JSI Tip 1728. Where do I get a BIOS update for my computer?

Jerold Schulman

October 20, 1999

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Listed alphabetically by company name.

NOTE: If an FTP site is available, it is also listed.

2TheMax

http://www.2themax.com/eindex.htm

http://www.2themax.com/efdrv0.htm

Ability

http://www.ability-tw.com/

http://www.ability-tw.com/download/index.html

Abit

http://www.abit-usa.com/

http://www.abit-usa.com/english/download/index.htm

Acer

http://www.acer.com/

ftp://ftp.acer.com/aac_support/desktop/bios/

Acorp

http://www.acorp.com.tw/

http://www.acorp.com.tw/bios.htm

Adlib Multimedia

http://www.adlib-multimedia.com/

http://www.adlib-multimedia.com/support.html

AIR (Advance Integration Research)

http://www.airwebs.com/

http://www.airwebs.com/tech_support.html

ALI (Acer Laboratories)

http://www.acerlabs.com/

http://www.acerlabs.com/eng/support/index.htm

AME Group

http://www.amegroup.com.au/

http://www.amegroup.com.au/faq/faq.htm#top

American Megatrends

http://www.megatrends.com

http://www.ami.com/support/

Amptron

http://www.amptron.com/

http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.html

AMS Tech

http://www.amstech.com/

http://www.amstech.com/tech_FAQ.htm

Amstrad

http://www.amstrad.com/

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cliff.lawson/index.htm

Antec

http://www.antec-inc.com/

http://www.antec-inc.com/custsv/index.html

Aopen

http://www.aopen.com.tw/

http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/default.htm

Apac

http://www.apacmm.com/

http://www.apacmm.com/support/support.htm

ARI Service

http://www.ari-service.com/

http://www.ari-service.com/support/

Aristo

http://www.aristo-world.com/

http://www.aristo-world.com/cfm/?welcome=products

AST

http://www.ast.com/

ftp://ftp.ast.com/

ASUS

http://www.asus.com.tw/

http://www.asus.com.tw/Products/motherboard/bios.html

A-Trend

http://www.a-trend.com/

http://www.a-trend.com/bios.html

AVT Industrial

http://www.avt.com.hk/default.asp

http://www.avt.com.hk/product.asp

Award

http://www.award.com/

http://www.award.com/tech/upgrade.htm

Bare-Bone

http://www.bare-bone.com/

http://www.bare-bone.com/support/

BCM

http://www.bcmgvc.com/

http://www.bcmgvc.com/tech/tech.htm

Biostar

http://www.biostar-usa.com/home.htm

http://www.biostar-usa.com/Bios/bios_index_page.htm

California Graphics & Peripherals

http://www.californiagraphicsusa.com/

http://www.californiagraphicsusa.com/support.htm

Commate

http://www.tcommate.com.tw/e-home.htm

http://www.tcommate.com.tw/e-tech.htm

Compaq Computer

http://www.compaq.com

http://www.compaq.com/support/files/

Computer Technology

http://www.ctlcorp.com/

http://www.ctlcorp.com/support/default.htm

Computex

http://www.computex.com.tw/

http://www.computex.com.tw/cmc/bios.htm

Cyrix

http://www.cyrix.com

http://www.cyrix.com/html/support/index.htm

Data Expert (Expert Media)

http://www.dataexpert.com.tw

http://www.dataexpert.com.tw/service/website/website.html

DCS Multimedia (US Sertek)

http://www.ussertek.com/

http://www.ussertek.com/main/support.htm

Dell Computer

http://www.dell.com/

http://www.dell.com/filelib/

DFI (Diamond Flower Electric Instrument)

http://www.dfiusa.com

http://www.dfiusa.com/support.htm

Diamond Multimedia

http://www.diamondmm.com

http://www.diamondmm.com/products/product-support.html

Digicom Group

http://www.digicomgroup.com/

http://www.digicomgroup.com/customer/customer.html

Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)

http://www.digital.com/

http://www.windows.digital.com/~ftp/00-index.stm

DTK Computer

http://www.dtk.com.tw/

http://www.dtk.com.tw/download.html

Edom (Win Technologies)

http://www.edom.com/

http://www.edom.com/tech/tech.htm

EFA

http://www.efacorp.com/

http://www.efacorp.com/download/bios.htm

Elitegroup Computer Systems

http://www.ecsusa.com/

http://www.ecsusa.com/y2k.htm

Elpina (See Ability)

