I'll have to check when I get home tonight and will post that as well.

--- JARiley@dstsystems.com wrote:
> The chip should have its generic type/model number printed on it. 
> Can you 
> read it?  If so, what type of chip is it? 
> 
> 
> James
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Rusty <kujayhawkbb@yahoo.com> 
> Sent by: owner-kclug@kclug.org
> 03/25/2004 10:03 AM
> 
> To
> Charles Steinkuehler <charles@steinkuehler.net>
> cc
> kclug@kclug.org
> Subject
> Re: BIOS
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I should have included that info in the original post - yes, this
> BIOS
> chip is a socketed DIP chip. I'm totally ignorant about programming
> eeproms, how it works, what it does or how it will help me recover
> the
> use of the board (which I can then swap into a system with a Duron
> board/processor, and then get rid of it (anyone interested? I don't
> know what the board is, but it has a Duron 900 or 1 Ghz cpu).
> 
> I could mail the chip easily enough, not sure about heading to
> Topeka,
> but I'd like to learn more about the process if possible. Knowledge
> is
> never a bad thing to increase, right?
> 
> I'll see if anyone else offers assistance and go from there. It might
> be a good excuse to get myself to a meeting or something, too...
> 
> Thanks!
>  
> --- Charles Steinkuehler <charles@steinkuehler.net> wrote:
> > Rusty wrote:
> > > A couple of weeks ago I posted about a failed BIOS update on a MB
> > that
> > > left the system DOA. I replaced the MB (and processor), hoping to
> > get a
> > > replacement from the manufacturer for the dead one. Unfortunately
> > they
> > > left me hanging. There were a couple of folks on the list who had
> > > mentioned reprogramming the chip. I'd be interested in talking to
> > > whomever is able to assist in resurrecting this board. Or, if
> > someone
> > > is interested in buying the set, I'd listen to that too. Its an
> > iWill
> > > XP-333R board, built in RAID etc. etc. and an AMD XP-1900 CPU
> (1.6
> > > GHz).
> > 
> > Judging from the smallish picture of this board on the IWill site,
> it
> > 
> > looks like not only is the BIOS ROM socketed, but it's in a DIP
> > package. 
> >   This is the ideal scenerio, but may not be how your board is
> > actually 
> > setup (frequently marketing photos of hardware are taken of early 
> > engineering prototypes, which are often fabricated with different 
> > options than production boards).
> > 
> > You should be able to pop the ROM out and take it anywhere you can
> > get 
> > access to a programmer and burn a new image.  To be sure, it would
> be
> > 
> > helpful if you could:
> > 
> > - Verify the part on your is socketed
> > - Verify the package used:
> >    DIP - Large package with pins sticking out on two sides that
> >      make a right-angle bend and go through the PCB (or straight
> >      into the socket)
> >    PLCC - Smaller rectangle with pins on all 4 sides that curve
> >      under the part
> >    Other SMT - It could also be anything from a TSOP to a BGA, in
> > which
> >      case it's likely soldered directly to the board :<
> > - If possible, try to get a partnumber off of the BIOS chip
> > 
> > I'm willing to help, but I'm in Topeka.  If you ever want to swing
> by
> > 
> > this way (or mail the part), let me know, but there's probably
> > someone 
> > else on-list with a programmer who's already in KC.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Charles Steinkuehler
> > charles@steinkuehler.net
> 
> 
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