Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG Update

Hardcorejay · Jun 26, 2009, 02:57 PM

Hi, I have been looking & looking for a BIOS update as my current is over 2yrs old. But I haven't been able to find anything anywhere. Not even on the Gateway web-site. They tell me my PC is an MPC model and is no longer supported.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Gateway GT4022

Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name: First International Computer, Inc.

Motherboard ID 05/15/2006-C51MCP51-6A61HF0AC-00

Motherboard Name FIC KTBC51G

BIOS Properties:

Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD

Version 6.00 PG (NAB26GW)

Release Date 05/15/2006

Size 512 KB

Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120

Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD, BBS

Supported Standards DMI, APM, ACPI, PnP

Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, USB

**temeteus82** · Jun 26, 2009, 03:31 PM

Hi there!

If gateway don't have BIOS updates then it means that there isn't one. Since the BIOS is customized for every motherboard model by the maker of the motherboard. I did a bit og googling and found that your BIOS reversion is the newest for that motherboard.

Hardcorejay · Jun 26, 2009, 03:41 PM

Oh ok. Thanks! I was wanting to upgrade my processor to a dual-core. As I believe it's the highest I can go on my PC. So does that mean I'd be able to switch it out without the BIOS update as there isn't one?

**temeteus82** · Jun 27, 2009, 05:13 AM

What CPU you are looking at?? The CPU slot is Socket 939 so you would get some older Athlon 64 for it.

Hardcorejay · Jun 27, 2009, 02:28 PM

Well I've been looking around to see what I can get for a s939, not many choices. I have an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ right now. I was seeing if there was something faster that I could go with. But it doesn't look like there are many choices. So I suppose I'd be better off getting a new system.

procupine14 · Jul 2, 2009, 06:05 PM

Yeah at this point you may be most likely better off with getting a new system. But if you are really wanting to get a dual core for 939 I would suggest something in the 4000-5000+ range. That way you aren't going too far beyond what you have (for the sake of your motherboard) and you will still get a performance boost from having a dual core rather than a single core.

Jun 26, 2009, 02:57 PM	#1
Hardcorejay DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG Update Hi, I have been looking & looking for a BIOS update as my current is over 2yrs old. But I haven't been able to find anything anywhere. Not even on the Gateway web-site. They tell me my PC is an MPC model and is no longer supported. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks! Gateway GT4022 Motherboard Manufacturer: Company Name: First International Computer, Inc. Motherboard ID 05/15/2006-C51MCP51-6A61HF0AC-00 Motherboard Name FIC KTBC51G BIOS Properties: Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD Version 6.00 PG (NAB26GW) Release Date 05/15/2006 Size 512 KB Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120 Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD, BBS Supported Standards DMI, APM, ACPI, PnP Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, USB

Jun 26, 2009, 03:41 PM	Thread Starter #3
Hardcorejay DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG Update Oh ok. Thanks! I was wanting to upgrade my processor to a dual-core. As I believe it's the highest I can go on my PC. So does that mean I'd be able to switch it out without the BIOS update as there isn't one?

Jun 27, 2009, 02:28 PM	Thread Starter #5
Hardcorejay DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG Update Well I've been looking around to see what I can get for a s939, not many choices. I have an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ right now. I was seeing if there was something faster that I could go with. But it doesn't look like there are many choices. So I suppose I'd be better off getting a new system.

Jul 2, 2009, 06:05 PM	#6
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG Update Yeah at this point you may be most likely better off with getting a new system. But if you are really wanting to get a dual core for 939 I would suggest something in the 4000-5000+ range. That way you aren't going too far beyond what you have (for the sake of your motherboard) and you will still get a performance boost from having a dual core rather than a single core. __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU