01-18-2005, 10:18 PM
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Bios upgrade fail flashing and no post on Monitor!!!
I just built a K8V SE DELUXE K8T800 PRO mobo on a Tsunami Dream case, with the other accessories and drives. I was trying to do a bios update by using ASUS EZ Flash. Guess what it shows me? "Failed flashing". That was the last sentence on the screen. What a b**ch! I restarted the computer and no freakin post comes on the monitor. Monitor won't even show any freakin signal. What a double B**ch!! ("head banging on wall") I've cleared the cmos: remove battery, switch pin to clear CMOS, for 20 second, and put battery back and switch pin to default. NOthing comes on. So I did it again, only this time for 30 minutes. put it back and no post again. Can anyone help me please!!!!!!!!!!
***(Trust me, I've tried reseating everything on the mobo and unplugging n vice versa the power plugs and pins.*** My ***umptions are: maybe the bios chip is fried? motherboard is history? I may need a new mobo? or a new bios chip? What in the h... sheeesh.. I need someone's help Badly, PLEASE!!. (going insane here.) |
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01-18-2005, 10:37 PM
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sorry to hear about this i know other people who have flashed there mobo and done the same thing i will see if they have answer for you.
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01-18-2005, 10:40 PM
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I found this from another site hopefully it will help you out!
After I flashed my BIOS and restarted my computer, I got a beep message, and the screen went blank. Every time my computer starts now, it gives that beep message and isn't doing anything at all. Is there a remedy? The BIOS, or Basic Input Output System, is also sometimes called "Flash BIOS", because even though it's stored in hardware, it can be replaced or updated via a processes often called "flashing". When flashing your bios fails ... you're in trouble. • The BIOS is software stored in hardware, or firmware. It's the software that performs the power-on self test, the very first steps of the boot process, and provides the basic interface to much of the hardware. Occasionally it needs to be updated. In fact updating your BIOS is frequently a solution for certain types of hardware compatibility issues. Unfortunately you need a working BIOS to even get to the point of flashing it. Or do anything else, for that matter. As a result, when a BIOS flash fails, the only typical remedy is to physically replace the chip on the motherboard in which the BIOS is stored with one containing a working BIOS for that motherboard. That probably means going back to the manufacturer of your computer or its motherboard. |
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01-18-2005, 10:51 PM
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Thanks a lot Berks, I see that i really have no choice. "man, these BIOS stuff....it hurts, it just hurts when it fails." I guess i'll sleep in tonight, relief my stress, hopefully, and try to resolve this problem tomorrow. *sigh* I'm very tired.
Thanks agian. But I'm still looking forward to see more replies if anyone wants to show some efforts in solving this problem. |
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01-19-2005, 12:20 AM
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they will just give some of them time a lot of us are on different continents.
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01-19-2005, 03:42 AM
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I'm affraid there is no much help left bud... Berks posted the one and only answer... your bios is screwed now and you will have to return it :/
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01-19-2005, 03:16 PM
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You should contact the motherboard manufacturer and have them send you a new bios chip, provided the bios chip on that motherboard is removable, it is an easy swap to do and will get ya back up and running sooner. Other option is to contact the vendor who sold it to you and have it rma'd. For future refernece never flash your bios unless it is absolutely necessary so resolve an ongoing problem.
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01-21-2005, 11:44 AM
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Never? Then why do they even have flash bios updates?
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01-21-2005, 12:17 PM
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so you can ruin your mobo and have to buy a new one!
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01-21-2005, 12:47 PM
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Don't get me wrong there are times when flashing the bios is necissary, there may be a new bios released that fixes certain issues, not all people will experience the issues that the bios was released to fix so why take the risk in updating it. There are also those out there that want to squeeze every little last nansecond of performance out of there systems (usually overclockers)
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03-12-2006, 06:18 PM
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Simple repair action
 Perhaps the problem is solved already, however there is one simple solution that is always worth to try.The problem with BIOS manufacturers is that their versions may ***ign different memory allocations to the BIOS memory, and then even a correctly installed, new and perfect BIOS version can cause these problems. I have seen this many times with older machines, where the BIOS flashing took place correctly, however the system fails to boot due to messed up bios settings which are stored in RAM. This memory retains its information with a small battery, which is also responsible for the real time clock of your PC. You can easily solve the problem by removing the Lithium battery on the main board, then wait a few minutes, then put in the battery and reboot. Then the BIOS will detect that there are no BIOS settings, and use some default settings, one of which is (surprise!!!) the monitor. It will tell you that some settings are erratic, but at least you are now able to press DEL to enter BIOS setup. There you choose either "Load default fail safe" or "Load optimal settings". The latter will work most of the time. Save these settings and reboot and see whether your attempts were successful. I've seen this type of boot failure on several machines and in case of bios update failure, this is the solution. If it does not work at once, try to keep out the battery longer, and short-circuit the + and - pins of the battery socket. When you manage to get some life back into your PC, then don't forget to check that you indeed flashed the BIOS version that belongs to your motherboard. Maybe you flashed just a slightly different version. If so, find the correct BIOS version even if your PC seems to work after following above steps. After flashing the BIOS correctly, surely you will need to do the same trick with the on-board battery. Succes, Willem |
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12-20-2006, 09:34 PM
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Long shot, and may be too late, but have you tried the "insert" key pressed during power up? That has often done the trick.
As a rule of thumb, I dont reflash bios unless I know there is a specific feature, enhancement, bug fix the new code will fix. I dont do it casually, I DONT do it under windows. I always use a UPS power supply battery (lots of people dont realize that a power surge or dropout, brownout during flash WILL kill the chip), and always burn a backup of the old code, with the flash ute on disc also . One method of repair if you have the identical (bios chip)model available, simply remove the old one, insert the new one and boot. Power dowm, replace the old one, and it shoul;d reprogram the bad one. Done wrong, can crack the chip(s) or even hurt the replacement one if not handled correctly. A new bios chip is available for about $30 from 3rd level aftermarket companies, or the mobo manufacturer can reflash it, but shipping mobo is expensive plus the new chip cost. |
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