BIOS SHAREWARE "I would rather chew on tin foil while shaving my head with a cheese grater than go back to the AMI BIOS that shipped with this board". -- Joseph Lamoree Yow! That certainly explains the view on Bowers Avenue! -- MR BIOS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Triton ShareWare If you've already browsed the MR BIOS Upgrades page, you might have noticed that only a single one of the 50-100 chipsets listed there is made by Intel. It's their most recent, Triton chipset. Several years ago when Intel was just entering chipset industry, they established a preferred relationship with another BIOS vendor. Tsk, Tsk. You couldn't get MR BIOS quality for your Intel motherboard back then, and you still can't upgrade it to MR BIOS today. Over time, Intel's technology matured into today's very impressive Triton chipset. They have apparently gone into large scale production of motherboards based on it. They must have, because we've been flooded with requests from discriminating end users like yourself who want MR BIOS upgrades for them. So now, for the first time, Microid is proud to announce BIOS support for an Intel chipset! Historically, MR BIOS came only in EPROMs from the motherboard vendor or BIOS upgrade distributor. But thanks to Flash-ROMs and the WWW, you can obtain your MR BIOS right here, right now, in inexpensive ShareWare form! Try it, be impressed by it, and then, please pay for it. Microid is not a public service support agency for Intel! License Fee: USD $15 per copy, payable to: Microid Research, Inc. 2336-D Walsh Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95051 Thank you for your support! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RFC - Request For Comments! Are you absolutely blown away by the improvement MR BIOS instilled in your Intel motherboard? Shouldn't it have been shipped with MR BIOS in the first place? Yes! (support@cs.intel.com) Then tell them so! They'd love to hear from you! No! (mrbios@mrbios.com) (Egads!) How can we better service you? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each of the Triton BIOS files available here contain: i) a MR BIOS image, ii) a Flash Loader utility, and iii) Instructions. The instructions are provided in a plain ascii .TXT format, so you can view them with practically anything (including the TYPE command at the DOS prompt). The essence of the instructions is as follows: 1. Run the Flash-Loader in a non protected-mode environment. An easy way to get there is to boot a DOS diskette that contains neither CONFIG.SYS nor AUTOEXEC.BAT. 2. Invoke the MR BIOS Flash Loader. 3. Use the Backup option to copy the original BIOS image out from the Flash-ROM and into a file. 4. Use the Verify option to confirm the backup file was correctly generated. 5. Use the Install option to upload MR BIOS into the Flash-ROM. This can take up to 15 seconds or so. Do NOT disturb the computer during upload! 6. Win95 Users: Run the H/W Wizard with the newly installed MR BIOS. If phantom device-nodes from the previous BIOS persist, rerun Win95 Install. In the case of motherboards with "boot-block" type Flash-ROM, the .TXT file also contains a description of an associated "flash-recovery" mode, and instructions for preparing a "failsafe-recovery-diskette". You'll find the installation procedure is really quite simple and proceeds very smoothly. Before uploading MR BIOS into your computer's Flash-ROM, be sure to read and follow the instructions that are provided. All of the files available here are ZIP'd. You'll need to decompress them with your favorite utility. Here are a couple of Web Sites where you can obtain such utilities. (ShareWare). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRITON BIOS FILES, Version 3.28 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_ZAPPA.ZIP Description: Intel "Zappa ZP or ED" ( 1.00.0x.BS0 ) Transfer Size: 74,316 bytes Note: Use Aladdin "BR0" bios for Zappa ZE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_ALADN.ZIP Description: Gateway "Aladdin" ( 1.00.0x.BR0T ) --- also --- Description: Intel "Zappa ZE" ( 1.00.0x.BR0 ) Transfer Size: 74,319 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_ATLAN.ZIP Description: Intel "Atlantis AS" ( 1.00.0x.CL0 ) Transfer Size: 77,309 bytes WARNING: See disclaimer before downloading. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_ATX.ZIP Description: Intel "ATX" ( 1.00.0x.CN0 ) Transfer Size: 77,173 bytes WARNING: See disclaimer before downloading. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_ENDVR.ZIP Description: Intel "Endeavor EV" ( 1.00.0x.CB0 ) Transfer Size: 75,299 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_EV2.ZIP Description: Intel "Endeavor-2 EV2" ( 1.00.0x.CL0 ) Transfer Size: 77,576 bytes WARNING: See disclaimer before downloading. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_ACER.ZIP Description: Acer "AP5C, AP5C/P, PI30" Transfer Size: 72,950 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_ASUSS.ZIP Description: Asus "PCI/I-P54TP4 and -P55TP4XE" with SMC Super I/O Transfer Size: 80,248 bytes MR_ASUSW.ZIP Description: Asus "PCI/I-P54TP4 and -P55TP4XE" with Winbond Super I/O Transfer Size: 80,139 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_ATEN.ZIP Description: Aten "DIGIS-P54CIP" Transfer Size: 72,960 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_EDOM.ZIP Description: Edom "MP058 REV:B" Transfer Size: 76,613 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_ELITE.ZIP Description: Elite (ECS) "TS54P AIO" Transfer Size: 72,968 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_GBYTE.ZIP Description: Gigabyte "GA-586ATE" Transfer Size: 73,027 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_JBOND.ZIP Description: J.Bond "PCI500C-E" Transfer Size: 76,418 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_JET.ZIP Description: "Jet Board J-656B" Transfer Size: 72,839 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_MCRNC.ZIP Description: Micronics "M54Hi" Transfer Size: 74,261 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_OCTEK.ZIP Description: Octek "Rhino 6" Transfer Size: 72,968 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_SUPER.ZIP Description: SuperMicro "P55CM" Transfer Size: 74,694 bytes MR_SMCWA.ZIP Description: SuperMicro "P55CWA" Transfer Size: 73,211 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_TEC.ZIP Description: "MB-8500TEC Ver.2" Transfer Size: 76,491 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_TMC.ZIP Description: TMC "PCI54IT" Transfer Size: 73,345 bytes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MR_TYAN1.ZIP Description: Tyan "S1461" thru "S1466" Transfer Size: 76,056 bytes MR_TYAN3.ZIP Description: Tyan "S1468" Transfer Size: 72,975 bytes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------