Need BIOS setup utility

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Sunday 18 December 2005 01:05 pm, Doc Shipley wrote:
>    I'm foozling with a portable 386 system that keeps coming up with an
> "Incorrect Setting In BIOS" error.  I've replaced the battery and tried
> the several DOS-based CMOS utilities from Simtel, but the error persists.

I have one socket 7 MB that's similar,  you change the settings,  save 'em,  
and it *still* comes back with a "CMOS Checksum Error",   so I'm figuring 
that one is probably toast.

>    Part of the problem is that this is a Taiwanese clone and the
> motherboard bears *no* manufacturer or model info.  The only badging at
> all is on the front, which says "LCD 386".  It looks like a fairly
> standard motherboard, has a Seagate ST-251 and a NewTronics DSDD 5.25"
> floppy drive, 8-bit EGA (I think) graphics card with an internal
> connector to a 640x240 mono LCD.  The keyboard seems to be a regular AT
> type, clips on the front of the case over the LCD.  Dimensions are about
> 12" tall, 17-18" wide, and 9" front-to-back.

There's a small program I remember (and might have someplace) that you give as 
input that long string of numbers that pops up when your BIOS first signs on,  
and it'll give you a link to the board maker's web site,  if you like I can 
do a bit of digging and see what I can come up with.

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