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| BIOS source | Motherboard: LM-103S (CPU: AMD 80L286-16/S soldered) |
| Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JUL15 |
| BIOS chip type | 27C256 (quantity: 2) |
| BIOS contains the string | "12/15/89" |
| Motherboard chipset | 3 chips by Headland: HT101A/B1A4924, HT102/B1A4000 (qty 2) |
| Comments | 1. Motherboard is marked "LM-103S" between two of the slots and has a "103FS-16" sticker. 2. BIOS consists of a LO chip and a HI chip (low and high) 3. A 12MHz version on eBay had a Quadtel BIOS (labelled: QT-102 V3.05.1) (photo) |
| BIOS download | AMI BIOS for LM-103S motherboard.zip |
| BIOS chip photo | Photo |
| Motherboard photo | Photo (8 MB) |
| AMI BIOS ident. | D286-1234-121589-K8 (observed by owner at bottom of boot screen) |
| Self reminder | [DEC 2017] In case I can use this info later: The keyboard controller from an IBM 5170 was tested on this motherboard by me. It worked. (Partial test only: POST gave no error. Got into BIOS SETUP and used keyboard there.) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: ECS-386/32, by Elitegroup Computer Systems (CPU: 80386DX-20 inserted) |
| Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on DEC15 |
| BIOS chip type | 27C256 (quantity: 2) |
| BIOS contains the strings | "C&T 386 CHIPSET " and "Date:-03/03/89" |
| Motherboard chipset | 8 chips by Chips & Technologies: P82C206, P82C301C, P82C302C, P82A303, P82A304, P82B305 (qty 2), P82A306A |
| Comments | 1. Motherboard is marked "ECS-386/32" 2. User manual is here 3. From the user manual: "The ECS-386/32 a 80386-based mainboard" 4. From the user manual: "Chips & Technologies CS8230 chip set" 5. BIOS consists of an L chip and an H chip (low and high) |
| BIOS download | AMI BIOS for ECS-386/32.zip |
| BIOS chip photo | Photo |
| Motherboard photo | Photo (8 MB) |
| AMI BIOS ident. | EC&T-1131-030389-K8 (observed by owner at bottom of boot screen) |
| Self reminder | [DEC 2017] In case I can use this info later: The keyboard controller from an IBM 5170 was tested on this motherboard by me. It worked. (Partial test only: POST gave no error. Got into BIOS SETUP and used keyboard there.) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: FU340, by Abit (CPU: 80386) |
| Supplier | Anonymous Coward at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on DEC15 |
| BIOS chip type | 27C512 ? |
| BIOS contains the strings | "FU340 REV-B PAGE MODE BIOS" and "05/05/91" |
| Motherboard chipset | 3 chips by Chips & Technologies: P82C351, P82C355, P82C356 |
| Comment | Total Hardware 99 identifies the maker of 'FU325/FU333/FU340' as Abit |
| BIOS download | AMI BIOS for Abit FU340 motherboard.zip |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 30-400-ZZ1247-00101111-050591-PEAKDM (found in BIOS code) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: UM386, by Elitegroup Computer Systems (CPU: 80386DX-40 inserted) |
| Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JUL15 |
| BIOS chip type | 27C512 (quantity: 1) |
| BIOS contains the string | "UM386 V1.1 03-06-92" |
| Motherboard chipset | 3 chips by UMC: UM82C206F, UM82C391A, UM82C482AF |
| Comments | 1. Motherboard is marked "UM386 REV 1.1" 2. Total Hardware 99 identifies the maker of 'UM 386' as Elitegroup Computer Systems |
| BIOS download | AMI BIOS for UM386 motherboard of revision 1.1.zip |
| BIOS chip photo | Photo |
| Motherboard photo | Photo (10 MB) |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 30-0500-D01131-00101111-070791-UMCWB-F (observed by owner at bottom of boot screen) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: A433C-C/A450C-C, by J-Bond (CPU: 80486DX-33 inserted) |
| Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JAN16 |
| BIOS chip type | 27C512 (quantity: 1) (actual chip fitted: TMS27C512) |
| BIOS contains the string | "ETEQ 486 Mar. 05, 1992" (observed on boot screen) |
| Motherboard chipset | 2 chips by ETEQ: ET82C491, ET82C493 1 chip by Chips & Technologies: P82C206 |
