AWARD BIOS FOR 5170

This generic 286 'IBM compatible' BIOS made by Award was found in a 6 MHz 5170 with the type 1 motherboard. Although dated 10/20/87, it reports a BIOS date of 11/15/85 which is the same date as IBM's third BIOS release for the 5170. This BIOS will no doubt run in all 5170's. This BIOS has built-in CMOS setup functionality. CTL-ALT-ESC at start-up will take you into the CMOS setup. This BIOS defines 40 different hard drive types, and does NOT have a user defined hard drive type.

Within the BIOS code is:

IBM COMPATIBLE 286 BIOS
COPYRIGHT Award Software Inc. 10/20/87
286 Modular BIOS Version 3.03GS