eeprom writer? to upgrade bios..
Mark Sokos
is not included on the motherboard. What they probably mean
is that you need an external prom burner to program the chip.
This means that you have to remove the chip from the motherbaord,
stick it into a prom burner (aka prom writer, chip programmer, etc),
erase it, reprogram it, and put it back into the motherboard.
As for where to get the aforementioned prom burner, here's a list
from the comp.arch.hobbyist FAQ:
2.2 Where can I get an EPROM/PLD/PIC programmer?
Advin Systems 1050-L East Duane St. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 1-408-736-2503
Alta Engineering http://www.gutbang.com/alta/
Andromeda Research, PO Box 222, Milford, OH 45150 1-513-831-9708
BP Microsystems
DATA I/0 (http://www.data-io.com)
Dataman Programmers ( http://www.dataman.com)
Digikey 1-800-344-4539 http://www.digikey.com
http://www.eetools.com EE Tools
General Device Instruments, (408) 241-7376
408-241-7376 Sales 408-241-6375 FAX
408-983-1234 BBS All software to demo free
e-mail:ICDE...@ix.netcom.com
e-mail: icde...@best.com
http://www.generaldevice.com
Intronics, 612 Newton Street, Edwardsville, Kansas 66111
(913) 422-2094
1-800-339-5152 (sales only)
http://www.intronics.com
Jason-Ranheim Company, 3105 Gayle Lane, Auburn, California 95603.
(800) 421-7731 Orders Toll Free (800) 421-7748 From California
(916) 878-0785.
JDR Microdevices Orders: 1-800-538-5000 Cust. Service: 1-800-538-5001
1850 South 10th Street, San Jose CA 95112-4108
Logical Devices, 130 Capitol Drive, Golden, CO 80401 1-303-279-6868
1-800-315-7766, tech support (in Flordia) 1-305-428-6868
http://www.logicaldevices.com
M2L Electronics 3526 Jasmine #4 Los Angeles, CA 90034
310 837-7818 (9am-5pm)
BBS/FAX: 310 841 6050
lov...@cs.ucla.edu
http://www.cs.ucla.edu/csd-grads-gs3/loving/www/m2l.html
MicroEngineering Labs, Inc.
http://www.melabs.com
Microchip Technology Inc 602 786 7200
2355 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler AZ 85224
http://www.ultranet.com/biz/mchip/
Mouser Electronics 1-800-346-6873 http://www.mouser.com
Myarex Designs
mailto:myarex.mustang.win-uk.net http://www.mustang.win-uk.net/myarex
Needham's Electronics 1-916-924-8037 Fax: (916) 924-8065
4630 Beloit Drive, Suite #20, Sacramento, CA 95838
BBS: (916) 924-8094
http://www.needhams.com/
Stag Micro Systems. 1600 Wyatt Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95054 1-408-988-1118
System General
XELTEK unipro Universl Programmer that programs: Eproms, EEProms, Bipolar,
Epld, Flash, Gal, Pal, and some Microcontrollers. Also tests TTL, CMOS, DRAM
& SRAMS.
3563 Ryder St. Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408) 524-1929 (voice)
(408) 245-7084 (fax)
(408) 245-7082 (bbs)
http://www.xeltek.com/
http://www.proaxis.com/~iguanalabs/micropro.htm
http://www.isc-durant.com/nolan
Lists of available programmers:
http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg/HTML/FAQ/BODY/F_Eprom_pr.html
http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg/HTML/LINK/F_pal_gal.html
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WendelGeez wrote in message
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>Hello,
> I'm upgrading an AMI bios for an old 486/33dx Acer mobo.I found the
>upgrade no problem but it say's that you have to use an "EEPROM writer"
>to perform the upgrade, some sort of bios utility i suppose. I've flashed
>bios's
>before but only onnewer boards. I've searched all over, included the mobo
>manufacturer's website for this thing but to no avail...does anybody know
>where i can get an eeprom writer? Thanks for your help,
>Dave