| Comments | 1. Motherboard is marked "A433C-C/A450C-C VER:02" 2. Total Hardware 99 identifies the maker of 'JB A450CC ' as J-Bond |
| BIOS download | AMI BIOS for J-Bond A433C-C_A450C-C.zip |
| BIOS chip photo | Photo |
| Motherboard photo | Photo (12 MB) |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 40-0200-001353-00101111-070791-ETEQ4/1C (observed by owner at bottom of boot screen) |
| Self reminder | [DEC 2017] In case I can use this info later: The keyboard controller from an IBM 5170 was tested on this motherboard by me. It worked. (Partial test only: POST gave no error. Got into BIOS SETUP and used keyboard there.) |
| BIOS source | Unknown motherboard (CPU: 80386DX-40 inserted) |
| Supplier | modem7 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JAN16 |
| BIOS chip type | 27C512 (quantity: 1) (actual chip fitted: M27C512) |
| BIOS contains the strings | "BIOS ID SMIH0107" and "IT9112" (both observed on boot screen) |
| Motherboard chipset | 2 chips by Forex: FRX36C300, FRX36C402 1 chip by SiS: 85C206 |
| Comment | Looking at the 'Total Hardware 99' database, this board is very close to the following boards: * Make: FOREX COMPUTER COMPANY Model: 386 CACHE SYSTEM BOARD * Make: FREE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INC. Model: CACHE 386 ISA * Make: INFORMTECH INTERNATIONAL INC. Model: IT386SM-P * Make: SPRING CIRCLE COMPUTER INC. Model: MDX340C/FOREX386 This maybe a Forex designed board, licenced to others |
| BIOS download | SMIH0107 BIOS.zip |
| BIOS chip photo | Photo |
| Motherboard photo | Photo (9 MB) |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 30-0400-428005-00101111-070791-FORX-F (observed by owner at bottom of boot screen) |
| Self reminder | [DEC 2017] In case I can use this info later: The keyboard controller from an IBM 5170 was tested on this motherboard by me. It worked. (Partial test only: POST gave no error. Got into BIOS SETUP and used keyboard there.) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: Everex EV-1806 |
| Supplier | SomeGuy at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAY17 |
| BIOS chip type | 27128 (quantity: 2) |
| BIOS contains the strings | "286-BIOS (C)1987 AMI, for AT PLUS INC" and "(C)1987 American Megatrends Inc." |
| Motherboard chipset | 2 chips by EVEREX, and 1 chip by Chips & Technologies |
| Comment | ROM's labelled 'REV-F1A-21 EVEN' and 'REV-F1A-21 ODD' |
| BIOS download | Everex EV-1806 - BIOS ROM - REV-F1A-21.zip |
| Motherboard photo | Photo |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: Everex EV-1815 |
| Supplier | SomeGuy at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAY17 |
| BIOS chip type | 27128 (quantity: 2) |
| BIOS contains the strings | "286 Modular BIOS Version 3.03" and "Award Software Inc." and "11/15/85" |
| Comment | ODD chip in socket U108, and labelled '23C15' EVEN chip in socket U109, and labelled '23C16' |
| BIOS download | Award 286 Modular BIOS Version 3.03 - BIOS ROM.zip |
| Comment | Another 3.03 variation, "3.03GS", for two 27256 EPROM's, is at here. Analysis shows that it is 3.03 that has been doubled-up. |
| Comment | Another 3.03 variation, "V3.03 NFS", is at here. |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: From a Mitac branded 286 clone |
| Supplier | bobba84 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAY17 |
| BIOS chip type | 27256 (quantity: 2) |
| BIOS contains the strings | "MITAC Inc." and "(R04)" "80286 ROM BIOS Version 3.07" and "(c) 1985,1986 Phoenix Technologies Ltd" |
| BIOS download | Phoenix 80286 ROM BIOS Version 3.07 (R04).zip |
| BIOS chip photo | Photo |
| Comment | The chip type suggests that this is a 64 KB sized BIOS, but it is actually 32 KB sized (because first half of both ODD and EVEN is empty.) |
| Comment | An earlier version of this BIOS appears to be the '80286 ROM BIOS Version 3.05' below. |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: From an unbranded AT clone |
| Supplier | bobba84 at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAY17 |
