Need to determine ROM family for computer that won't boot

Dorban1 · ‎11-16-2020

Hi, Which is the correct ROM family for my computer -- 8437 or 84F6? My computer won't boot so I can't find out that way. Is there another way? I need to know the ROM family to make a recovery disk using the correct BIOS file. Thank you.

WAWood · ‎11-16-2020

@Dorban1

You seem to think this is a BIOS issue -- so does the PC not even start up? Asking because "won't boot" can mean a LOT of different things.

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Dorban1 · ‎11-21-2020

When I turn on the computer, it gives two long, low sounding beeps then two short, higher-pitched beats, which I believe means the BIOS is corrupted. Nothing appears on the monitor. My next step was to recover the BIOS using a USB recovery drive. I got stuck when I had to choose which BIOS file to use. Thank you.