Flashing Award Modular BIOS without paying

alitheg · 06-20-2006, 10:50 AM

I recently took on a home project to upgrade the (really) old PC at home. I've got it from P1 133MHZ, 16MB RAM to P1 200MHz, 128MB RAM.

I'd like to flash the BIOS to the latest version. However, the only way to do this, as far as I can see, is to pay esupport (www.esupport.com) to send me a zip file containing a new BIOS file and the award updater. Is there another way to get the BIOS file? All i can find on the web is the updater.

Thanks

dai · 06-20-2006, 12:16 PM

see if the m/b manufacturer has an update in their d/l section

Zazula · 06-20-2006, 02:24 PM

Dai is right, so post back all relevant info you can find regarding your mobo.

There should also be a silver sticker on a chip having a company logo (e.g. Award) and some identification beneath. Additionally, look for any printed letters on the mobo, and any other kind of stickers. Look carefully fron the side, as well (on ISA ports, etc).

Hope this will help you identify your mobo correctly - post back! :-)

alitheg · 06-21-2006, 07:31 AM

Thanks for the replies. The ftp page of the manufacturer looks hopeful, but I'm confused as to which files I need.

The m/b is a socket 7 FIC PT-2006, the sticker on the chip says 8.04j802a.

There is a file called 804j802.awd on the website, but I can't work out if thats for upgrading to 8.04j802a or from it.

Any other information I should post?

dai · 06-21-2006, 11:04 AM

award bios 4.51 to award 6.0 is what you would expect to look for

alitheg · 06-21-2006, 11:35 AM

The HTML page for bios upgrades says "No BIOS upgrades available". Try our ftp site, which opens as a directory list. All I have to go on are file names

dai · 06-22-2006, 01:37 AM

the number is the same as you already have,i found with the award bios the only way to get an upgrade was to buy it

06-20-2006, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
alitheg Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Lothian, Scotland Posts: 102 OS: Windows XP Home (SP3)/Ubuntu 8.10 My System	Flashing Award Modular BIOS without paying I recently took on a home project to upgrade the (really) old PC at home. I've got it from P1 133MHZ, 16MB RAM to P1 200MHz, 128MB RAM. I'd like to flash the BIOS to the latest version. However, the only way to do this, as far as I can see, is to pay esupport (www.esupport.com) to send me a zip file containing a new BIOS file and the award updater. Is there another way to get the BIOS file? All i can find on the web is the updater. Thanks

06-20-2006, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,594 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	see if the m/b manufacturer has an update in their d/l section __________________

06-20-2006, 02:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Dai is right, so post back all relevant info you can find regarding your mobo. There should also be a silver sticker on a chip having a company logo (e.g. Award) and some identification beneath. Additionally, look for any printed letters on the mobo, and any other kind of stickers. Look carefully fron the side, as well (on ISA ports, etc). Hope this will help you identify your mobo correctly - post back! :-) __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

06-21-2006, 11:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,594 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	award bios 4.51 to award 6.0 is what you would expect to look for __________________

06-22-2006, 01:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,594 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	the number is the same as you already have,i found with the award bios the only way to get an upgrade was to buy it __________________

06-21-2006, 07:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
alitheg Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Lothian, Scotland Posts: 102 OS: Windows XP Home (SP3)/Ubuntu 8.10 My System	Thanks for the replies. The ftp page of the manufacturer looks hopeful, but I'm confused as to which files I need. The m/b is a socket 7 FIC PT-2006, the sticker on the chip says 8.04j802a. There is a file called 804j802.awd on the website, but I can't work out if thats for upgrading to 8.04j802a or from it. Any other information I should post?

06-21-2006, 11:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
alitheg Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Lothian, Scotland Posts: 102 OS: Windows XP Home (SP3)/Ubuntu 8.10 My System	The HTML page for bios upgrades says "No BIOS upgrades available". Try our ftp site, which opens as a directory list. All I have to go on are file names