| BIOS chip type | 27256 (quantity: 2) |
| BIOS contains the strings | "286-BIOS (C)1989 American Megatrends Inc" and "VLSI BIOS, 286 CHIPSET" |
| BIOS download | AMI 286-BIOS ROM - DVL2-1160-040990-K8.zip |
| BIOS chip photo | Photo |
| AMI BIOS ident. | DVL2-1160-040990-K8 (observed by owner at bottom of boot screen) |
| BIOS source | Unknown motherboard |
| Supplier | ldkraemer at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAY17 |
| BIOS contains the string | "DTK 286 BIOS Ver 3.18 07/01/88" |
| BIOS download | DTK 286 BIOS Ver 3.18.zip |
| BIOS source | Unknown motherboard |
| Supplier | ldkraemer at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAY17 |
| BIOS contains the string | "286-BIOS (C)1990, American Megatrends Inc" |
| Comment | Unable to identify BIOS version information from ROM contents |
| BIOS download | AMI 286-BIOS ROM - unknown version - 1.zip |
| AMI BIOS ident. | ??? |
| BIOS source | Unknown motherboard |
| Supplier | ldkraemer at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAY17 |
| BIOS contains the strings | "386-BIOS (C)1989 American Megatrends Inc" and "C&T 386 NON CACHE BIOS, CS8230 CHIPSET" |
| Comment | Unable to identify BIOS version information from ROM contents |
| BIOS download | AMI 386-BIOS ROM - CS8230 chipset - unknown version - 1.zip |
| AMI BIOS ident. | ??? |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: Soyo SY-19I |
| Supplier | diodenmann at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on NOV17 |
| BIOS contains the strings | "ROM BIOS (C)1990 American Megatrends Inc" and "ETEQ386" and "07/07/91" |
| Motherboard chipset | ETEQ |
| Comment | According to the info at here, also works in a Soyo SY-19G motherboard. |
| BIOS download | AMI BIOS for Soyo SY-19I motherboard.bin |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 30-0200-DH1102-00101111-070791-ETEQ386 (found in BIOS code) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: CX SXD |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum (http://ideafix.name/?p=3280) |
| BIOS contains the strings | "Award Modular BIOS v4.50.srd" and "[CX 386SX SYSTEM]" and "04/23/90" |
| Motherboard chipset | SARC RC2016 |
| BIOS download | CX SXD motherboard - Award Modular BIOS v4.50.srd.bin |
| Motherboard photo | Photo |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: M321 of revision REV.2.3 |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum (http://ideafix.name/?p=3280) |
| BIOS contains the strings | "ROM BIOS (C)1990 American Megatrends Inc." and "05/05/91" |
| Motherboard chipset | CHIPS |
| BIOS download | M321 motherboard of revision REV.2.3 - BIOS ROM.bin |
| Motherboard photo | Photo (example only - not the actual board that above BIOS is from) |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 30-0201-ZZ1347-00101111-050591-M320 (found in BIOS code) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: UNICHIP 386BW 367 REV 1.0 |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| BIOS contains strings | "UNICHIP BIOS VER 2.0A 09/27/1993" and "AMIBIOS (C)1992 American Megatrends Inc." |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3280 (see No. 2; "UNICHIP 386BW 367 REV 1.0") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | ??? |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: TD70AN PCB70AN5 |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| BIOS comment | First half of ROM is EVEN bytes, second half is ODD bytes. |
