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OvenMaster · 03-07-2006, 03:22 PM

SiSoft Sandra and AIDA32 both say that I have an FIC AM39L mobo in my eMachines box. FIC does not speciifically mention this motherboard or support anything with that designation at all on their website. They DO however mention a K7M-400 motherboard, and when I click on the link to display a full picture, the imprint on the motherboard clearly says "AM39L".
http://www.fic.com.tw/product/mother...x?model_id=136 for the basic info
http://www.fic.com.tw/product/mother...s/k7m-400a.jpg for the closeup.

My question: would a BIOS upgrade as supplied by FIC for a K7M-400a work on this motherboard, in order to fully enable all the options as shown in the manual, but eMachines did not implement? Less than half the options given in my manual are not available; I'm assuming because the geniuses at eMachines wanted to simplify the pc to not let the average person muck things up too badly. Any info or opinions are more than welcome, and thanks.

Tom

03-07-2006, 03:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Away for a while Age: 49 Posts: 1,961	eMachines -> FIC BIOS Upgrade? SiSoft Sandra and AIDA32 both say that I have an FIC AM39L mobo in my eMachines box. FIC does not speciifically mention this motherboard or support anything with that designation at all on their website. They DO however mention a K7M-400 motherboard, and when I click on the link to display a full picture, the imprint on the motherboard clearly says "AM39L". http://www.fic.com.tw/product/mother...x?model_id=136 for the basic info http://www.fic.com.tw/product/mother...s/k7m-400a.jpg for the closeup. My question: would a BIOS upgrade as supplied by FIC for a K7M-400a work on this motherboard, in order to fully enable all the options as shown in the manual, but eMachines did not implement? Less than half the options given in my manual are not available; I'm assuming because the geniuses at eMachines wanted to simplify the pc to not let the average person muck things up too badly. Any info or opinions are more than welcome, and thanks. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * DVD: Pioneer DVR-115DBK & LiteOn SOHW-812S DVD/CD burners PSU: Antec SmartPower 2.0 350W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: eMachines * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * PRN: Epson C88+ * OS: XP Home SP2 *** ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41 Last edited by OvenMaster; 03-25-2006 at 01:33 PM.