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| Thread ID: 65909 | 2006-02-04 01:40:00 | Asus motherboard bios flash | Midavalo (7253) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 427061 | 2006-02-06 23:25:00 | No need to thank me, glad to oblige any time :thumbs: | Murray P (44) | ||
| 427062 | 2006-02-07 06:42:00 | Well hopefully Asus does get back to him (although in my experience you get your scripted answers back from such companies.. and later down the track a bios version is released that fixes the issue).I've got a reply from Asus with an acceptable method for performing a hotswap (I did have to convince them that I've got another Asus board I can perform the hotswap with)... Now I just need to find someone with an Asus board :D M. |
Midavalo (7253) | ||
| 427063 | 2006-02-07 06:50:00 | ... Now I just need to find someone with an Asus board :D M.Pity you live some distance away, I've got the exact same model of Motherboard ... :p |
Jen (38) | ||
| 427064 | 2006-02-07 07:10:00 | Pity you live some distance away, I've got the exact same model of Motherboard ... :pYou mean you don't want a trip to Tauranga? M. |
Midavalo (7253) | ||
| 427065 | 2006-02-07 07:19:00 | Me, make the trip? I'm not the one with the dud BIOS ... :p Hopefully you can find someone local with a compatible motherboard and BIOS chip who can assist you. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 427066 | 2006-02-07 08:41:00 | Me, make the trip? I'm not the one with the dud BIOS . . . :p Hopefully you can find someone local with a compatible motherboard and BIOS chip who can assist you . :) Like your friendly local PC tech or, Jen close your ears, join your local LUG (Linux User Group) fast, they can be pretty helpful people . And a superior operating system will be in the offing as well . Can't lose really . |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 427067 | 2006-02-13 02:54:00 | I've got a reply from Asus with an acceptable method for performing a hotswap (I did have to convince them that I've got another Asus board I can perform the hotswap with)... Now I just need to find someone with an Asus board :D M. HI, So ASUS support did not give you any other way or recovering the BIOS? I have the same situation. My motherboard (ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe) had version 0708, The reason i wanted to update to version 0802 (support.asus.com), was because the new version support more Processors (eg. my CPU is a Pentium D 3Gig and the bios was showing it as a 2.8gig). I downloaded version 0802 as a bin file, then used the asus updater and chose the option to update the bios from a file. I close all the applications that i was using (doh forgot to dissable symantec AV), then ran the flash. It wen through verifying the bios file, then updated, then verified the update. Finally it gave the the option to reboot or not. I chose reboot. After the PC reboot, my monitor light stayed orange (standby mode), everything seemed to power up (fans, hdd, etc..). But the monitor would not turn on and there was no error code beeps. The only thing i thought i could do was to reset the bios. I then took out the bios battery, then moved the jumper from pin 1/2 to pin 2/3 and waited 10secs, then put the pines back to 1/2 and put the battery back in. I then booted up the PC, after a few sec i then got a the error beep. It was a long beeeeeeeep then pause, the beeeeeeeep then pause, etc.. Long beeeps normally mean dead CPU? Cant be because the cpu is brand new and it was working b4 the attempt of flashing. I thought ok, ill leave it turned off overnight n see if that will help. Doh nope, this morning i turned it back on n got the saem beeeeeep errors :( I now regret using the windows flasher and also even trying to flash the bios. I should have just gotten the next board up (P5N32-SLI Deluxe) instead... CAN ANYONE ELSE HELP ME? hopefully i have given enough detail of what i did for someone to help out... |
Blitz (9744) | ||
| 427068 | 2006-02-13 03:24:00 | HI, So ASUS support did not give you any other way or recovering the BIOS? I have the same situation. My motherboard (ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe) had version 0708, The reason i wanted to update to version 0802 (support.asus.com), was because the new version support more Processors (eg. my CPU is a Pentium D 3Gig and the bios was showing it as a 2.8gig). I downloaded version 0802 as a bin file, then used the asus updater and chose the option to update the bios from a file. I close all the applications that i was using (doh forgot to dissable symantec AV), then ran the flash. It wen through verifying the bios file, then updated, then verified the update. Finally it gave the the option to reboot or not. I chose reboot. After the PC reboot, my monitor light stayed orange (standby mode), everything seemed to power up (fans, hdd, etc..). But the monitor would not turn on and there was no error code beeps. The only thing i thought i could do was to reset the bios. I then took out the bios battery, then moved the jumper from pin 1/2 to pin 2/3 and waited 10secs, then put the pines back to 1/2 and put the battery back in. I then booted up the PC, after a few sec i then got a the error beep. It was a long beeeeeeeep then pause, the beeeeeeeep then pause, etc.. Long beeeps normally mean dead CPU? Cant be because the cpu is brand new and it was working b4 the attempt of flashing. I thought ok, ill leave it turned off overnight n see if that will help. Doh nope, this morning i turned it back on n got the saem beeeeeep errors :( I now regret using the windows flasher and also even trying to flash the bios. I should have just gotten the next board up (P5N32-SLI Deluxe) instead... CAN ANYONE ELSE HELP ME? hopefully i have given enough detail of what i did for someone to help out... You are supposed to be able to recover the BIOS by sticking in the ASUS support CD that has a copy of the orginal BIOS software on it. The motherboard should be able to search either the CD drive or Floppy Drive for it. Trouble is, that reports are that it is still possible to crash the damn thing. Borrow a normal PCI vidoe card is see if you can see anything... |
gibler (49) | ||
| 427069 | 2006-02-13 03:29:00 | So people, we now see the difference between a 'Backup BIOS' and a 'Dual BIOS' as per Gigabyte Mobo's. So, OP, you said you tried using the jumper to reset the BIOS, however once again that done via code in the ROM, so will not work. The only way to clear the ROM of the BIOS when it is nackered is to remove the BIOS battery, and remove the power cable from the PSU. Without power the CMOS will reset itself. Try that before swapping BIOS's |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 427070 | 2006-02-13 04:00:00 | Im just amazed that this BIOS upgrade went so bad! for nothing to show up on the screen is crazy. | Blitz (9744) | ||
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