Thank you!
I now have my BIOS upgraded, and my new processor recognized.

At 08:25 AM 9/4/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>You can get the most current bios at ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/bios/ .  For
>that version of the BH6 ( I have one) you want to look in BH6, NOT BH632.
>The most current version looks like it's bh6ss.  Might as well flash the
>most current if you are going to do it at all.  Get the most current Award
>flash utility at ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/utilities/ .
>
>You can make a boot disk on any Win9x machine.  Just format a floppy and
>check the copy system files box when you do it..
>
>Ben Moore
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Patti Gates" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 1:06 AM
> > Subject: [PCBUILD] Help! Windows 2000/bios mode
> >
> >
> > > We have Windows 2000, and it wont let us get in bios mode.
> > > Here's what we did today
> > > On Saturday, 9/2/00,  bought a PIII 550 to install on our ABIT BH6 MB
> > (version
> > > 1.01 / 1.0A) 1.01 from the sticker on the board, 1.0A from the start up
> > screen.
> > > This is a system bought  in 1998, and have continued to upgrade.
> > >
> > > Problem #1:
> > > downloaded the flash program and the BIOS file ( think) we need
> > (BH6LH.EXE)
> > > I read all the instructions and tried every trick I can think of.
> > > How do I know if that is the correct file?
> > > How do I install it?
> > > The instructions say that I must boot from "pure DOS" which I can't seem
> > to
> > > do with
> > > my operating system.
> > > I created a rescue disk, but I still cannot boot from (DOS).
> > >
>
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