AlphaBIOS to SRM (and back?)

["Victor R. Cain" <vic@vicsfamily.net>]

Folks,

I downloaded the SRM 5.3-3 rom image from Microway, since they said
it was necessary to convert to SRM from AlphaBIOS with a "lx164"  
motherboard.  AlphaBIOS was able to load this image (overwriting itself
of course) and SRM 5.3-3 just gives me the same D/CSOF (Digital/Compaq
Screen of Death) that other versions of SRM did.  The only difference seems
to be that this one really overwrote AlphaBIOS and I can't get it back.

I can execute AlphaBIOS by using the fail-safe boot jumper (which looks
for a rom image on a floppy to load) and using a diskette with 
"lx164nt.rom"
for AlphaBIOS 5.66 on it.  When I then try to upgrade the flash ROM (using
the Upgrade option in ALphaBIOS), I get a screen that looks like every 
thing
is ok, a window with:
   -- loading lx164nt.rom --
  Upgrade AlphaBIOS
  Old version: SRM Console 5.3-3
 New version: AlphaBIOS 5.66
 F10 to continue

When I continue, I get an error window that says:
 --ROM Update Failure --
  An unknown error condition occurred during ROM update.

My only goal at this point is to get my system, including AlphaBIOS, back.  
I am convinced that God did not intend the lx164 to use SRM.

Any suggestions, short of replacing the motherboard with an Intel, would be
greatly appreciated.

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Victor R. Cain             (865)435-5084    Fax:(865)435-9709
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