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- From: Ulf.Lange@tripnet.se (Ulf Lange)
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- Subject: Re: need bios upgrade for 486 system
- Date: 23 Jan 1996 20:36:29 GMT
- Organization: Tripnet AB
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- In article <4dug3k$di5@shellx.best.com>, Rigor@clever.net says...
- >
- >I have a 486 motherboard with the following bios (from the start up)
- >
- >award bios
- >1442G OPTI 895 1.0 6/23/94
- >6/14/94 OPTI 802G-2C4UKA21-00.00
- >
- >i would like a new bios upgrade and i called some bios upgrade
- >companies in pc magazine, but they wanted $80 to upgrade the bios
- >and they said it might be cheaper if i can contact the manufacturer
- >but i have had no luck trying to call Opti or anyone else for that
- >matter. the $80 price seems really high for a motherboard that costed
- >the same.
- >
-
- Check with Microid Research (email: mrbios@mrbios.com) for a *MUCH BETTER*
- replacement.
-
- Ulf
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