[comp.windows.ms] WIN3.0 BARFS WITH AMI BIOS

scottt@hpsad.HP.COM (Scott Trimber) (02/26/91)

Hello,

I recently "upgraded" my 386 from the Award 386 BIOS to AMI BIOS 
to see if I could clear up some of the UAE's that I was
getting in Windows 3.0.   As one might expect, after upgrading the BIOS, 
some software that used to work doesn't work anymore!  Windows 
will no longer run in enhanced 386 mode (although it appears to work
in standard mode) and Quarterdeck's Manifest program simply refuses 
to run. I've tried disableing the Cache, Shadowing
the system and Video ROM BIOS even splattering the keyboard with chicken
blood at midnight :=) Nothing seems to help.  At least with the Award
BIOS I was able to launch Windows and do some useful work before the system
came crashing down.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've tried:
	NO Cache
	Cache enabled with A0000 to FFFFF marked as non-cacheable
	system/Video BIOS Shadowed

Thanks,

Scott Trimber  (scottt@hpsadpj.hp.com)
Signal Analysis Division
Hewlett-Packard

System Specifics:

	"Beaver" 386DX 33Mhz with 64K Cache
	1Mb Viewperfect VGA
	4Mb Ram
	Adaptec 1520 SCSI Adapter
	300Mb HD
	1.2 and 1.44 Mb floppy drives