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From: jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: AST Premium 286 BIOS problem
Message-ID: <wbBof5u00UzxM3lYhl@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 6 Nov 90 23:44:05 GMT
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First, what was wrong with the keyboard and BIOS you originally had?  When you
purchased the new BIOS and keyboard did you also get a new keyboard scanner
chip?  Sometimes if you upgrade the BIOS, and don't upgrade the scanner chip,
you will get errors as you described.  The AST Premium 286 has gone through
several revisions, of which each had a different BIOS.  The original (from day
one) had a Pheonix BIOS.  Later, AST acquired rights to a version of the code
for the Award BIOS.  Since then, AST has been using this code for their BIOS
with lots (and mean lots) of enhancements added to it.  From my experience,
if you had a Pheonix BIOS (AST's version, of course), you are basically stuck.
AST's newer BIOSes all use their "Award" code and there were changes in
hardware to match.  If not, they I recommend that you call up several AST
authorized service centers and ask them for assistance.  It might had been a
good idea to have purchased the BIOS from an authorized service center and have
them install it; thus, there is some warranty that it will work.  If not, they
should take it back.

I am sorry, I can't give a straight forward solution, but this is all I can
say for now.  Let me know what happens.


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