interesting 👍🏻
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rClAW … 42#gid=70446342
Looking through the list, I don't see any MR BIOS for any motherboards with the 430LX mercury chipset.
douglar wrote on 2025-11-03, 18:31:arnovdheiden wrote on 2025-11-03, 09:07:I'm curious if MR ever made a bios for intel Batmans revenge.. Could be interesting 👍🏻
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rClAW … 42#gid=70446342
Looking through the list, I don't see any MR BIOS for any motherboards with the 430LX mercury chipset.
Too bad, but thank you for checking 👍🏻
https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/micron … bus-09-00144-xx
works with MR BIOS V001B330 ASIC MIC-461/462 386, Cx486, 486
dareios wrote on 2025-04-30, 09:31:appiah4 wrote on 2025-04-30, 09:25:Still hoping for someone to come across a unicorn SiS471 MR BIOS board and post it here so I can replace the BIOS on my Chicony CH-471..
Yeah, me too. If I knew earlier about that Gigabyte board on eBay UK, I would buy it just to dump the BIOS 😁
I have an Asus VL/I-486SV2G in the basement with a MR-BIOS 3.x in it (upgraded when windows 95 came out to allow bigger than 504MB disk). If someone can tell me how to dump the bios I can do that. Can it be done from DOS?
lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 17:09:I have an Asus VL/I-486SV2G in the basement with a MR-BIOS 3.x in it (upgraded when windows 95 came out to allow bigger than 504MB disk). If someone can tell me how to dump the bios I can do that. Can it be done from DOS?
You can use debug.exe or try the NSSI utility from Navrátil Software.
douglar wrote on 2026-02-04, 17:55:lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 17:09:I have an Asus VL/I-486SV2G in the basement with a MR-BIOS 3.x in it (upgraded when windows 95 came out to allow bigger than 504MB disk). If someone can tell me how to dump the bios I can do that. Can it be done from DOS?
You can use debug.exe or try the NSSI utility from Navrátil Software.
Hmm, I tried romsavat and debug and while it saves what looks like the bios, the checksum is wrong. I think MR used the bios shadow feature to prevent easy copying of the rom. They were after all selling these to people. I guess it is going to need a programmer to read this correctly. I should look into getting one, I have been meaning to for years.
This is what people have been looking for right?
Anyone have a recommendation for an eeprom programmer that can read a BIOS chip? I was looking at the XGecu T48 [TL866-3G] since the TL866 seems to often be what people recommend.
lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 19:54:This is what people have been looking for right?
Anyone have a recommendation for an eeprom programmer that can read a BIOS chip? I was looking at the XGecu T48 [TL866-3G] since the TL866 seems to often be what people recommend.
I have a Sis 85C471 board and I'd like to test that ROM, yes.
I have a Tl866ii Plus and I like it. Not familiar with the 3G. I imagine it is pretty similar.
Have you tried turning off ROM shadowing in the BIO and using the NSSI utility linked above?
douglar wrote on 2026-02-04, 20:41:I have a Sis 85C471 board and I'd like to test that ROM, yes. […]
lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 19:54:This is what people have been looking for right?
Anyone have a recommendation for an eeprom programmer that can read a BIOS chip? I was looking at the XGecu T48 [TL866-3G] since the TL866 seems to often be what people recommend.
I have a Sis 85C471 board and I'd like to test that ROM, yes.
I have a Tl866ii Plus and I like it. Not familiar with the 3G. I imagine it is pretty similar.
Have you tried turning off ROM shadowing in the BIO and using the NSSI utility linked above?
Cleverly they don't give you an option to turn of shadow. You can pick shadow WP or shadow RW. That's it.
lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 19:54:Hmm, I tried romsavat and debug and while it saves what looks like the bios, the checksum is wrong. I think MR used the bios sh […]
douglar wrote on 2026-02-04, 17:55:lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 17:09:I have an Asus VL/I-486SV2G in the basement with a MR-BIOS 3.x in it (upgraded when windows 95 came out to allow bigger than 504MB disk). If someone can tell me how to dump the bios I can do that. Can it be done from DOS?
You can use debug.exe or try the NSSI utility from Navrátil Software.
Hmm, I tried romsavat and debug and while it saves what looks like the bios, the checksum is wrong. I think MR used the bios shadow feature to prevent easy copying of the rom. They were after all selling these to people. I guess it is going to need a programmer to read this correctly. I should look into getting one, I have been meaning to for years.
This is what people have been looking for right?
Anyone have a recommendation for an eeprom programmer that can read a BIOS chip? I was looking at the XGecu T48 [TL866-3G] since the TL866 seems to often be what people recommend.
SPEEDSYS 4.7x have command line option for saving BIOS
You should turn off any shadowing in BIOS and boot your system without HIMEM, EMM and other drivers.
Tnx!
Need help? Begin with photo and model of your hardware 😉
Babasha wrote on 2026-02-04, 21:10:SPEEDSYS 4.7x have command line option for saving BIOS
You should turn off any shadowing in BIOS and boot your system without HIMEM, EMM and other drivers.
Tnx!
Well there is no choice to disable shadow in this BIOS. I checked every setting. So I think this is just a hint that I should buy that eeprom burner I have been thinking of getting. It's a good excuse. Then I can also test that a copy of the image actually boots so that might be a good idea anyhow.
lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 21:46:Babasha wrote on 2026-02-04, 21:10:SPEEDSYS 4.7x have command line option for saving BIOS
You should turn off any shadowing in BIOS and boot your system without HIMEM, EMM and other drivers.
Tnx!Well there is no choice to disable shadow in this BIOS. I checked every setting. So I think this is just a hint that I should buy that eeprom burner I have been thinking of getting. It's a good excuse. Then I can also test that a copy of the image actually boots so that might be a good idea anyhow.
You can try to dump it with Speedsys without disabling shadowing.
Need help? Begin with photo and model of your hardware 😉
lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 21:46:Babasha wrote on 2026-02-04, 21:10:SPEEDSYS 4.7x have command line option for saving BIOS
You should turn off any shadowing in BIOS and boot your system without HIMEM, EMM and other drivers.
Tnx!Well there is no choice to disable shadow in this BIOS. I checked every setting. So I think this is just a hint that I should buy that eeprom burner I have been thinking of getting. It's a good excuse. Then I can also test that a copy of the image actually boots so that might be a good idea anyhow.
Get the T48 you won't regret it
lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 21:09:Cleverly they don't give you an option to turn of shadow. You can pick shadow WP or shadow RW. That's it.
Try set c000 and c400 to rom #1, then on F000 you will get new option - ROM #0
Mov AX, 0xDEAD wrote on 2026-02-05, 13:34:lsorense wrote on 2026-02-04, 21:09:Cleverly they don't give you an option to turn of shadow. You can pick shadow WP or shadow RW. That's it.
Try set c000 and c400 to rom #1, then on F000 you will get new option - ROM #0
Not on this version. I can set it to ROM #1, and the BIOS area still shows the same two options. Well it was worth a try. I better order that eeprom burner as soon as I figure out which bundle includes the correct adapter for reading BIOS chips and such.
lsorense wrote on 2026-02-05, 14:46:Not on this version. I can set it to ROM #1, and the BIOS area still shows the same two options. Well it was worth a try. I better order that eeprom burner as soon as I figure out which bundle includes the correct adapter for reading BIOS chips and such.
Mine is version 3.21, which may be different than the 1.x versions.
Please dump it, been waiting long for this day, when someone appears that has it! Very excited to see this!!
T48 (TL866-G3) ordered. When I get it I will try to see if I can't get a valid dump of it. I am curious which bytes it is hiding with the shadow ram.
