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When you get the message for Nforce only, that is just a warning to others,
not you.
Just go ahead and upgrade the BIOS. It should work, as it works on mine.
And make sure you are using a DOS boot disk with awdflash.exe with nothing
loaded, no config.sys or autoexec.bat
http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/download/tools/af824g.exe
I know that it says af824, but that means it is awdflash.exe version 824
"bp" <none@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:30:48 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
> <umugly@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>BP, what is the date of the BIOS are you using?
>
> 03/08/2004
> I can't get that alt f2 flash thing to work either.
> It just says please wait.....and wait .......and wait
> How long do I have to wait 😉
>
> Tried with floppy but got message the it was for nForce chipset only
> ??
>
> This things pissing me off
>>
>>
>>"bp" <none@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:ipaqh01bqmabss27ahpe9ovhph0866comf@4ax.com...
>>> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 19:05:44 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
>>> <umugly@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Ed" <nosay@home.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:hminh0dgkcbjokaceh7mte7386t5gtbk1t@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 05:51:00 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
>>>>> <umugly@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Ed" <nosay@home.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:t0fmh09c5sk98k6shqblkadmgdh60olebf@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:13:32 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
>>>>>>> <umugly@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You're welcome. 😱)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I got the mobo/CPU a day early!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So far no problems at all, but I don't see the setting in the BIOS
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> turn on Cool n Quite. I installed the AMD64 driver and set Power
>>>>>>> Mng.
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> Minimal in hopes the bios has CnQ on by default but I guess not, MHz
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> vcore never change.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I wrote Chaintech about this awhile back, and they told me that Cool n
>>>>>>Quiet
>>>>>>wasn't possible with the VNF3-250 motherboard. However, Windows XP
>>>>>>64bit
>>>>>>Extended version 1184 and later, install without a hitch. Some people
>>>>>>had
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>turn on cool n quiet just to install this version of Windows. I hope
>>>>>>that
>>>>>>Cool n quiet isn't that important.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well it is one of the reasons I bought the AMD 64, I guess I should of
>>>>> done more research on these boards. Get what you pay for I guess?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ed
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>LOL. Actually, the lack of cool n quiet doesn't bother me. I preferred
>>>>the
>>>>Nforce3 250 chipset over other chipsets. It was after I had purchased
>>>>the
>>>>Chaintech VNF3-250 that I found out about Epox motherboard that used the
>>>>Nforce3 250 chipset AND had cool n quiet. But this motherboard is over
>>>>40.00 what I paid for my Chaintech motherboard. And 40.00 is too much to
>>>>pay
>>>>for a technology I don't care about. I use my computer 12 to 16 hours
>>>>daily, and that is almost constant usage. When I am done, I hit the
>>>>sleep
>>>>key on my keyboard, and then in the morning, I just hit the space bar,
>>>>and
>>>>I
>>>>am right back where I was the day before. 😱)
>>>>
>>>>Later,
>>>>U.M.
>>> Is anyone using the raid on this board ?
>>> I can't get it to load windows for noting when I have it enabled.
>>>
>>> I've done two complete freash installs
>>> loaded the raid driver by hitting f6 during installation.
>>>
>>> If I use the Serial connectors it locks at the XP boot screen and if I
>>> use IDE raid it just reboots the machine.
>>>
>>> Beginning to think i got what I paid for ;(
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
When you get the message for Nforce only, that is just a warning to others,
not you.
Just go ahead and upgrade the BIOS. It should work, as it works on mine.
And make sure you are using a DOS boot disk with awdflash.exe with nothing
loaded, no config.sys or autoexec.bat
http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/download/tools/af824g.exe
I know that it says af824, but that means it is awdflash.exe version 824
"bp" <none@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:r1hqh0l10d6kvnhjejcs1t5vulgsjoanhs@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:30:48 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
> <umugly@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>BP, what is the date of the BIOS are you using?
>
> 03/08/2004
> I can't get that alt f2 flash thing to work either.
> It just says please wait.....and wait .......and wait
> How long do I have to wait 😉
>
> Tried with floppy but got message the it was for nForce chipset only
> ??
>
> This things pissing me off
>>
>>
>>"bp" <none@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:ipaqh01bqmabss27ahpe9ovhph0866comf@4ax.com...
>>> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 19:05:44 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
>>> <umugly@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Ed" <nosay@home.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:hminh0dgkcbjokaceh7mte7386t5gtbk1t@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 05:51:00 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
>>>>> <umugly@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Ed" <nosay@home.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:t0fmh09c5sk98k6shqblkadmgdh60olebf@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:13:32 -0500, "Ugly Mugly"
>>>>>>> <umugly@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You're welcome. 😱)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I got the mobo/CPU a day early!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So far no problems at all, but I don't see the setting in the BIOS
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> turn on Cool n Quite. I installed the AMD64 driver and set Power
>>>>>>> Mng.
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> Minimal in hopes the bios has CnQ on by default but I guess not, MHz
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> vcore never change.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I wrote Chaintech about this awhile back, and they told me that Cool n
>>>>>>Quiet
>>>>>>wasn't possible with the VNF3-250 motherboard. However, Windows XP
>>>>>>64bit
>>>>>>Extended version 1184 and later, install without a hitch. Some people
>>>>>>had
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>turn on cool n quiet just to install this version of Windows. I hope
>>>>>>that
>>>>>>Cool n quiet isn't that important.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well it is one of the reasons I bought the AMD 64, I guess I should of
>>>>> done more research on these boards. Get what you pay for I guess?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ed
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>LOL. Actually, the lack of cool n quiet doesn't bother me. I preferred
>>>>the
>>>>Nforce3 250 chipset over other chipsets. It was after I had purchased
>>>>the
>>>>Chaintech VNF3-250 that I found out about Epox motherboard that used the
>>>>Nforce3 250 chipset AND had cool n quiet. But this motherboard is over
>>>>40.00 what I paid for my Chaintech motherboard. And 40.00 is too much to
>>>>pay
>>>>for a technology I don't care about. I use my computer 12 to 16 hours
>>>>daily, and that is almost constant usage. When I am done, I hit the
>>>>sleep
>>>>key on my keyboard, and then in the morning, I just hit the space bar,
>>>>and
>>>>I
>>>>am right back where I was the day before. 😱)
>>>>
>>>>Later,
>>>>U.M.
>>> Is anyone using the raid on this board ?
>>> I can't get it to load windows for noting when I have it enabled.
>>>
>>> I've done two complete freash installs
>>> loaded the raid driver by hitting f6 during installation.
>>>
>>> If I use the Serial connectors it locks at the XP boot screen and if I
>>> use IDE raid it just reboots the machine.
>>>
>>> Beginning to think i got what I paid for ;(
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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