| BIOS contains strings | "TD70A BIOS VERSION 2.60G" and "AMIBIOS (C)1992 American Megatrends Inc." |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3280 (see No. 3; "TD70AN PCB70AN5") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | ??? |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: GMB-386SAT V1.0 |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| BIOS contains strings | "AMIBIOS (C)1992 American Megatrends Inc." |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3280 (see No. 4; "GMB-386SAT V1.0") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 30-0100-428036-00101111-111192-ALI1217 (found in BIOS code) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: M919A00 NPM/40-A0 |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| BIOS contains strings | "386SX NPM/33,40-A0(2) 05/12/1993" and "ROM BIOS (C)1990 American Megatrends Inc." |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3280 (see No. 5; "M919A00 NPM/40-A0") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 30-0501-D81105-00101111-070791-ACER1217 (found in BIOS code) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: TI 486DLC REV: S3Q |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| BIOS contains strings | "Texas Instruments 486DLC [S3Q]" and "Ver 1.4b" and "06/06/92(C)1992 American Megatrends Inc." |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3280 (see No. 9; "TI 486DLC REV: S3Q") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | X0-0100-000000-00101111-060692-RC2018A (found in BIOS code) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: KT216WB 5/HI REV 2, possibly by KT Technology |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| Motherboard chipset | 5 chips by Windbond: W83C201P, W83C202AP, W83C203AP, W83C204P, W83C205AP |
| BIOS contains strings | "Date:-06/13/90 (C)1985-1990, American Megatrends Inc." |
| Comment | Unable to identify BIOS version information from ROM contents |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 1; "KT216WB 5/HI REV 2") |
| Motherboard photo | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 1; "KT216WB 5/HI REV 2") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | ??? |
| BIOS source | Unknown motherboard (CPU: Harris 80C286-16 soldered) |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| Motherboard chipset | SARC RC2015 |
| BIOS contains strings | "[80286 Standard System 2V1]" and "Date:-05/05/91 (C)1985-1990, American Megatrends Inc." |
| Comment | Unable to identify BIOS version information from ROM contents |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 2; "UNKNOWN SARC REV 1.2") |
| Motherboard photo | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 2; "UNKNOWN SARC REV 1.2") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 20-0300-008034-00101111-050591-SARC286 (found in BIOS code) |
| BIOS source | Unknown motherboard (CPU: Harris 80C286-20 soldered) |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| Motherboard chipset | SARC RC2015 |
| BIOS contains strings | "[80286 Standard System 2V1]" and "Date:-05/05/91 (C)1985-1990, American Megatrends Inc." |
| Comment | Unable to identify BIOS version information from ROM contents |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 3; "UNKNOWN SARC REV 1.3") |
| Motherboard photo | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 3; "UNKNOWN SARC REV 1.3") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 20-0300-008034-00101111-050591-SARC286 (found in BIOS code) |
| BIOS source | Unknown motherboard (CPU: AMD 80L286-16/S soldered) |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| Motherboard chipset | Headland |
| BIOS contains strings | "Date:-06/13/90 (C)1985-1990, American Megatrends Inc." |
| Comment | Unable to identify BIOS version information from ROM contents |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 4; "UNKNOWN Headland") |
| Motherboard photo | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 4; "UNKNOWN Headland") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | ??? |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: PTM-1632C, by DTK |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| Motherboard chipset | 4 chips by Chips & Technologies |
| BIOS contains strings | "DTK 286 Chipset ROM BIOS Version 3.26" and "COPYRIGHTS 6/30/1985" and "06/28/90" |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 5; "UNIT PTM-1632C") |
| Motherboard photo | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 5; "UNIT PTM-1632C") |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: MAT286 (CPU: Siemens 80286-16 inserted) |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| Motherboard chipset | Headland |
