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Bios Won't upgrade

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I'm trying to upgrade What I think is a Freetech P6F91i Board. Am getting 2 error messages. Part does not match, then Wrong File size. The Bios string on this board is 8/28/1998-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KF29C-00. I'm mystified as to the "Wrong Size" message as I saved the old Bios first and its exactly the same size as the latest bios, ie 256k

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Where did you get the upgrade?
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Google doesn't actually come up with any downloadable results for BIOS updates...
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I've got a 2mbit bios with that string but it's for the P6F91 not the P6F91i, hence my question...
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Got it from here.

http://www.freetech.com/u.s.a/c.htm

Doesn't seem to be a plain P6F91 listed, just an "i" and "iv" versin. Presumed mine was the "i" version.

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Found a site here.

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=94

There's a Bios upgrade dated 2002 for the P6F91BX plus the Bios I already have. This is a 128k file, possibly the right one?

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I think it's time to open the case and check the board for any markings. In the mean time I'll modbin the bioses to see what's inside.
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From the Freetech download page:
91i-11m2
08/01/2000-i440BX-W977EF-2A69KF2FC-00
P6F91i PCI/AGP GREEN BIOS (2M)

91iv-3m2
05/03/2000-693-596-W977-2A6LGF2BC-00
P6F91i-V PCI/AGP GREEN BIOS(2M)

So neither one.

From the tacktech page:
91xlast
02/23/1999-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KF29C-00
P6F91 PCI/AGP GREEN BIOS

is the one you want. It still has the 32GB harddisk limit, if you want that patched, visit the forums at http://www.wimsbios.com
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Thanks, That one worked, no problem.

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