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From: rfutscher@pbs.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: BIOS Upgrade
Message-ID: <1991Feb1.181916.11567@pbs.org>
Date: 1 Feb 91 23:19:16 GMT
References: <7784@plains.NoDak.edu>
Organization: PBS:Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA
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In article <7784@plains.NoDak.edu>, wilken@plains.NoDak.edu (Scott Wilken) writes:
> My machine (an Intel 301), currently has Ver. 1.06 of Phoenix 386 BIOS.  I
> am planning on buying an 80 meg IDE drive in the near future, and will need
> to set up my own drive type.  Since this version of Phoenix doesnt support
> non-standard drives, I need an upgrade.
> 
>    <deleated>
> 
> 
    I just updated the BIOS in my 386 clone. I needed the following 
information:
	CPU TYPE
	Chip set used 
	Type of EPROMS 128,256
	Who made the board

    You also need to think about the options. One of AWARD BIOS 
options is password protection.
    North east computer guarentees that the upgrade will work, and
has about 95% luck with clones. The cost is about $100 for the BIOS and 
keyboard BIOS. There number is 1-800-800-BIOS (2467). When I destroyed
one of the EPROMS they replaced it at no charge.
    Almost all the intermittant problems I was haveing went away with the
new upgrade.

       Robert Futscher   rfutscher@pbs.org