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irishmike

July 2nd, 2007, 06:49 PM

IBMMuseum

July 2nd, 2007, 11:00 PM

Greetings:

I have obtained an old Gateway 2000 4DX2-66 (486 DX 2 66 Mhz) machine. I found it has EISA and need to find the EISA configuration diskette for this machine. I have spent the better half of today and this evening looking at Google and even combing through Gateway.com to try to find this disk image or the files. If you have a copy of this diskette and would zip up the files on it and send them via email, please PM me.

Thanks,

Mike

Actually a generic EISA configuration program should work to get you started. From there you may get prompts for motherboard or adapter config files, but the utility will name the file you need to help your search. Although not seeming quite as plentiful as ADFs for microchannel systems, there are a few people out there that have cached the CFG files.

Unknown_K

July 2nd, 2007, 11:10 PM

I have the AMI EISA config util (v2.01) program and can send it to you (its a couple MBs). This is the program I used on a 486 DX/50 EISA server board that I couldn't find anything online about it and it had a driver that worked.

Do you have a gmail acount? If so let me know what it is and I will email it.

paul.brett

July 3rd, 2007, 03:19 AM

Actually a generic EISA configuration program should work to get you started.

Google for 'compaq eisa config' and you'll get lots of resources.

irishmike

July 3rd, 2007, 07:59 AM

Hi Guys:

Thanks for the replies.

I downloaded a generic EISA program that supposedly should work, it keeps asking for the Configuration Diskette to update some items. I can not get past this, so I assume it is looking for a CFG file for this system which does not exist anywhere.

This utility is from Gateway and it has a few Mainboards listed, but not mine :-(

This is what I know about the G2k:

1. It apparently has an Anigma Mainboard
2. Phoenix BIOS
3. Definitely needs the 4DX2-66 CFG most likely.

Hope that helps.

carlsson

July 3rd, 2007, 08:34 AM

Is it this configuration utility you already tried, but couldn't get to work all the way?
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/getFile.asp?id=14997

Furthermore, have you checked this document?
http://webpages.charter.net/dperr/micronics/anigma.htm

irishmike

July 3rd, 2007, 09:00 AM

IBMMuseum

July 3rd, 2007, 11:10 AM

Hi Carlsson:

Yes, the configuration utility that you have the link to is the one I have tried. It asks for the System Configuration Diskette after you load the program.

I got to it from the second link you mention. So these resources have already been tried, but to no avail.

Thanks for the reply though!

I suspect that if I had the proper CFG for my computer the utility would work.

Keep in mind that (at least for that timeframe) Gateway didn't make its own motherboards, usually they were sourced from Intel. While I do have a few 486DX2 Gateway systems around, all are ISA/PCI-based. If it is in an ATX-style one thought would be to replace the motherboard from another Gateway model purely to get the system running.

irishmike

July 3rd, 2007, 11:24 AM

Hi IBMMuseum:

Yes, the motherboard was made by Micronics and the line is called "Anigma". This board was not made by Gateway. I would welcome the proper disks for the Gateway (again the model is 4DX2-66) if you happen to have any of the original disks or this model gateway, I am looking for the System Configuration Utility Disk in particular.

But I would be interested in the complete set if it is around someplace.

Thanks,

Mike

carlsson

July 3rd, 2007, 11:34 AM

According to the page by Ben Myers, Gateway never revealed who manufactured the Anigma boards, but rumors point to Texas Instruments. Not that it matters much, since it would be Gateway's responsibility to supply configuration files. The Gateway 2000 also came with Intel and Micronics motherboards, but those are a different thing.

I wonder if ecfg432 means EISA configuration, version 4.32. On the Gateway site, there are other configuration utilities and supplemental files for various EISA models, but those utilities are version 2.10 - 3.20. The ecfg432 package also seems to include a BIOS flash utility. Does the BIN files match your motherboard, in such way that perhaps you'd need to update the BIOS to make the EISA config files match? I'm just guessing, I have very limited (but some) experience of EISA class systems.

irishmike

July 3rd, 2007, 01:20 PM

Hi All Again:

It turns out by part number (which is 612194-004) on the mainboard that what I have is the Intel Classic R. Still has not helped in coming up with the EISA drivers as I have now been on Intel's site trying to find the Configuration stuff.

The utility I have would be not helpful in this case. What I really need is a utility for that board. If anyone has these Gateway disks for this machine, I would be VERY grateful if we can find a way to get copies or the disks.

Thanks,

Mike

IBMMuseum

July 3rd, 2007, 02:49 PM

It turns out by part number (which is 612194-004) on the mainboard that what I have is the Intel Classic R. Still has not helped in coming up with the EISA drivers as I have now been on Intel's site trying to find the Configuration stuff.

The utility I have would be not helpful in this case. What I really need is a utility for that board. If anyone has these Gateway disks for this machine, I would be VERY grateful if we can find a way to get copies or the disks.

The EISA configuration programs normally tell you the name of the CFG file needed (with Intel it will be something like "!INTxxxx.CFG"). At least naming the file is better than on a microchannel system that just says it didn't find the right ADF on the disk. I don't know if there is a way to get into the system otherwise to list all of the CFG files you need (like can be done with microchannel).

(I do have an Intel EISA 100BaseT ethernet card I have used...)

irishmike

July 3rd, 2007, 03:22 PM

Hey Again:

There is a CFG file on the disk that I downloaded, but it is for the Micronics mainboards. It does not ask for a file because it loads the one automatically, but it turns out that this would be the wrong utility for this mainboard anyhow.

I do appreciate all the help though.

EDIT: At least it is not specifically for the Intel Classic R. It supposedly works for the Anigma or the Micronics boards and I suppose it would work (again thinking about the way it came up) if it had the right CFG file for the Intel board.

irishmike

July 9th, 2007, 11:25 AM

BUMP.

Still need to find the right EISA file. If someone has a G2k 4DX2-66 system and the original restore disks that came with it, I would appreciate a copy of the system setup diskette or at least the CFG file :-)

It seems that no one in the world still uses these systems :-/

Thanks all,

Mike

BTW: I too wondered why this got moved to the Off Topic forum area, but the explaination given in the IBM Blue Lightning post makes sense.

irishmike

July 10th, 2007, 09:40 AM

Greetings All Again:

Obviously, I am having a dickens of a time finding the files I need for this aged Gateway. I am almost ready to remove the viable parts and look for another 486DX2 box. I did love my Dell Optiplex 466 I bought back in 1990. No EISA is good :-)

Anyhow, I found that the restore disk that I am looking for is apparently a CD-ROM which has images of the floppies on it for the EISA and of course the restore for the system. So, if anyone has this system and could verify this and send the floppy images to me, Please PMAIL me.

Thanks,

Mike

irishmike

July 15th, 2007, 10:56 AM

Just wanted to drop a note that I actually removed all the vital componenets of the G2k and have dispensed with the offending mainboard :-) Replaced it with a Dell Precision that started life as a 486SX-25 and is now a 486 DX2-66 :-)

I am looking for a Dell Optiplex 466 MXV if anyone hears of one.

Thanks all,

Mike