rh0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Richard Warren Harris) (06/06/91)
brown@cs.utk.edu (Lance A. Brown) writes: > I own a Proteus Technologies 286 system and recently bought a TEAC 3.5" > 1.44Meg floppy drive for it only to find that the ^&*(& system can't deal > with it properly. I had been led to believe that it would. > > This system has an Everex motherboard with two BIOS chips in it labeled > "1800-27 AMI-C" and "1800-48 AMI-C" The board can deal with either 128K or > 256K BIOS chips. > > The hard disk controller is an Everex EV-332 with PWA-00082-1 on it also. > > The AMI BIOS comes up with a 1986 copyright on it when I boot it. > > What do I need to upgrade on the machine to get it to recognize and use > the 3.5" drive properly? Can I just upgrade the motherboard BIOS chips or > do I need a newer drive controller? > > Lance Brown > -- > brown@cs.utk.edu > Lance A. Brown The Crystal Wind is the Storm, > 3500 Sutherland Avenue, Apt. L-303 and the Storm is Data, > Knoxville, TN 37919 and the Data is Life > -- The Player's Litany > from _The Long Run_ by D.K. Moran Yup Yup Yup.... That's the *exact* same thing I'm dealing with now. Your BIOS chips are too old. It's probably not your controller card, since I replaced mine with *no* effect. Pick up a copy of Computer Shopper at your local Mag store. Plenty of places deal in AMI BIOS upgrades. Expect to pay $40 to $60 for it. At least you *know* what BIOS chips to get. Mine are Access Methods, Inc, whoever *they* are ;-} - Rick ------------------------------------------------------------------ Rick Harris | Information & Decision Systems with Computer Science ------------------------------------------------------------------ Social & Decision Sciences Department | Carnegie Mellon ------------------------------------------------------------------ If God is this all-powerful, all-knowing being, then why does he pick such bozos to carry His message? - Paraphrased from a comedian on A&E
brown@cs.utk.edu (Lance A. Brown) (06/08/91)
This is a followup to the article I posted June 3rd regarding upgrading
the ROM BIOS chips in a 1986 PC/AT.
What it all boiled down to was this. The motherboard was made by Everex
and used AMI BIOS chips that had been made specifically for that board.
This made it impossible to use a "generic" AMI BIOS upgrade and instead I
had to order an upgrade set directly from Everex.
Interestingly enough, the cost of the upgrade and UPS Blue shipping was
only $44.00(US). This is much lower than the 69 to 80 dollar quotes I was
getting from other companies. The Everex people were very nice to deal
with; completely professional and VERY courteous.
Lance
--
Lance A. Brown <brown@cs.utk.edu>
The Crystal Wind is the Storm, and the Storm is Data,
and the Data is Life -- The Player's Litany
from _The Long Run_ by D.K. Moran