[starcraftmaster]

any one know where i can get the bios update for the 686 amibios 1999 GA84
my mother board ::gigabyte GA-6wmm7 rev 4.1

[CoffeeFiend]

Wow, another old POS.

Anyways, here. Not that it really fixes much.

[weEvil]

crahak, on Nov 16 2008, 09:13 AM, said:

Wow, another old POS.

Yeah seriously.

If you string up all the old equipment you have in a cluster, you can have the equivalent power of a $800 PC now.

[starcraftmaster]

is there a read me that will tell me what this will do
and can i trust a beta?

[starcraftmaster]

is this http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherb...mp;FileID=11337
for this mother board http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherb...?ProductID=1589
becasue this is not my mother board lol
am not sure if there the same download i seached the giga byte web site and this is what i found

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

be nice people. not everyone has a PC budget. some people have to squeeze the last drop of life from their electronics before upgrading.

as for the comment about whether a beta can be trusted, id vote yes. worst case scenario it dies during a BIOS flash or fails to boot. but even then:

Quote

Includes DualBIOS technology (optional) ; 4Mbit Flash RAM

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Mother...?ProductID=1507

if yours has the "optional" dual bios, the mobo isnt a complete loss and can be recovered from a failed update.

[Sysdll]

The only info on the beta bios is that it updates CPUID microcode. My guess it’s to recognize Tualatin cpu’s that were new in 2002.

Put a Celeron 1.4ghz on that little board with 512mb ram and Windows Me and it’ll be just fine.

“To Do With More, What Can Be Done With Less Is Folly”

[starcraftmaster]

do you think it will support Tualatin cpu’s if i update the bios
that is great becasue i got one that is 1100mhz but its Tualatin cpu
but is this the right bios update for my computer?
aways got to be sure

[weEvil]

starcraftmaster, on Nov 17 2008, 04:06 AM, said:

do you think it will support Tualatin cpu’s if i update the bios

Check the changelog or any readme files that came with the driver. Also check the manufacturer's website thoroughly. Motherboard download, and specs sections, and any user manuals that you can sometimes download.

[Sysdll]

I’ve copied and pasted this from the Gigabyte site.

“CPU support of motherboard is consist of BIOS and hardware design”

No help at all there.

And then there’s this site.

http://www.cpu-upgra...e/GA-6WMM7.html

Check the model numbers on your 1.1 Celeron and see if they match the one’s that will work.

[starcraftmaster]

its looks like my celeron is there on the website but when i put it in the computer the computer goes BEEP BEEP BEEP
and it dont start at all
does it got the be the rigth heat sink because am using the one that came with the mother board

[starcraftmaster]

wait it goes beep beep beep when theres no heat sink
the computer loading light goes on but the computer is on light dont go on when i put the celeron on

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

starcraftmaster, on Nov 18 2008, 02:53 AM, said:

wait it goes beep beep beep when theres no heat sink

that should NEVER happen. not the "beep beep beep" part, the "when theres no heat sink" part. you should NEVER boot a PC without a heatsink attached. depending on CPU make/model, you can fry a good CPU in a matter of seconds.

[starcraftmaster]

ah i mean when i put the celeron in and the heat sink in it dosent turn on

[weEvil]

starcraftmaster, on Nov 19 2008, 12:42 AM, said:

ah i mean when i put the celeron in and the heat sink in it dosent turn on

You need memory, the CPU, a keyboard, and reccomended cdrom and hard drive to boot.

[starcraftmaster]

ya i got all that it just
looks like i need the bios update to run Tualatin cpus
but am sure thats not the bios update for my mother board
is this http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherb...mp;FileID=11337
the bios up date for http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherb...?ProductID=1589
becasue my mother board hasent got the big black thing next to the pci slots
and my mother board is green

[weEvil]

starcraftmaster, on Nov 20 2008, 09:14 PM, said:

becasue my mother board hasent got the big black thing next to the pci slots
and my mother board is green

The decision is yours. Install the BIOS or not. If you install the wrong BIOS your motherboard is junk.

Check to make sure it is indeed the motherboard that you have and then install the BIOS. Sometimes motherboard differ from geographic areas. Find out what market this board was designed for and go to the appropriate support site.

The big black thing is an ISA slot.




How do I know this?
I looked in the specs and saw "1x ISA slot" then Googled it.