[OT] flashing mobo bios failed...

[Karl Larsen]

Michael "TheZorch" Haney wrote:
> 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.
>
>   
    This discussion has gone on too long from people who really do not 
know what they have said. I have upgraded my BIOS at least twice. They 
said initially to use a floppy disk but last time after I told them it 
works they said you can put it on a cd-rom too.
    On the web Page where I got the updates is a d/l of the whole BIOS 
by number. You need the number you have because the motherboard was made 
to fit it. If you d/l the whole BIOS you can apply it to your BIOS 
e-prom and then it will work again. I suggest that you do this. Then you 
can use the computer.

Karl


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