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AwardBIOS (also known as Award Modular BIOS and later known as Phoenix - AwardBIOS after the [[Phoenix Technologies Ltd|Phoenix Technologies]] merge of the company) is a [[Personal Computer BIOS]] developed by [[Award Software]]. | AwardBIOS (also known as Award Modular BIOS and later known as Phoenix - AwardBIOS after the [[Phoenix Technologies Ltd|Phoenix Technologies]] merge of the company) is a [[Personal Computer BIOS]] developed by [[Award Software]] in 1984. | ||
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== List of known versions == | |||
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|+List of known AwardBIOS versions | |||
!Version | |||
!Release date | |||
!POST screen | |||
!Notes | |||
|- | |||
|AwardBIOS 1.xx | |||
|198? | |||
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|Asummed to exist, yet no ROM files for it as of 2022. | |||
|- | |||
|AwardBIOS 2.xx | |||
|1986? | |||
| | |||
|Few ROM files and photos for this BIOS are available. | |||
|- | |||
|AwardBIOS 3.xx | |||
|1987 | |||
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|- | |||
|AwardBIOS v4.00 | |||
|1991 | |||
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|Only used on some EISA ASUS boards. | |||
|- | |||
|AwardBIOS v4.20/4.26/4.28/4.32 | |||
|1992 | |||
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|4.26/4.28/4.32 might be used by Gateway 2000/Swan/Anigma. | |||
|- | |||
|AwardBIOS v4.50 | |||
|1993 | |||
|[[File:AwardBIOS_4_50Blue.png|300px]] | |||
[[File:AwardBIOS_4_50Elite.png|300px]] | |||
|Not to be confused with EliteBIOS, early versions have blue POST while later ones have EliteBIOS POST but with v4.50. | |||
|- | |||
|Award EliteBIOS (v4.50G/v4.50PG/v4.51xx/v4.60xx) | |||
|1994 | |||
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|- | |||
|Award Medallion BIOS v6.00PG | |||
|1998 | |||
|[[File:AwardBIOS_MedalASUS6_00.png|300px]] | |||
[[File:AwardBIOS_MedalGByte6_00.png|300px]] | |||
|Only used on ASUS, Gigabyte, and Supermicro motherboards. | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 12:59, 17 December 2022
AwardBIOS (also known as Award Modular BIOS and later known as Phoenix - AwardBIOS after the Phoenix Technologies merge of the company) is a Personal Computer BIOS developed by Award Software in 1984.
Phoenix acquisition
On April 16, 1998, Phoenix Technologies acquired Award Software to create a $100M BIOS firm. It was completed on September 28 of the same year and both companies merged. As a result of the merge, Award Software went bankrupt, while Phoenix survived.
List of known versions
| Version | Release date | POST screen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AwardBIOS 1.xx | 198? | Asummed to exist, yet no ROM files for it as of 2022. | |
| AwardBIOS 2.xx | 1986? | Few ROM files and photos for this BIOS are available. | |
| AwardBIOS 3.xx | 1987 | ||
| AwardBIOS v4.00 | 1991 | Only used on some EISA ASUS boards. | |
| AwardBIOS v4.20/4.26/4.28/4.32 | 1992 | 4.26/4.28/4.32 might be used by Gateway 2000/Swan/Anigma. | |
| AwardBIOS v4.50 | 1993 | 
|
Not to be confused with EliteBIOS, early versions have blue POST while later ones have EliteBIOS POST but with v4.50. |
| Award EliteBIOS (v4.50G/v4.50PG/v4.51xx/v4.60xx) | 1994 | ||
| Award Medallion BIOS v6.00PG | 1998 | 
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Only used on ASUS, Gigabyte, and Supermicro motherboards. |
