ASUS P4P800 DELUXE...can't update BIOS!

[StrikerNR]

I can't update the damn BIOS on this motherboard. I tried updating it through MS-DOS but get the following error.

A:\>afudos /iP4P800
AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.16b2
Copyright (C)2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All


ERROR: BIOS has no flash information available

A:\>


I don't how to use EZFlash to update the BIOS. In the manual it says press <alt>+<F2> during POST. I don't what they mean during POST. During intial start-up i get the P4P800 Logo screen and if i press <alt>+<F2> there my monitor screen goes black and the monitor light turn to red from green. I don't why that happens. Anyone with any info, please help me. My BIOS version is v1005


Processor: Intel P42.4B 533Mhz processor
Memory: PC2700 DDR333 512MB single memory chip
Hard Drive: Fujitsu 20GB hard drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon 9000PRO 64MB DDR video card.
Soundcard: SoundBlaster Live! Value
Motherboard: ASUS P4P800 Delux (intel 865PE)
OS: Windows XP Professional.

 

[xeenrecoil]

heya strikernr;

The reason you are unable to flash your bios is because you are using the wrong flash utility, Asus makes a flash utility that runs from the windows desktop for win2k and winXP, go and get it and flash away.

XeeN

 

[StrikerNR]

Oh k.

but in the ASUS P4P800 deluxe unser manual booklet it shows 2 ways to update the BIOS. First through MS-DOS using the afudos which i tried but got errors and the 2nd is using the EZ-Flash utility which i don't how to.

What flash utility is it, i looked over the ASUS downloads page but couldn't find anything. thanks for the help.

 

[StrikerNR]

oh nevermind i think i found the page
<A HREF="http://www.asus.com/support/english/techref/bios/index.aspx" target="_new">http://www.asus.com/support/english/techref/bios/index.aspx</A>

thanks
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by strikernr on 06/28/03 04:23 AM.</EM></FONT></P>