| BIOS contains strings | "Date:-06/13/90 (C)1985-1990, American Megatrends Inc." |
| Comment | Unable to identify BIOS version information from ROM contents |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 6; "MAT286 REV.D") |
| Motherboard photo | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 6; "MAT286 REV.D") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | ??? |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: TOPTEK VLSI |
| Supplier | IdeaFix from www.phantom.sannata.ru/forum |
| BIOS contains the string | "286-BIOS (C)1989 American Megatrends Inc" |
| Comment | Unable to identify BIOS version information from ROM contents |
| BIOS download | http://ideafix.name/?p=3261 (see No. 7; "TOPTEK VLSI") |
| AMI BIOS ident. | ??? |
| BIOS source | Unknown motherboard |
| Supplier | romanon at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on MAR18 |
| BIOS contains the strings | "VLSI SCAMP 386SX 16/20/25MHz" "07/07/91" "30-0400-428027-00101111-070791-SCMPSX" |
| Motherboard chipset | VLSI SCAMP |
| BIOS download | AMI 386SX BIOS ROM - VLSI SCAMP - 07JUL91.bin |
| AMI BIOS ident. | 30-0400-428027-00101111-070791-SCMPSX (found in BIOS code) |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: M Technology R418W2 |
| Supplier | liqmat at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on SEP19 |
| BIOS download | M Technology R418W2 motherboard - BIOS Images and Archive.zip |
| Comment | Five revisions of BIOS |
| Comment | Some archives of the M Technology website are at here |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: {early AT class} |
| BIOS name | Mr.BIOS v.165 for 286 |
| BIOS date | 1994 |
| BIOS download | https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=94668 |
| Comment | For AT-class motherboards that are hardware compatible with the IBM AT (IBM 5170). This includes AT motherboards containing chipsets that do not require the BIOS/POST to do chipset-specific initialisation. Some later motherboard chipsets require chipset-specific initialisation, and 'Mr.BIOS v.165' will not do that initialisation. |
| Comment | Some other BIOS' in this category (no support for chipsets requiring chipset-specific initialisation) are at here. |
| Comment | See also here and here. |
| BIOS source | Motherboard: {early AT class} |
| BIOS name | Phoenix 80286 ROM BIOS Version 3.05 |
| Screen photo | Photo |
| Supplier | offensive_Jerk at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on OCT23 |
| BIOS chip type | 27128 (quantity: 2) |
| BIOS contains the strings | "80286 ROM BIOS Version 3.05" "SRC 286 10MHZ" "12/05/86" |
| BIOS download | Phoenix 80286 ROM BIOS Version 3.05.zip |
| Comment | For AT-class motherboards that are hardware compatible with the IBM AT (IBM 5170). This includes AT motherboards containing chipsets that do not require the BIOS/POST to do chipset-specific initialisation. Some later motherboard chipsets require chipset-specific initialisation, and this BIOS will not do that initialisation. |
| Comment | Some other BIOS' in this category (no support for chipsets requiring chipset-specific initialisation) are at here. |
| Comment | A later version of this BIOS appears to be the '80286 ROM BIOS Version 3.07' above. |
| BIOS | BIOS: PhoenixBIOS A286 Version 1.03 |
| Supplier | rvdbijl at the Vintage Computer Federation Forums (VCFF), on JUL24 |
| Source | Found in a Compaq Portable II. Unusual. See here for the BIOS' normally found in that computer. |
| BIOS contains the strings | "PhoenixBIOS(TM) A286 Version 1.03" "Copyright 1985-1993 Phoenix Technologies Ltd." "Copyright 1992-1993 Micro Firmware Incorporated" "COMPAQ is a registered trademark of Compaq Computer Corporation" |
| Comment | "G2F09" appears on the ROM chip, and it appears in the code. |
| On-screen banner | Click here. |
| BIOS download | PhoenixBIOS A286 Version 1.03.zip |
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