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Conference giadev::decstation

Title:DECstation PC Conference
Notice:register note 2, see notes 3 & 4
Moderator:TARKIN::LININD
Created:Tue Jan 10 1989
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:7470
Total number of notes:34994

7241.0. "Venturis 466 FP keeps erasing BIOS" by STOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::ODIAZ (Octavio) Thu Nov 21 1996 17:28

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7241.1Watch out for PnP on non-PnP card!NWD002::SKRABUT_LALarry Skrabut, MCSEFri Nov 22 1996 08:1010
7241.2ZVOLMC::LE_THFri Nov 22 1996 10:1214
7241.3Some comments to .1 and .2STOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::ODIAZOctavioFri Nov 22 1996 17:3316
7241.480clmn formated .3PCBUOA::LIBKINDSam Libkind - PC Support Engineering 276-9465Tue Nov 26 1996 16:5624
7241.5it's not that jumper...ZVOLMC::LE_THTue Nov 26 1996 22:088
7241.6New PS26022::tavo.ogo.dec.com::ODIAZOctavioMon Dec 02 1996 16:189
7241.7known issue I believeHOTAIR::SLOMSKITue Dec 10 1996 17:066
7241.8No fix available at this point.PCBUOA::LIBKINDSam Libkind - PC Support Engineering 276-9465Wed Dec 11 1996 08:553
7241.9Power Supply seems to have been the problem26031::pkras4.pko.dec.com::ODIAZOctavioSat Mar 22 1997 10:352
Late but just to update this note. The change of power supply (together with 
the motherboard) did the trick. I have had no problems since.
7241.10BIOS with the fix coming (meant BBS, not NNS)PCBUOA::LIBKINDSam Libkind - PC Support Engineering 276-9465Mon Mar 24 1997 08:024
    The new BIOS is in the ECO approval process. It should make the NNS/Web
    site sometimes this week.
    
    Re: -1, I think it is a fluke.
7241.11Stable and Upgraded12246::tavo.ogo.dec.com::DiazOctavioMon Mar 24 1997 11:1812
Sam,

I haven't seen the problem since the motherboard/P.S. were replaced, and I was 
experiencing it constantly before that. I will welcome the new BIOS, but I am 
glad my Venturis is stable now.

In an unrelated subject, but happy to report that I bought an 83Mhz Pentium 
overdrive chip and it went in and up without a single hicup in the time it took 
me to open the box, take the 486 chip out and put the P83 chip in! And 
performance increase (not testing done, all subjective) was very noticeable!

I got it from Intel at the employee discounted price of $129.
7241.12Is new BIOS available?26031::tavo.ogo.dec.com::DiazOctavioFri Apr 25 1997 10:424
I have sent mail to Sam, but got an out-of-office response. Anyone know if 
this new BIOS is available yet?


7241.13Still unavailable.PCBUOA::LIBKINDSam Libkind - PC Support Engineering 276-9465Mon Apr 28 1997 12:213
    I sent another request to TAO BIOS engineering for the BIOS fix.
    
    Sam.
7241.1426031::tavo.ogo.dec.com::DiazOctavioWed Apr 30 1997 10:001
Thanks
7241.15please escalate the case.PCBUOA::LIBKINDSam Libkind - PC Support Engineering 276-9465Wed Apr 30 1997 10:118
    Octavio,
    
    I am having problem "making TAO BIOS GROUP" to release the fix for the
    problem. Priorities...
    Please escalate this problem through the IPMT system. This may help to
    raise the priority of this case.
    Sam.
    
7241.16BIOS v2.03 is releasedPCBUOA::LIBKINDSam Libkind - PC Support Engineering 276-9465Thu May 08 1997 12:405
    The Venturis 4xx BIOS v2.03 is released and posted on BBS/WEB site
    FIle name BG85203A.EXE, Release notes are also posted HG85203A/B.txt
    
    Sam Libkind
    PCBU Engineering Support Group.