#P90 Mboards – OPTI ?
02-Oct-94 14:06:26
Sb: #126328-#P90 Mboards – OPTI ?
Fm: John Schmidt 71242,2366
To: Ian Christie 70534,403
Ian,
>> Why is this bios upgrade deeded for SCSI?
According the the BIOS revision history in the PLATOHLP.HLP file, the only
thing mentioned as being changed, (from 1.00.06.AX1), was, (and I quote):
LBX A0 errata fix. Normally seen by SCSI not being able to boot.
If you aren't having problems with SCSI booting, it sounds like the update from
the previous 1.00.06.AX1 might not be necessary. If you have 1.00.03, it is
necessary to go to 1.00.06 before you can go to 1.00.08 or higher. The
necessary files are available from the Intel iPAN BBS: 916-356-3600
PLATOUP.EXE (1.00.03 -> 1.00.06)
10008AX1.EXE (1.00.06 -> 1.00.08)
PLATOHLP.HLP (A Windows help file that has complete revision history
and setup info, including graphics. Very nice!)
If you do want to update your bios, be sure to read the documentation
carefully. It's necessary to copy the files to a bootable floppy, and start
from there; it's really pretty easy.
John