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First post, by Robin4

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I want to know..

There are bioses for 286, 386, 486 and so on..

But if i compare some motherboards, like 486ers.. I see that the sticker on the bios chip looks the same like on other 486 motherboards..

I know there are a few little differently.

Like AMIs and awards. But if they are using the same like sticker on it. Would they be convertible with other look a like bioses? So what i would to say..

Is a bios rom specially written for a brand and type of the board??
Or would just changeble with a same type of rom?

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Reply 1 of 2, by leileilol

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Yes and usually are non-flashable

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Reply 2 of 2, by DonutKing

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There was a discussion about this here
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/archi … hp/t-29502.html

Basically you might have varied success trying to run a motherboard with a different boards BIOS.
Older boards with very little integration or chipset features would be more likely to work. Once you start getting 386/486 or later boards with integrated IDE, serial etc and with more complex chipsets odds are things wouldn't work.

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