Award Software International, Inc. - Award BIOS (new)
The new Award BIOS ID string has (more or less) the following format:
xx/xx/xx-????-??????????-xxxxxxxxx-xx
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| | | | | model number
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| | | | mainboard manufacturer ID
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| | | chipset partnumber
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| | chipset
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| chipset manufacturer
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BIOS release date
The length of chipset manufacturer and chipset (???) in the Award BIOS ID string may vary.
Mainboard manufacturer ID
ID Manufacturer
00 unknown
99 unknown (beta release)
A0 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
A1 ABIT Computer Corp.
A2 A-Trend Technology Co., Ltd.
A3 BCom Electronics, Inc.
A7 AVT/Concord Office Automation Industrial Ltd.
A8 Adcom
AB AOpen, Inc.
AD Amaquest Computer Corp.
AK Advantech Co., Ltd.
AM Achme
AT ASK Technology Ltd.
AX Achitec Corporation Ltd.
B0 Biostar Microtech International Corp.
B1 BEK-Tronic Technology
B2 Boser Technology Co., Ltd.
B3 BCM Advanced Research, Inc.
C1 Clevo Co.
C2 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
C3 Chaintech Computer Co., Ltd.
C5 Chaplet Systems, Inc.
C9 CompuTrend Systems, Inc.
CF Flagpoint
CS ?
D0 DataExpert Corp.
D1 DTK Computer, Inc.
D2 Digital (Equipment Corp.?)
D3 American Digicom Corp.
D4 Diamond Flower, Inc. (DFI)
D7 Daewoo Telecom
DE Dual Technology Corp.
DI Domex Technology Corp. (DTC)
DJ Darter
DL Delta Electronics
E1 Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd. (ECS)
E3 EFA Corp.
E4 ESPCo Computer Ltd.
E6 Elonex
EC ENPC Technology Corp.
F0 First International Computer, Inc. (FIC)
F1 Flytech Technology Co., Ltd.
F2 Flexus Computer (or Free Computer Technology, Inc.?)
F3 Full Yes Industrial Corp.
F5 Fugu Tech Enterprise Co., Ltd.
F8 Formosa Industrial Computing
F9 Ford Lian Co., Ltd.
G0 GigaByte Technology Co., Ltd.
G1 Git Co., Ltd. (?)
G3 Gemlight Computer Ltd.
G5 GVC Corp. (or GVC Technology, Inc.?)
G9 Global Circuit Technology, Inc.
GA Giantec
GE Globe Legate Co., Ltd. (Zaapa)
H0 Hsing-Tech Enterprise Co., Ltd.
H2 Holco Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Shuttle)
I3 Iwill Corp.
I4 Inventa
I5 Informtech
I9 ICP-Acquire
IA Infinity
IC Inventec Corp.
IE Itri
J1 Jet Way Information Co., Ltd.
J2 Jamicon
J3 J-Bond Computer Systems Corp.
J4 Jetta Computers Co., Ltd.
J6 Joss Technology Ltd.
K0 Kapok Computer Co.
K1 Kaimei Electronic Corp.
KF Kinpo
L1 Lucky Star Technology Co., Ltd.
L7 Lanner Electronics, Inc.
L9 Lucky Tiger
M0 Matra
M2 Taiwan Mycomp Co., Ltd. (and Megastar?)
M3 Mitac Corp.
M4 Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
M8 Mustek Corp.
M9 Micro Leader Enterprises Corp. (MLE)
MH Macrotek International Corp.
N0 Nexcom International Co., Ltd.
N5 NEC Corp.
NM New Media Communication
NX Nexar
O0 Ocean Office Automation Ltd. (Octek)
P1 PCChips
P4 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
P6 Protech Systems Co., Ltd.
P8 Maxiland Technology, Inc. (Azza/Azzaboard)
P9 Powetech Electronic Co., Ltd.
PA EPoX Computer Co., Ltd (Pronix), and
2 the Max International Ltd.
PC Pine Technology Ltd.
PF
PN Procomp Informatics Ltd.
PS Palmax
PX Pionix
Q0 Quanta Computer, Inc.
Q1 Quantum Design, Inc. (QDI)
R0 Rise Computer, Inc.
