DRIVER NEEDED: Award Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG (Windows XP Professional)

[fuchiman]

I am running windows 98 but I want to install xp and it requests that I update my bios.

the mother board is : VIA Tech VT82C596

Support Information:
Device Type: BIOS / Motherboard
Manufacturer: Award
Model: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Interface: Other
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID: 12/31/99-VP3-596B-DD-2A5LED4GC-B0

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=147&qa5=1&qa7=1500&dp=2&qm0=Award+Modular+BIOS+v4.51PG&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Award+BIOS+%2F+Motherboard++Award+Modular+BIOS+v 4.51PG+Windows+XP+Professional+12%2F31%2F99-VP3-596B-DD-2A5LED4GC-B0) | Research manufacturer Award (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=147)

[Jerry K]

12/31/99-VP3-596B-DD-2A5LED4GC-B0 is not a FCC ID #. It's a motherboard bios id string and should not be typed into a FCC ID data box.

And it belongs to a DFI K6BV3+/66 and K6XV3+/66 motherboard not a VIA Tech VT82C596 motherboard. VIA Tech VT82C596 is a chipset/number not a motherboard. Your motherboard has a VIA MVP3 chipset.

04/12/2000 and 09/26/2000 is the last bios released for this motherboard. Both mb models are listed under the Socket 7 section here:

http://www.dfi.com/product/productlist2.asp