ENPC

http://www.enpc.com.tw/

Epox

http://www.epox.com/

http://www.epox.com/support/Default.asp

Espco

http://www.espco.com/

http://www.espco.com/service.html

Evergreen Technologies

http://www.evertech.com/

http://www.evertech.com/tsupport.asp

Famous Technology

http://www.magic-pro.com.hk/

http://www.magic-pro.com.hk/bios.html

FIC

http://www.fic.com.tw/

http://www.fic.com.tw//bios/index.htm

FKI

http://www.fkusa.com/

http://www.fkusa.com/support/support.htm

Flagpoint

http://www.flagpoint.com/

http://www.flagpoint.com/support/index.html

Flexus

http://www.flexus.nl/

http://www.flexus.nl/engels/support.htm

Ford Lian

http://www.fordlian.com/profile/main.html

http://www.fordlian.com/software/main.html

Freetech

http://www.freetech.com/

http://www.freetech.com/support/00.html

Fujitsu

http://www.fcpa.com/

http://www.fcpa.com/support/su_support_frame.html

Future Tech International

http://www.fti-inc.com/

http://www.fti-inc.com/customer/support.htm

Gateway

http://www.gateway.com/

http://www.gateway.com/support/

Gemlight

http://www.genicom.com/

http://www.gemlight.com.hk/untitled/support/technica.htm

Gigabyte

http://www.giga-byte.com/gigabyte-web/newindex.htm

http://www.giga-byte.com/gigabyte-web/support.htm

Helios - see Atrend

Hsing Tech - see PC Chips

IBM

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/

http://www.ibm.com/support

Intel

http://www.intel.com/

http://support.intel.com/

Iwill

http://www.iwill.com.tw/

http://www.iwillusa.com/support/supports.asp

Jamicon

http://www.jamicon.com/

http://www.jamicon.com/support/bios.htm

Jaton

http://www.jaton.com/

http://www.jaton.com/web/support1.htm

J-Bond

http://www.jbond.com/

http://www.jbond.com/bios&drivers/bios-driverslist.html

Jetway

http://www.jetway.com.tw/

http://www.jetway.com.tw/evisn/jwd/jwd01/index.html

J-Mark

http://www.j-mark.com/

http://www.j-mark.com/support/support.html

Koutech

http://www.koutech.com

http://www.koutech.com/ksupport.htm

Lucky Star Technology

http://www.lucky-star.com.tw/

http://www.lucky-star.com.tw/technical/index.htm

M Technology

http://www.mtiusa.com/

http://www.mtiusa.com/tech.htm

Magic Pro

http://www.magic-pro.com.hk/

http://www.magic-pro.com/bios.html

Matsonic

http://www.matsonic.com/

http://www.matsonic.com/update.htm

Megastar

http://megastar.kamtronic.com/index_e2.html

http://megastar.kamtronic.com/support.htm

Micron

http://www.micron.com/

http://support.micronpc.com/

Micronics Computers Inc.

