[aclug-L] Re: FIC BIOS update needed

["Jeffrey L. Hansen" <jhansen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Greg.
    I didn't mean to sound like a snoot with my motherboard opinion.  All I was
saying was that with no flash apparently available a replacement BIOS chip was
the only solution.  I see now what you said originally and, of course, a flash
is the way to go.  I've run into countless times when the motherboard is no
longer supported even though the manufacturer is still in business.  It's
really easy for me to be free with someone else's money.  :-)  Good luck on the
hunt.

jeff

ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Well, no, the board's probably not worth $30, but it's what he's got and he
> can't afford to replace it right now. It just needs a new flash download,
> not a chip replacement. The problem is that FIC's ftp site in Taiwan hasn't
> been responding for several days. Their websites (worldwide) still work,
> but they ALL point back to the ftp site to get the bios update code & flash
> utility, so I can't get it.
>
> (and yeah, if we counted time as money, the work we've both done already
> trying to get that new flash code would have paid for buying a new board...
> but of course, trying to say your time is worth some certain amount never
> really works 'cause even if it's worth that, you don't have the money in
> your hand unless someone pays you for the time.)
>
> I was just hoping that by chance someone had that same board & happened to
> have a bios update for it laying around. I have updates for some of the
> boards I used to have (or that my friends have).
>
> Greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey L. Hansen <jhansen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 7:21 AM
> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: FIC BIOS update needed
>
> >is the board worth more than the $30 or so to replace it with a generic?
> >the few times i've been tempted to replace the BIOS chip i've been met
> with >laughter - and i usually work with ASUS and the more expensive
> >motherboards.  just a thought.
> >
> >jeff
> >
> >
> >ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> >> My friend has a PC with a FIC PA-2005 motherboard in it and we think it
> >> needs a bios update. The FIC web pages (worldwide...) all refer back to
> >> this one ftp site in Taiwan, which hasn't been up for several days now.
> >> Does anyone out there happen to have this board & have a copy of a
> >> relatively recent bios (one newer then say...1996...)
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Greg
> >
> >