Re: OEM BIOS update vs. Intel

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From: steven67
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 08:23

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Lonsway,

The Intel flash utility checks the BIOS ID string, and won't allow the standard
Intel BIOS to be installed over an OEM BIOS.

The Intel BIOS can be installed using the BIOS Recovery procedure:
http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/standardbios.htm#6






Lonsway wrote:

> I am trying to update the BIOS on my Micron XRU PII 266mhz with the Intel
> PD440FX motherboard.  I'm currently running ver 1.00.03.DT05 which is the
> most recent update offered by Micron.  I was able to flash this without a
> problem.
>
> Intel offers ver 1.00.09.DT0_ for the board but I cannot get it to complete
> the flash process.  I get an L05 error about not being able to initiate
> erase.  Intel's sight indicates their updates may not work on OEM boards.
> Both updates use IFLASH.
>
> Any workarounds for how I can the the Intel version to flash?  Does the DT0_
> vs. the DT05 designation have any meaning?   Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks.

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