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

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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!

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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?

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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).

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                      TRITON BIOS FILES, Version 3.28

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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.

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MR_ALADN.ZIP

Description: Gateway "Aladdin" ( 1.00.0x.BR0T )
--- also ---
Description: Intel "Zappa ZE" ( 1.00.0x.BR0 )

Transfer Size: 74,319 bytes

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MR_ATLAN.ZIP

Description: Intel "Atlantis AS" ( 1.00.0x.CL0 )
Transfer Size: 77,309 bytes

WARNING: See disclaimer before downloading.

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MR_ATX.ZIP

Description: Intel "ATX" ( 1.00.0x.CN0 )
Transfer Size: 77,173 bytes

WARNING: See disclaimer before downloading.

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MR_ENDVR.ZIP

Description: Intel "Endeavor EV" ( 1.00.0x.CB0 )

Transfer Size: 75,299 bytes

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MR_EV2.ZIP

Description: Intel "Endeavor-2 EV2" ( 1.00.0x.CL0 )
Transfer Size: 77,576 bytes

WARNING: See disclaimer before downloading.

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MR_ACER.ZIP

Description: Acer "AP5C, AP5C/P, PI30"

Transfer Size: 72,950 bytes

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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

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MR_ATEN.ZIP

Description: Aten "DIGIS-P54CIP"

Transfer Size: 72,960 bytes

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MR_EDOM.ZIP

Description: Edom "MP058 REV:B"

Transfer Size: 76,613 bytes

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MR_ELITE.ZIP

Description: Elite (ECS) "TS54P AIO"

Transfer Size: 72,968 bytes

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MR_GBYTE.ZIP

Description: Gigabyte "GA-586ATE"

Transfer Size: 73,027 bytes

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MR_JBOND.ZIP

Description: J.Bond "PCI500C-E"

Transfer Size: 76,418 bytes

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MR_JET.ZIP

Description: "Jet Board J-656B"

Transfer Size: 72,839 bytes

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MR_MCRNC.ZIP

Description: Micronics "M54Hi"

Transfer Size: 74,261 bytes

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MR_OCTEK.ZIP

Description: Octek "Rhino 6"

Transfer Size: 72,968 bytes

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MR_SUPER.ZIP
Description: SuperMicro "P55CM"
Transfer Size: 74,694 bytes

MR_SMCWA.ZIP
Description: SuperMicro "P55CWA"
Transfer Size: 73,211 bytes

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MR_TEC.ZIP

Description: "MB-8500TEC Ver.2"

Transfer Size: 76,491 bytes

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MR_TMC.ZIP

Description: TMC "PCI54IT"

Transfer Size: 73,345 bytes

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MR_TYAN1.ZIP
Description: Tyan "S1461" thru "S1466"
Transfer Size: 76,056 bytes

MR_TYAN3.ZIP
Description: Tyan "S1468"
Transfer Size: 72,975 bytes

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