I have a AMIBIOS 1999. AMD Duron 900 putting back together after prolonged shelving.
Hangs at boot, constant floppy running. I know the BIOS is corrupt based on info at this site. I cannot locate the MB manual, nor can I find the MFR info on the board. Am I ()*&*&%&^ or is there some hope? The only thing I have found on the MB is rev 3.0 in the upper left corner. Where should I be looking on the MB to find the mfr name or pt#.
Thank you in advance.
How to id mother board with no video
Any chance of a picture or several?
What chipset does it use ?
Does the floppy start running as soon as you turn the power on (i.e. cable plugged in wrong pins/upside down) ?
What chipset does it use ?
Does the floppy start running as soon as you turn the power on (i.e. cable plugged in wrong pins/upside down) ?
Tested patched BIOSes. Untested patched BIOSes.
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NickS,
I will get pic's and chipsets tonight and post. Cables are all good and in place correctly..., Attempts to boot querries floppy, hangs w/ floppy looking for .... replaced floppy w/known good as well as all cables. used all std troubleshooting procedures, r/r ancillary components, etc... item by item. I just cannot locate the MB info at this point. Was a byo several years ago for home lab.
I will get pic's and chipsets tonight and post. Cables are all good and in place correctly..., Attempts to boot querries floppy, hangs w/ floppy looking for .... replaced floppy w/known good as well as all cables. used all std troubleshooting procedures, r/r ancillary components, etc... item by item. I just cannot locate the MB info at this point. Was a byo several years ago for home lab.
NickS,
Ok, Here is some additional info, Sorry no pics yet.
Found the following info on case. Small ECS sticker, Chipset is SiS 730s,
Found barcode label on case w/mo15b1569001984, found another sticker on case EA-00d009c3d4a4 I am thinking this one is the MAC. on reverse of motherboard found this number P&Q 0115 CM-1 94v-0.
I am thinking this is an ECS m/Board.
Does this help?
Thanks
Ok, Here is some additional info, Sorry no pics yet.
Found the following info on case. Small ECS sticker, Chipset is SiS 730s,
Found barcode label on case w/mo15b1569001984, found another sticker on case EA-00d009c3d4a4 I am thinking this one is the MAC. on reverse of motherboard found this number P&Q 0115 CM-1 94v-0.
I am thinking this is an ECS m/Board.
Does this help?
Thanks
ajzchips thanks for the info,
I checked out the Elite website (ECS) the pic provided does not match. pic shows two sided (leads) DIP pkg for the bios chip. I have the smaller 4 sided (leads) bios chip. I have to check to see if it matters.
I checked out the Elite website (ECS) the pic provided does not match. pic shows two sided (leads) DIP pkg for the bios chip. I have the smaller 4 sided (leads) bios chip. I have to check to see if it matters.
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A ECS K7SEM should be clearly marked with K7SEM
Does the revision number does only show 3.0 or 3.0A or 3.0C ?
It's very much possible it's the sister board Pcchips M810 with small layout differences
http://radel.inet.net.nz/m810lmr.html
Does the revision number does only show 3.0 or 3.0A or 3.0C ?
It's very much possible it's the sister board Pcchips M810 with small layout differences
http://radel.inet.net.nz/m810lmr.html