badflash.com supposedly reflashes/replaces your bios
for $20 or so...

 -munir

--- Jay J <jay-tclug at 3pound.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> We fell victim to a faulty (or incompatible) AMI
> BIOS flash utility
> distributed by PC-Chips, now I'm on a crusade to
> return this obsolete
> POS to it's somewhat-operational state.
> 
> I don't own any sort of EEPROM programmer. so I'm
> calling on this
> list to see if someone can help defy this company of
> any twisted
> satisfaction by reversing this injustice!
> 
> It's a 32-pin AMI BIOS chip (not soldered to the
> board), this chip may
> work or an equivalent is also available from Radio
> Shack.  It belongs to
> a PC-Chips M570 (v1.3) board, of which I have
> several ROM's that I
> believe will suffice (provided the utility/burner
> works).
> 
> Thanks for reading,
> 
> -Jay Jarvinen
> 
> 
>
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> (for reference)
> 
> We're not alone:
> 
>
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:a7f0cefcab475ce2:www.stud.fernuni-hagen.de/q3998142/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000657.html+chipset/flash+m571&hl=en
> 
> A company that could help does exist:
> 
> http://www.badflash.com
> 
> EEPROM programmers are* available locally (although
> difficult to find,
> at least for me):
> 
> AEI Electronic Parts, 224 Washington Av N
> Minneapolis, MN (612) 338-4754
> .. (formerly Acme, now abbreviated) they keep 1
> model in stock, ~$250
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