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Bob
| Posted on Sunday, September 26, 1999 - 3:23 pm: | |
Greetings: I installed an internal modem in an ISA slot and the CMOS reset. After I reset the CMOS, I installed the modem again and the video wouldn't display. Modem is set for P&P from factory. Now I wonder what appropriate CMOS settings are? Have no idea if the jumpers are set appropriately on the motherboard. I was told this motherboard is subject to locking up, is that true? Could you please send me the Elpina Motherboard Manual for: 4ISA, 3PCI, 4-SIMM, on-board external cache, 586-133, V3.4F, Elpina 1697-a motherboard. The BIOS number indicates that it's an Ability motherboard but I can't find anything on Ability's site. AMPTRON's site is down as well. Any documentation or help you can provide will be appreciated. BIOS# 41-P400-001437-00101111-101094-486AVIP-H I'm also curious to know if this system's BIOS can be updated to pass Y2K or should I invest in another system? Thanks, Bob |
Dave
| Posted on Sunday, September 26, 1999 - 3:23 pm: | |
The equivalent Amptron board is the DX-9700. They have a manual that you can download, though I can't guarantee that it is identical to the Elpina (Ability) manual. If the bios is dated 3/11/96, it is a flashable chip. This board is actually a 486. It accepts the AMD 5x86 133, which is simply a 486DX chip that runs at 4 times the system bus speed of 33Mhz. It is not a pentium; however, it will deliver performance roughly equivalent to a Pentium 75. Programs that require a minimum of a Pentium processor may not function. For a wealth of interesting stuff on the VIP class motherboards, see: http://users.aol.com/sdnd/vip.htm Also see these VIP manufacturers' sites: http://www.eurone.com/ (M919) http://www.ability-tw.com/ http://www.amptron.com/html/main_fr.htm (M9700) http://www.pcchips.com/ Chances are very good that even if you do have a flashable bios, you won't get Y2K compliance by flashing it. There are number of bios fixes out there that claim to give compliance (Norton 2000 for example), but I would urge anyone to test these on their particular system before trusting any irreplaceable data to the fix. And remember to back up your important stuff! Try setting the com and irq on your modem manually. It may take some trial and error, but will usually yield results. These are still useable systems as long as you don't ask too much from them, but if you need to put much cash into it, the money may be better spent on a new(er) computer. VIP Users page |
nelson
| Posted on Sunday, March 2, 2003 - 6:07 pm: | |
o preciso faz o placa v.3.1 do da dos bios |
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