[OT] flashing mobo bios failed...

[Michael "TheZorch" Haney]

Graham Watkins wrote:
> The following info may be useful. I once messed up my bios when trying 
> to install a graphics card.  I was advised to locate a jumper on the 
> board, remove it for a few seconds and then replace it.  This had the 
> effect of restoring my bios to factory settings and permitted me to 
> recover the system.  Check out your motherboard's manual to find out if 
> and where such a jumper exists. I don't know if it will work for a 
> failed flash upgrade but it must be worth a try.
No, it won't.  Take it from a guy who's A+ Certified, that only works to 
clear out BIOS settings in CMOS memory, but not the actually BIOS 
itself.  A failed flash of the BIOS will brick just about anything and 
many times the manufacturer can't fix it unless the BIOS chip itself is 
replaceable.

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