SMBUS access / SMBIOS [Technical]

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Ninho
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SMBUS access / SMBIOS [Technical]

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Hi ! SO here's where you all were hiding <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>Well , this is a request for help of a rather technical nature: my K6-2+ platform has a non intel BIOS and chipset; <br>for some reason it lacks the "SMBIOS" support as defined by Intel (?) and al. ( int 15 / 53B0 ) , although the SiS 5595 "south bridge" does integrate full H/W SMBUS support .<br><br>Then where can I find a program / BIOS extension ... to help utilize the i2c/SMBUS ? Best would be code proven to work for THIS chipset - although I would even appreciate receiving a binary listing of the part of your Intel BIOS that controls their own SMBUS chipset ... <br><br>I do not feel like implementing the serial SMBUS protocol from scratch at the lowest level , as that would be like reinventing the wheel , require considerable effort and <br>is better done ( and more safely ) with the help of test equipment which I do not have - I am just a dilettante <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>My goal for the moment : to try and access the clock genrator chip on my board ( W153F PLL )and see why it is that neither Podien nor Oda seem to be able to set the FSB !<br><br>Any idea on this also welcome ! As I see the problem now , either : their programs fail to access the PLL properly thru the SiS SMBUS , or the clock genrator on my MoBo ( ACER V75M ) is not even connected to the SMBUS - well I'd like to try for myself as I have received no convinving answer from others yet ...<br><br>Thanks for your attention , and long live the K6+ !<br><br>Ninho@multimania.REMOVETHIS.com<br><br>--<br>IBM Aptiva with K6-2+ 400 @ 560 MHz , SiS "sindbad" chipset. <p></p><i></i>
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