Need mobo info for k6 system...

[socalgal]

Hi #2

When you're booting up the system, on the Memory Count/POST screen, usually in the lower left corner you'll see a string of number/letters - your BIOS String.

Hit the 'Pause' key, write that number down and do a Ctrl+F for that number here:

http://www.ping.be/bios/

Or, post the string here and one of us will help you ID it. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[giant69]

Your mobo appears to be a Hsing Tech. It looks like they are a part of the pcchips company. Here is a link to their product page. Hope this helps you out a lil bit! You should be able to find a corresponding model number silkscreened on the mobo. steve http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.pcchips.com.tw/product.html
p.s A great place to find info on any mobo is www.motherboards.org (http://www.motherboards.org)

[This message has been edited by giant69 (edited 12-28-2000).]

[#2]

Here's what I copied...
08/14/97-VXPRO+-ULTR-2A5LDH09C-00
at the top is Award BIOS v4.51PG
08/14/97 S
...thanks for the help!!

[bill28099]

The best and most up to date information on PcChips motherboards can be found at
http://www.stud.fernuni-hagen.de/q3998142/pcchips/

and
http://go.to/ajz use this web page to find out which motherboard you really have

[skeegin]

Wim's BIOS page (http://www.ping.be/bios/HTML1/xpro.html) shows it to be a PCCHIPS M537DMA33 (also sold as: Sybercom MB537DMA(VXpro+), Ability MB-586VX7+, Protac MB5370+, Eurone EM-5800V+ v5.2A, Matsonic MS-5120, Aristo AM-538VXPLUS(?), Pine PT7504-AB)
Here is a link to AJZCHIPS files for the M537DMA33:
M537DMA33 files (http://www.driveway.com/web/share.jsp?&name=586%20(M5xx)&dwSession=vapp03-55f55783be064040&folderId=4829335)
Here is another page on the M537DMA:
Skinned Knuckles Workshop (http://www.zarniwoop.force9.co.uk/index.htm)

[This message has been edited by skeegin (edited 12-29-2000).]

[#2]

hello,
I need help trying to find my mobo info for this system:
AMD k6 MMX 200Mhz
32mb RAM
6Gb HDD

Here's the info I got from msinfo and the Boot Up...
System Manufacturer -unknown-
System Model -unknown-
Award v4.51PG 08/15/97 (hehe)
VXPro+ USB Ultra rev.2A5LDH09C-00

I Need to Flash the BIOS too...
I know this is an ancient system but I want to use this system as a dedicated server. It isnt worth selling and I can have this system be orientated to scanning, printing, and school 'stuff' for my family if the gaming thing doesnt work out.
I know that 32mb of RAM *might* not cut it, so I'm gonna bump that up but I need the mobo info to see how high I can bump this system up. Documentation was probably thrown away. It IS NOT a Compaq or DELL PC System. I've tried to search this mobo out on the reviews of this site but wasnt successful.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

[Peter M]

The PC-Chips VXpro+ board (M537DMA33), with its latest BIOS in, takes modern PC100 DIMMs up to 128 MBytes per piece (maybe even 256 MByte). CPU-wise you can use up to a Cyrix MII-333 (2.9V 75 MHz 3.5x) if you have four-jumper frequency setup (keeping PCI clock at 33 when CPU clock is 75) or MII-300 (2.9V 66 MHz 3.5x) on older boards that have three-jumper frequency setup.

Regards, Peter

[#2]

hi,
That mb537dma mobo is VERY similar to the one I have but the mobo layout is kinda different. The Award Chip is parallel to the #1 PCI slot and above #3 ISA in accordance with that manual. The Socket 7 is right next to it. Now in the experiences of others, I Know that BIOS Upgrades and the Exact mobo are Very Critical with each other. Despite these *minor* differences, would it be wise to update the BIOS?
From what I'm getting from this board, VX-Pro+ mobos are the same regardless of model and maker...

[This message has been edited by #2 (edited 12-29-2000).]