http://www.micronics.com/

http://www.micronics.com/Micronics/support/bios/index.html

MicroStar

http://www.msicomputer.com/

http://www.msicomputer.com/support/faq.asp

Mylex

http://www.mylex.com/

http://www.mylex.com/products/flashbios/index.html

NEC

http://www.nec-computers.com/default.asp

http://support.neccsdeast.com/index.asp

NMC

http://nmc-pe.de/data/indexen.htm

http://nmc-pe.de/data/biosen.htm

NCR

http://www.ncr.com/

http://www.ncr.com/java/support_link.htm

Ocean

http://www.oceanhk.com/

http://www.oceanhk.com/pro/

Ozzo

http://www.ozzo.com/

http://www.ozzo.com/service/drivers/biosupdate/bioupdate.htm

Packard Bell

http://www.packardbell.com/

http://support.packardbell.com/default.asp?1

PC Partner

http://www.pcpartner.com/

http://www.pcpartner.com/downloads.html

PC Chips

http://www.pcchips.com/

http://www.pcchips.com/bios.html

PC Wave

http://www.pcwave.com/

http://www.pcwave.com/bios.html

Phoenix

http://www.phoenix.com/

http://www.phoenix.com/pcuser/

Pine Group

http://www.pinegroup.com/

http://www.pinegroup.com/product/pine/pineprod.htm

Power Color

http://www.powercolor.com.tw/index_e.html

http://www.powercolor.com.tw/driver.htm


Premio

http://www.premiopc.com/index.shtml

http://support.premiopc.com/

QDI

http://www.qdigrp.com/

http://www.qdigrp.com/eng/support.htm

Quantex

http://www.quantex.com/

http://kb.quantex.com/bbsqtx.htm

Quadtel (RealTek)

http://www.realtek.com.tw

http://www.realtek.com.tw/cp/cp.html

Rise

http://www.rise.com.tw/

http://www.rise.com.tw/main/support.htm

San Li

http://www.superpower.com.tw/

http://www.superpower.com.tw/

Sertek

http://www.ussertek.com/

http://www.ussertek.com/main/support.htm

Shuttle (Spacewalker)

http://www.spacewalker.com/

http://www.spacewalker.com/english/support.htm

Siemens Nixdorf

http://www.sni.de/

http://www.sni.de/nixdorf/eng/kunden/index_kunden.html

SiS

http://www.sis.com.tw/

http://www.sis.com.tw/driver/driver.htm

Sowah

http://www.sowah.com/

http://www.sowah.com/biosup.html

Soyo Computer

http://www.soyo.com.tw/

http://www.soyo.com.tw/indexsup.htm

Spacewalker

http://www.spacewalker.com/

http://www.spacewalker.com/english/download.htm

Super Power

http://www.superpower.com.tw/

http://www.superpower.com.tw/english/

SuperMicro

http://supermicro.com/

http://supermicro.com//BIOS/bios.htm

Taiwan Mycomp Co., Ltd.

http://www.mycomp-tmc.com/tmc/

http://www.mycomp-tmc.com/tmc/BIOS.htm

Tatung

http://www.tatungusa.com/

http://www.tatungusa.com/service_download.htm #

Tekram Technologies

http://www.tekram.com/

http://www.tekram.com/updatesmain.asp

Toshiba

http://www.toshiba.com/

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/tais/csd/support/products/bios/

Totem

http://www.totem.com.tw/

http://www.totem.com.tw/download.htm

Tulip

http://www.tulip.com/boost/index.asp

http://support.tulip.com/support

Tyan

http://www.tyan.com/

http://www.tyan.com/support/html/bios_support.html

Unisys

http://www.unisys.com/

http://support.unisys.com/

Unitron

http://www.unitron.com.tw/

http://www.unitron.com.tw/list.htm

US Sertek - (See Sertek)

Vextrec Technology

http://www.vextrec.com/

http://www.vextrec.com/vtitech/vtitech.htm

VIA

http://www.viatech.com/

http://www.via.com.tw/drivers/index.htm

Winbook

http://www.winbook.com/

http://www.winbookcorp.com/

Xcess

http://www.xcesstech.com/

http://www.xcesstech.com/Motherboard.htm

Yakumo

http://www.yakumo.de/

http://www.yakumo.de/support/biosupdates.htm

Zenith Data Systems

http://www.zds.com/

http://support.zds.com/support/software/index.asp

Zeos

http://www.micronpc.com/

http://www.micronpc.com/support/file_lib/zeosbbs/mboards.html

Zida

http://www.zida.com/

http://www.zida.com/bios.htm


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