Problems at startup, possibly after flashing bios.

[Scott]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar (More info?)

I flashed the BIOS for my MSI FX5600 graphics card a while back. around the
same time my PC stopped starting first time after it had been turned of for
an hour or more.

I have tried reflashing the BIOS, but I can only do it with the same version
as that is the only one available through MSI liveupdate. I have also tried
installing again from they original disk, but that does not reinstall the
old BIOS. and I could not see they original BIOS, or anyway of reinstall it,
when I looked at the contents of the disk.

I visited MSI's website and there are two tools mentioned on the support
pages for removing the new BIOS. but I do not no which to use and if they
are just for motherboard BIOS's, or both?.

This is the page which they are located on
http://www.msi.com.tw/html/support/bios/note/boot.htm

Any ideas???

Thanks,
Scott

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar (More info?)

This procedure is for flashing motherboard's BIOS only.
The procedure you'll take depends on the kind of your BIOS. If it's
AMI, use first procedure, if AWARD, use second. You can tell which BIOS
you have if you enter it at the beginning of booting up (usually one
presses DEL to enter BIOS) and read the title screen (sth like AMI BIOS
v.XY...)

In order to succeed, you'll need a BIOS file. I just hope you made a
recovery file when updating your BIOS, otherwise you may have
problems... I think it's possible to reset BIOS to factory default, but
I'm not sure...

Good luck,
Brad Gourdo

 

[Scott]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar (More info?)

thanks for that, I think I'm going to have to try reflashing the motherboard
BIOS to see if that helps, before I take it back to where I brought it.

but I don't think my motherboard is made by msi. so when I get a copy of the
BIOS to reflash it from will I still need the tool on msi's website, and
will it work?

thanks,
Scott


"Brad Gourdo" <bostjan.klemencic@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1109123705.685108.182080@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> This procedure is for flashing motherboard's BIOS only.
> The procedure you'll take depends on the kind of your BIOS. If it's
> AMI, use first procedure, if AWARD, use second. You can tell which BIOS
> you have if you enter it at the beginning of booting up (usually one
> presses DEL to enter BIOS) and read the title screen (sth like AMI BIOS
> v.XY...)
>
> In order to succeed, you'll need a BIOS file. I just hope you made a
> recovery file when updating your BIOS, otherwise you may have
> problems... I think it's possible to reset BIOS to factory default, but
> I'm not sure...
>
> Good luck,
> Brad Gourdo
>

 

[Gollum]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar (More info?)

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:56:32 GMT, "Scott" <canned@spam.com> wrote:

>thanks for that, I think I'm going to have to try reflashing the motherboard
>BIOS to see if that helps, before I take it back to where I brought it.
>
>but I don't think my motherboard is made by msi. so when I get a copy of the
>BIOS to reflash it from will I still need the tool on msi's website, and
>will it work?
>
>thanks,
>Scott
>
>
Snip
>>
>
You should go to the mb manufacturers web site and follow their
instructions.


Gollum