R2 Rectron Electronic Enterprises, Inc.
S2 Soyo Technology Co., Ltd.
S3 Smart D&M Technology Co., Ltd.
S5 Holco Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Shuttle)
S9 Spring Circle Computer, Inc.
SA Seanix
SC Suk Jung Electronic Co., Ltd.
SE SMT Electronics Co., Ltd., or
Newtech Korea Co., Ltd.?
SH Shing Yunn Technology Co., Ltd.
SJ Sowah H.K. Ltd.
SL Winco
SM San Li Technology Co., Ltd.
Superpower Computer Electronics Co., Ltd.
Hope Vision
SN Soltek (Anigo/Soltek)
SR
SW
T0 Twinhead International Corp.
T1 Tarng Bow Co., Ltd. (?)
T4 Taken Corp.
T5 Tyan Computer Corp.
T6 Trigen Computer, Inc.
TB
TG Tekram Technology Co., Ltd.
TJ Totem
TP
U0 U-Board Computerize Ltd.
U1 Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.
U2 United Hitech Corp.
U4 Unicorn Computer Corp.
U6 Unitron, Inc.
V3 VTech Computers International Ltd.
V5 Vision Top Technology
V6 Vobis
V7
W0 Win Technologies Co., Ltd. (Edom/Wintac)
W1 Well Join Industry Co., Ltd.
W5 Winco Electronic Co., Ltd.
W7 Win Lan Enterprise Co., Ltd.
X5 Arima Computer Corp.
Y2 Yamashita Systems Corp.
Z1 Zida Technologies Ltd. (Tomato)
Chipset code
Code Chipset
2A431 Cyrix 5510 Media GX
2A4H2 Contaq 82C596-9
2A4IB SiS 85C496/85C497
2A4KC ALI M1439/M1445/M1431
2A4KD ALI M1489
2A4L4 VIA VT82C486A/VT82C482/VT82C505
2A4L6 VIA VT82C496/VT82C406/VT82C505
2A4UK OPTi 82C802G/82C822
2A4X5 UMC UM8881/UM8886
2A597 Intel Mercury
2A59A Intel Neptune (Natoma)
2A59B Intel Mercury
2A59C Intel Triton FX
2A59F Intel Triton II HX
2A59G Intel Triton VX
2A59H Intel Triton VX
2A59I Intel Triton TX
2A5C7 VIA VT82C570
2A5G7 VLSI VL82C594
2A5GB VLSI Lynx VL82C541/VL82C543
2A5IA SiS 85C501/85C502/85C503
2A5IC SiS 5501/5502/5503
2A5ID SiS 5511/5512/5513
2A5IE SiS 5101/5103
2A5IF SiS 5596
2A5IH SiS 5571
2A5II SiS 5598
2A5IK SiS 5591
2A5KB ALI M1449/M1461/M1451
2A5KF ALI M1521/M1523
2A5KI ALI IV+ M1531/M1543
2A5L7 VIA VT82C570
2A5L9 VIA VT82C570M
2A5LA VIA Apollo VP1 VT82C580P (VXPro)
2A5LC VIA Apollo VP2 (AMD-640)
2A5LD VIA VPX (VXPro+)
2A5LE VIA Apollo (M) VP3
2A5R5 Forex 601A/613
2A5UI OPTi 82C822/82C896/82C597
2A5UL OPTi 82C822/82C571/82C572
2A5UM OPTi 82C822/82C546/82C547
2A5UN OPTi Viper(-M) 82C556/82C557/82C558
2A5X7 UMC UM82C890
2A5X8 UMC UM8886/UM8891/UM8892BF
2A69H Intel 440FX
2A69J Intel 440LX
2A69K Intel 440BX
2B59A Intel Neptune EISA
2C403 EFAR EC802G-B
2C4I8 SiS 85C471B/E
2C4I9 SiS 85C471B/E/G
2C4K9 ALI M1429
2C4L2 VIA VT82C486A
2C4L6 VIA VT82C496G
2C4UK OPTi 82C802G
2C4X2 UMC UM82C491/UM82C493
2C4X6 UMC UM82C498F/UM82C496F
The chipset partnumber may be followed by a suffix:
i Intel 12V Flash ROM
s SST 5V Flash ROM