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From: "Da Silva, Joe" <Joe DOT DaSilva AT emailmetering DOT com>
To: "'opendos AT delorie DOT com'" <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: RE: BIOS upgrading (was Optimizing CONFIG.SYS...)
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 09:55:20 +1100 
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Ahhh, yes ... if the MB has a different jumper configuration for
EPROM and Flash, then obviously changing it's setting as
appropriate can "take you where you want to go" - no problem.

OTOH, if the MB is simply an EPROM type, or if you don't
change the required jumper setting (if available), because
you don't have the manual or because you don't realise you
need to, then you can't just substitute a Flash part for an
EPROM part, and expect to do on-board reprogramming.
I don't recall any prior mention of the MB having a dual
EPROM/Flash configuration (perhaps I missed this?),
hence my comments ...

Hope that clears things up.   :-)

Joe.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Patrick Moran [SMTP:pmoran22 AT yahoo DOT com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, 5 December 2000 21:05
> To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
> Subject:	Re: BIOS upgrading (was Optimizing CONFIG.SYS...)
> 
> Hi Joe,
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Da Silva, Joe" <Joe DOT DaSilva AT emailmetering DOT com>
> To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 5:47 PM
> Subject: RE: BIOS upgrading (was Optimizing CONFIG.SYS...)
> 
> 
> > Almost right, except :
> >
> > Unless the MB was designed incorrectly, you cannot program
> > a Flash part "using just the motherboard", if the MB originally
> > used an EPROM. You need a separate EPROM programmer.
> 
> I am not jumpimg on you , I just don't want to start another arguement
> here,
> so just take my word for it, Stepen is absolutly right and I can do this.
> See the a previous message I wrote to him
> 
> The motherboard will use EITHER an EPROM or an EEPROM and can be
> programmed
> on the MB. I have the software and the program that will remove the SCSI
> from the BIOS. All I have to do is change a jumper to do the programming.
> 
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