BIOS Upgrades

DaKon · Ville Supporter Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 2342

Just a word to the wise do not upgrade BIOS unless absolutley neccessary. I learned this yesterday.

***true story***

There was new BIOS, EIDE MB Drivers, and AGP MB Drivers (not for video card but mother board). ANd I was experince some video stutter, which i should not have with the components I run and I had reisnalled all sound video etx drivers.

So i backed up critical stuff and Flashed "Kinky" my BIOS.

Rebooted.

Monitor would not come on. Waited. Shook the power cord and it turned on. Let go and then locked up. Then turned off. Changed powercoard. Nothing. Finally coaxed it into cmos set up after 1 hr.

It said that is could not recognize the CPU speed. Said a few cusswords and set it as it should.

Restarted nothing....let it sit. 45 mintues later it booted. Proceded to install the other to mb updates and then re flash the bios.

Restarted...and nothing again. 45 minutes later got it into cmos. Could not recognize CPU speed. Told my comp to f@#$ off. Overclocked CPU to 2.6 ghz from 2.0ghz.

Restarted and booted immediately. Thank god my cpu is set for overclocking with cooling. Deleted my video drivers and restarted.

Loaded up np and it had re tweeked my CMOS to run at non overclocked speeds.

Resinsatled video drivers and walla works.

6hrs of BS lol for 1.5 percent more stability with OS Spec New BIOS.

Fun Eh?
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cobra · Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2002 8:20 pm Post subject:

i geuss i won't upgrade a thing as long as it's not necessarry.

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merf · Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2002 9:48 pm Post subject:

I guess I have been lucky. I flashed bios's on all different kinds of mobos and haven't had any problems yet (knock on wood).
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DaKon · Ville Supporter Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 2342

Merf it was hell. Really fooked my sys up. And i let it run the default stuff and I am scared to fully set it up.
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PondScm007 · Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 10:18 am Post subject:

hehe yeah a bios flash is one thing you dont want to do unless you are very sure you need it...
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Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

Verman · Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:41 pm Post subject:

Argh!
I've flashed many a different ASUS mb with their utility and have been successful every time. Go figure.................
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thewz · Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 5:09 pm Post subject:

I recently flashed my mobo, had no problems at all. Guess you were just unlucky.

Bright Red Nipples · Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 5:16 pm Post subject:

Don't need it, won't do it!! Tee hee hee.
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OpTlk · Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 6:11 pm Post subject:

sounds like hell DK, if only I had any clue what you're talking about by "flashing BIOS"

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