I have contacted emachines aka Gateway and they were no help. I am trying to get the original BIOS flash for my M/B, AM39L in emachines W2785 desktop. Does anyone know where to get this file?

Support Information:
Device Type: BIOS / Motherboard
Manufacturer: Emachines
Model: w2785 M/B is FIC AM39L
Interface: Other
Operating System: Windows XP Home
Age of Device: Not specified
FCCID:

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=365&qa5=1&qa7=1500&dp=3&qm0=w2785+M%2FB+is+FIC+AM39L&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Emachines+BIOS+%2F+Motherboard++w2785+M%2FB+is+F IC+AM39L+Windows+XP+Home+) | Research manufacturer Emachines (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=365)

Asus doesn't provide support for OEM motherboards.... and eMachines support is $hit. After 2 hours of looking, I've given up.

here's an interesting thead for you to read:

http://www.computerforum.com/38296-emachines-fic-bios-upgrade.html

eMachines modifies the bios. It's not the same as retail motherboards. You might get some additional information by looking around on these 2 links:

http://dexplor.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7747681

http://dexplor.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7748225&hilit=&sid=d30372022a554e2580b1f70a7b721fb7