wiped bios

[Drago]

ok im really hoping someone can help me out here, ive got a P4T533
motherboard, i just tried updating the bios with Asus EZ Flash, it wiped
the bios, went to install the new bios and failed, went to install old
bios and my comp crashed, yeah comp wont load

ive got my system setup to read from the IDE first for faster bootup,
tried to create a system disk with awdflash and bios version 1006, but
nothing happens

when i boot the comp, whether with or without floppy inserted, i dont
get any info on the monitor, no flash/start up screen

ive tried to take the power lead out and battery, hoping it would reset
the bootup sequence (not sure if this is possible without a bios)

can anyone suggest anything else i can try?

if i removed all IDE cables from the mobo would that force it to check
alternative devices?

any and all help appreciated
TIA

oh im using win xp pro

 

[Hawkeye]

www.badflash.com if you cant get it going

 

[RBM]

If that board has "crashfree bios 2" It should be giving you a message: Bad
bios checksum. Starting bios recovery. Then it will search for the bios
first on a floppy then automatically go to the CD if it can't find a floppy

 

[DaveW]

Sorry to say, but your sole solution is to buy a new motherboard.

 

[Paul]

Sorry to say, but your sole solution is to buy a new motherboard.

Nothing so dramatic, Dave.

A trip to badflash.com plus $25 will fix it up. May take a couple
days to get a new flash chip, then it will be all fixed. Just be
careful to indicate the exact motherboard model number and the
BIOS revision you want in the new flash chip.

If the flash chip was soldered to the motherboard, I might agree with
you. As long as it is socketed (and most are), it is easy to replace.

Paul

 

[Hawkeye]

ignore this post as he has no clue

 

[Hawkeye]

If that board has "crashfree bios 2" It should be giving you a message: Bad
bios checksum. Starting bios recovery. Then it will search for the bios
first on a floppy then automatically go to the CD if it can't find a floppy

I have this board as well and no it is pre crash free bios

 

[Hawkeye]

If you need a source for rom extractor here ya go

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog_name=CTLG&product_id=276-2101

stop by your local radio shack

 

[milleron]

Sorry to say, but your sole solution is to buy a new motherboard.

That's just about the last thing he'd want to do. Buying a new BIOS
or sending the crashed one out to have it reflashed would be much
cheaper. In addition, there are methods available for no-touch
reflashing through a batch file on a floppy before giving up entirely.
http://www.sysopt.com/articles/recoverbios/index2.html
http://www.sysopt.com/articles/recoverbios/index3.html

Using this batch file as "autoexec.bat," one could create a DOS
bootable floppy and then use that as an image for making a bootable CD
(with Nero or Roxio on another computer.) It's possible that such a
bootable CD might get the computer going and reflash the hosed BIOS.

In other words, there seem to be several things to try before buying a
new motherboard.





Ron