Solution to Q1: you can't create boot disk with win2k (or win ME) to do the
BIOS flash, you'll need to get a empty floppy disk and use it from a
win95/98 machine or a win 3.1/DOS machine, at DOS prompt, type "sys a:",
this will create a pure DOS boot disk which has enough space to add the new
BIOS file and flash program.

Solution to Q2: disable onboard com2 port in BIOS, that will clean the
conflict.

Jun Qian

----- 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).
>
> Problem #2:
> My modem (US Robotics V90 56K voice Int.) is on com port #4.
> After trying to get my BIOS to recognize the new processor, the computer
> did not
> allow me to use the modem. Port 2 and Port 4 were both enabled, which
> created a
> conflict. I deleted com 2 from the device manager which allowed the modem
to
> work again, but as soon as I re-boot, port 2 is re-installed, re-creating
> the conflict.
>

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