Need BIOS setup utility

[Teo Zenios]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doc Shipley" <doc at mdrconsult.com>
To: <General at mdrconsult.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 1:05 PM
Subject: Need BIOS setup utility


>    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.
>
>    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.
>
>    I've also never seen a system come up with BIOS messages from two
> companies:
>
>
>   Phoenix 80386 ROM BIOS Version 3.06
> Copyright (c) 1985,86 Phoenix Technologies Ltd
> All Rights Reserved
>
> CHIPS AND TECHNOLOGIES
>     AT/386 SYSTEM
> SOFT SETUP VERSION 1.12
>
> BANK 0 - 1024K NON INTERLEAVED 256k DRAM'S, 0 WAIT STATE MEMORY
> BANK 1 - 1024K NON INTERLEAVED 256k DRAM'S, 0 WAIT STATE MEMORY
> BANK 2 - DISABLED
> BANK 3 - DISABLED
> AT BUS CLOCK SOURCE - CLK2/2
>
>
>    I can't find any useful info on Google about the C&T "System Soft
Setup".
>
>    My questions are, should I be trying to find a Phoenix setup utility
> or a C&T util?  Am I correct in thinking that's a disk-based utility,
> rather than NVRAM?  In other words, should I be hitting Ctrl+Alt+Ins or
> something at boot? (Already tried that and all the usual suspects, no
love.)
>
>    Any help or information would be appreciated.
>
>
> Doc

The "incorrect setting in bios" could be just something simple as the BIOS
expecting an external floppy drive being connected at startup and not
finding it or somebody changed the ram configuration. Phoenix is the bios on
the unit so you should deciphering that would let you know what options you
machine has.

Doing some googling and then messing with www.archive.org because the link
was dead I found this:

http://web.archive.org/web/20010124103500/http://ic.doma.kiev.ua/pdf/soft/setup.htm

It is a system configuration setup for 286 and up systems for Phoenix
Technologies and the v.4.03.01 link appears to work (it will let you
download setup.com).

The C&T notice is for the video card that drives the LCD display. I have a
Planar Cleanscrean 486/100 portable LCD based system and it has the Chips
and Technologies 65545 Chipset driving the LCD. I have the 3 Disks that
support DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/NT(3.5?), and OS/2 2.1 so if you need
drivers let me know. I believe Intel purchased C&T so more information and
drivers could probably be found on Intel's site.

Hope this helps.

TZ