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More info?)
Thanks.
The strange thing is that the BIOS is OK. Nothing wrong at all and it says
it is a ASUS motherboard. I though about flashing back to an earlier
version. But I'm going to upgrade my computer in a few months. So maybe I
shouldn't bother with this.
But then again maybe I should flash back to 1019 just to see if that was the
solution.
I'll decide tomorrow, and post a reply if it did solve it (if I flash back)
"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:nospam-0804051946230001@192.168.1.178...
> In article <42562603$0$50324$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com>, "Tönne Bäcklinder"
> <tonne.backlinder@arkitektkopia.se> wrote:
>
>> Thats the one I used. I know how to flash in dos. But I liked the
>> liveupdate
>> and would like to get it working again.
>
> I would try flashing back to a previous BIOS. This may be difficult
> to do, if all the flashing tools are confused by the BIOS you
> currently have loaded.
>
> I believe the Asus flashing tools check the declared motherboard
> type, which is recorded in the BIOS code. If you use a hex editor,
> for example, there is one ID string near the end of the BIOS image.
> There could be other identity strings buried elsewhere in the code.
> (Since I cannot get AMIBCP75 to work any more with these BIOS,
> I cannot dissect and verify the contents of the BIOS. Much of the
> BIOS file is compressed, so you cannot examine it for identity
> strings, without extracting the BIOS component parts first.)
>
> Your best option may be to use EZFlash and a floppy or a CD.
> Section 4.1.3 in the manual describes how to rename an Asus
> BIOS file to "P4C800ED.ROM" and place that file on a floppy.
> Pressing <alt> F2 during POST, will cause the BIOS to search
> the floppy drive for P4C800ED.ROM file. It should then
> reflash the BIOS with that file.
>
> Perhaps by flashing back to an earlier BIOS (a BIOS that
> supports your processor version, not just any old BIOS),
> you can solve this problem.
>
> Check here, to make sure the version you are using, supports
> your current processor. Flashing a BIOS version with a lower
> version number than the minimum version listed here, could
> leave you with a motheboard that will not POST. (The version
> on the motherboard CD is likely to be a very old version!)
>
>
http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
>
> HTH,
> Paul