Stupid #@$*ing FlashMenu...

TheSmJTheSmJ
edited January 2004 in Hardware
Welp, I went to flash my BIOS to a later version last night using FlashMenu (which I had no trouble with before) and guess what? I now have a big, heavy paperweight! :mean:

There is no floppy drive access attempts, and clearing the CMOS was no help. Looks like I'll either have to hotflash the sucker (Thrax?... please?) or buy a new flashed chip. :grumble:

If anyone can think of something I could do (aside from hotflashing), please lemme know.

Comments

  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited January 2004
    really now... no more flashmenu for me
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited January 2004
    Just waitin' for Thrax...
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    You'll get nothing and like it.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Since you are online, does your board have a dual BIOS or a recovery hotkey??? This looks like a bad FTP download file, or flashing with BIOS not defaulted first. Let's see.... power down box, unplug the PSU connector, pull CMOS battery, waitr one minute, replace with new CMOS battery. Anything??? No, then you need a new BIOS chip, agreed, but if you can get with mfr tech support they might fix whatever went wrong or even send you a BIOS chip (on a ONE-TIME basis)....

    John.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited January 2004
    Well, I ordered a new BIOS chip from Badflash.com, as Thrax and I couldnt get the problematic chip to flash.

    Anyone know how long it takes to ship from this place?
  • DragstkDragstk Syracuse, N.Y.
    edited January 2004
    I ordered from BadFlash, got my chip in 3 days. I e mailed them first, with questions. They were all over it, right away. Good deal, quick service, good follow up. Highly recommended!
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited January 2004
    Well that's another A++ to BadFlash.com!

    Fast service, AND it fixed what ailed my box! Whoohoo!

    And on my birthday, no less.
  • LawnMMLawnMM Colorado
    edited January 2004
    Invest in a bios savior...
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited January 2004
    I thought about it. But I feel if I don't do anything risky with it from now on, I'll be fine. I

    I was thinking, I MAY have flashed to BIOS made for the rev 1-1.2 boards. Now that the machine is back up, I'll be able to check the history and figure out who broke what (flashmenu, or me).
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited January 2004
    I have a eprom programmer and will flash anyone with probs if ya buy the chip.

    Tex
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Tex, you never flashed me! I feel really let down. :bawling:

    "A++ for Badflash". Amen! When I destroyed a BIOS chip on my NF7-S, I had a brand new, programmed chip from Badflash three days after my order.

    For those of you who might wish to take Tex up on his offer, Badflash also sells unprogrammed chips for a reasonable cost.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited January 2004
    I wonder where this guy buys the chips from? The one he sent me was the exact same brand as the one which died, which leads me to wonder if ABit hooked him up (as they do already indorse his site).
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited January 2004
    Well I'm embarrased...

    It would appear as if I flashed the chip to version 2.3, which is made for rev. 1-1.2 NF7-S boards. Why this made the chip unflashable by Thrax's NF7-S I don't know...
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    TheSmJ wrote:
    I wonder where this guy buys the chips from? The one he sent me was the exact same brand as the one which died, which leads me to wonder if ABit hooked him up (as they do already indorse his site).

    Easy answer - there are only two or three manucturer's of PC CMOS chips. Not like there's a big selection.
  • badflashbadflash
    edited January 2004
    There is a lot bigger selection of bios than you might think, and trying to get OEM chips is a bit tricky. There is only one distributor for PMC in the USA and the minimum order is 300 chips. We actually have to stock about 30 different types of flash from Intel, AMD, Winbond, SST, PMC & EON to support all the boards we do.

    Part of the art of selling bios chips is knowing what chips you can substitute as many chips can't be had outside of china.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    badflash wrote:
    There is a lot bigger selection of bios than you might think...Part of the art of selling bios chips is knowing what chips you can substitute as many chips can't be had outside of china.

    OK, I stand firmly corrected. :rolleyes:
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited January 2004
    badflash wrote:
    There is a lot bigger selection of bios than you might think, and trying to get OEM chips is a bit tricky. There is only one distributor for PMC in the USA and the minimum order is 300 chips. We actually have to stock about 30 different types of flash from Intel, AMD, Winbond, SST, PMC & EON to support all the boards we do.

    Part of the art of selling bios chips is knowing what chips you can substitute as many chips can't be had outside of china.


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