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Re: Original BIOS for Creative TnT2 Ultra

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From: Robert Hancock
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 00:00
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How about trying the latest reference BIOS with the VGABIOS loader to see if
that's more stable, and if so then flash that in? You can even alter the
BIOS file with BIOSMOD to change the default clock speeds. A generic BIOS
has got to be better than one from the wrong company..

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"Odysseus" <odysseus@nospam.silcon.com> wrote in message
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> Many months ago I flashed my Creative TnT2 Ultra with the BIOS from the
> Xentor Ultra. Hoping to get a performance boost with the faster default
> settings, and Guillemont drivers since they were based on 2.40 while
> Creative at that time was based on 2.08. Instead of a boost I've had
several
> very minor stability issues that I've had to live with, because none of
the
> Creative flash utilities will let me flash back. (Flasher doesn't find a
> Creative vidcard and aborts). I flashed before Zoiah had posted his
> reference BIOS and associated utilities and wasn't able to save the old
> BIOS. I've been looking for the Original BIOS on Zoiah's site for months,
> hoping it would show-up, but to no avail. Somebody please help!!!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Odysseus
>
>
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From: "Robert Hancock" <hancockr@nospamhome.com>
Subject: Re: Original BIOS for Creative TnT2 Ultra
Date: 2000/07/30
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