I understand, my MB is K8V DeLuxe ... http://www.asus.com/products/mb/socket754/k8v-d/overview.htm I was able to reflash. It seems that your MB will not behave :-( On Sat, 2004-05-29 at 18:43, Linux wrote: > > On Sat, 2004-05-29 at 17:18, Linux wrote: > > > Subject: Re: fc2 will not install to sata > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2004-05-29 at 11:15, Linux wrote: > > > > > Hi Kas > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for that however the system is "dead" very dead so will not > boot > > > from > > > > > floppy or cd. It was while using the ASUS EZ Flash bios update > facility > > > <alt > > > > > +f2> at boot that destroyed the bios. So as much as I would like to > try > > > the > > > > > restore from cd or floppy I cant, unless you know a way to? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks have ordered a new bios chip from http://www.biosflash.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > Thanks anyway just wish someone would explain why fc1 installs to my > > > sata > > > > > drive but fc2 wont. > > > > > > > > The manual certainly implies that there is a protected boot block so > > > > that, even with a corrupted BIOS EEPROM, you should be able to boot > the > > > > CD loader and get the original bios from the CD. Since your original > > > > flash attempt didn't work, and apparently your further attempts at > this > > > > procedure don't either, I would suspect that there is something > > > > seriously amiss on the MB and it needs to be RMAed. I've flashed my > K8V > > > > from 1002 to 1004 to 1005 without any problems...although I admit I've > > > > crossed my fingers, eyes and anything else handy whilst doing so. > > > > > > > > I would prolly clear CMOS (including removing the battery just to be > > > > absolutely sure) to make certain you didn't have something there that > > > > the loader was looking at that confused it...shouldn't be looking that > > > > early but BIOS is a black art...and they generally get it > wrong...after > > > > 5 attempts they still can't get BIOS to read my DIMMs SPD correctly. > > > > > > > > KAS > > > > > > > Hi Kas > > > > > > What is "protected boot block" and what is RMAed? excuse the ignorance > > > > > > You say I should still be able to but there is no drive to the screen > and no > > > attempt to even read the bios etc. > > > Do you think that flashing the bios could damage a mb? I would not have > > > thought so, it is 5 days old with all components same age. It worked > fine > > > until I flashed it. > > > > > > I tried clearing CMOS, removing battery, removing all power including > power > > > cables to board just to be sure that it cleared but it remains dead and > no > > > attempt to read bios or drives, I must say I have flashed a few before > but > > > never had one go dead on me. > > > I saved the existing bios to floppy and have the cd but they are no good > if > > > I cant get it to read from them. > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > Tha same happened to me blank screen, no boot, nothing. (when going from > > 1006->1007) > > > > > > I put the original CD-ROM that came with the MB (inside there is a file > > called k8v.rom or something alike) in the cd-rom unit and powered on > > _while pressing_ ALT-F2, after a while (30 second maybe or more!) I > > could see that it was reflashing from CD. > > > > Y reflashed again to 1007 using 1005.exe from asus download area. > > > I tried that (alt f2 and then powering on) I can not hear the dvd spinning > up as normal but the read led flashes for a while then switches off and the > system stays dead. > > You mention 1005 1006 1007 but the only files I can find on the asus web > site is a kv8b1003.zip which has a K8VB.ami file which the manual says you > must rename K8VB.ROM before using with the EZ flash utility. Were are you > downloading these files from? > > Jeff
