On 3 Sep 2001, at 23:37, Rick Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
>         I have developed a problem which requires the BIOS to be flashed.
>   Every time I boot Win98se it loads drivers for direct access memory controller, keyboard, pci bus and unknown communications device even though these are already in the system. I haven't been able to locate the source of this in the registry, ini files, config or auto exec.
>  These devices show as problems in control panel. Windows says it can't load the drivers for the PCI bus
> because the system is reporting two PCI.VXD bus types and to upgrade the BIOS.
>   I have been unable to find out which flash I should use. I've searched Award, Mrbios, Wimsbios and a dozen other sites and QDI has not responded to my query.
>   I read that I should use the most recent, but with so much at stake I want to be sure.
>   I have downloaded 3 flash programs for the Award V4.51pg  -AWD798,  AWD802, + flash 50 .
>       The BIOS I.D. string is    3/17/98-i430TX-NS309-2A59IQ1GC-00
>       The chipset I.D. is Award PCI PNP 586 127333480.

Don't always believe Windows diagnostics.
It seems that the only thing you should do is to doubleclick "my computer"
while holding the "alt" key, and then go to "device manager" and locate
the faulty drivers, and remove them. Then reboot, and let it build the
drivers again (perhaps you will need to also run "install new hardware"
from the control pannel, if After the reboot Windows will not be able to
build the drivers correctly.

BTW, these kind of errors you usually see after flashing the BIOS (because
upgrading the BIOS may cause some drivers not to fit it).

The right place to look for a new BIOS if you insist on it (I believe that
you don't need to do it even though Windows claim it) is the web site of
your motherboard's manufacturer. BIOS is built per motherboard.

Uzi

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