Preserved Topic: Updating BIOS

I have a Compaq 4670.
I don't want to use compaq bios because it sucks. You can't even access it!
I know its a Intel motherboard but I don't know which version it is.

There are two marks on it. One says

INTEL
AGP set
FW8244313X
F833VB59
INTEL(m)©97
KOREA

The other:
INTEL
PCI set
FW822371EB
L8371256
SLM2MY
Intel(m)©96
MALAY

Help is appriated!

Uhhh...question...which mark is actually on your bios chip...and I take it you don't know which version of the bios you currently have?

Whoo boy....now I'm confused...anybody else?

Hmmm bios chip? Now i'm confused...
I think those two is just to show which agp and pci versions used:

On the top of the board it is an barcode with this under it

S#334776-001P18670ACA4H72M9AS#007950-102
DG#007951-000 ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO RV.AC


EDIT:
I found this on another chip.
This chip is also know as a DEC-chip now wahtaheck that means?
21143-TD
DC1096B
S9838JK3676
INTEL(M)(C)1997


[This message has been edited by OlssonE (edited 09-01-2002).]

Try pushing F8 or F12, I even don't
the the exeptly right one, while booting.

Nothing happens!
Just that ugly red compaq logo.

Try F1 or Delete at the start to acceess the BIOS. Sometines in the Bios is an option for turning off the logo at the start. Or try SiSoft SANDRA (http://download.com.com/3000-2086-10132058.html?tag=lst-0-1) to identify your motherboard. Make sure to read the manual for the motherboard, download it if you have to, before you mess with the BIOS too much if you are unfamuliar with it.

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For the bios, you need to know what chipset you are running, you have the AGP (video card slot) and PCI (those 2-5 or so expansion slots) information, you should have Chipset info, it's a pentium, it's probably one of these:

Common x86 motherboard chipsets

Pentium Socket 5/7:
Intel 430LX Mercury (82434NX, 82433NX, 82371FB)

P5, Socket 4
Intel 430NX Neptune (82371FB, 82434LX, 82433LX)

P54C Socket 5
Intel 430FX Triton I (82437FX,82438FX,82371FB)
Intel 430HX Triton II (82439HX,82371SB)
Intel 430VX Triton III (82437VX,82438VX,82371SB)
Intel 430TX PCIset (82439TX,82371AB)
OPTi Viper Xpress+
OPTi Vendetta
ALi Alladin III (1521,1523)
ALi Alladin IV (1531,1533)
ALi Alladin IV+ (1531,1543)
SiS 5511/5512/5513
SiS Trinity (5571)
SiS 5581,5582
SiS 5591,5595
SiS Genesis (5596,5513)
SiS 5597,5598
AMD-640 (640/645)
PCChips VXPro
ALi HXPro
ALi TXPro
VLSI Lynx (541,543)
VIA Apollo Master (570M)
VIA Apollo VP-1 580VP (585VP,587,586A)
VIA Apollo VPX/97 580VPX (585VPX,587,586B)
VIA Apollo VP-2 590VP (595,586A)
VIA Apollo VP2/97 590VP (595,586B)
VIA Apollo VP3 597 (597,586B)

Pentium Pro
OPTi Discovery (650,651 or 650,651,652 with AGP)
Intel Orion (450GX)
Intel Mars (450KX)

Pentium Pro/II
Intel 440FX Natoma (82441FX,82442FX,82371SB)
Intel 440LX (82443LX,82371AB)
VIA Apollo P6 (680)

Celeron
Intel 440EX AGPset

Pentium II
Intel 440LX AGPset
Intel 440BX AGPset
SiS 5602

Pentium II/Xeon
Intel 440GX AGPset

Find which chipset you have and download the appropriate BIOS and latest chipset drivers

http://www.motherboards.org/moboidtools.html

That's what I use when I need to find out the mb in a computer I'm working on. That page and the 4 links on it, (How to find BIOS string ID, CTBIOS v.1.3, MoboCop, and Wizard) I've found to be quite useful.

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You could try this and then answer these.
If You search google with "compaq bios" (with the quotation marks) you get this


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[This message has been edited by Rinswind 2th (edited 09-05-2002).]