Hagar Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 late night+clever ideas+BIOS update - Which one should NOT go with the others?? I don't know exactly what went wrong because I was out with the dog whilst the bios flashed.. but when I came back it was D915GAVL RIP. I just woke up.. my lovely triple-booter is lying there in bits.. I'm typing in windows on my noisy old athlon XP & figuring out which bit of the money I haven't got I'm going to have to spend on a new mobo instead of the upgrades I was looking forwards to.... The mistake was simple.. rather than fitting a floppy drive, I did a clever solution with a bootable CD.. all I know is the mobo didn't like it. I'd got so used to being able to get myself out of any fix that I never figured it was permanent.. until I'd stripped it to the bare bones & tried 3 different rescue floppies in 3 different floppy drives.. it is an ex-board. it has ceased to be. & boy is windows ugly after 5 months away... If anybody wants me I'll be the guy sat crying over the hardware pricelists.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryder Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 late night+clever ideas+BIOS update - Which one should NOT go with the others?? I don't know exactly what went wrong because I was out with the dog whilst the bios flashed.. but when I came back it was D915GAVL RIP. I just woke up.. my lovely triple-booter is lying there in bits.. I'm typing in windows on my noisy old athlon XP & figuring out which bit of the money I haven't got I'm going to have to spend on a new mobo instead of the upgrades I was looking forwards to.... The mistake was simple.. rather than fitting a floppy drive, I did a clever solution with a bootable CD.. all I know is the mobo didn't like it. I'd got so used to being able to get myself out of any fix that I never figured it was permanent.. until I'd stripped it to the bare bones & tried 3 different rescue floppies in 3 different floppy drives.. it is an ex-board. it has ceased to be. & boy is windows ugly after 5 months away... If anybody wants me I'll be the guy sat crying over the hardware pricelists.. Once you update the BIOS to a BIOS that's not for your machine, that's it. A buddy of mine updated the BIOS on his mobo, and he accidentally chose the Intel one instead of the AMD one (they made an exact mobo but different processor/BIOS/etc.) and it was fubar after that. You can get a 915GAVL for around $100 or so now. That's what I paid for mine from NCIX.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 So the mobo is fried? For good? Did you try rolling back the bios version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) I think, seing as I'm buying now, a 945 based board makes more sense.. following Bofors's thread on that score.. The BIOS I was flashing was the correct one, it was the technique that was incorrect, but how it managed to make such a mess that it won't boot a bios rescue floppy (that ability is supposed to be hard-coded) I have no idea.. As of right now, the status of the board is that at power on, it does nothing. no beeps, no flashes, no ticking or grinding noises.. HD & DVD spin up if they're connected, floppy doesn't. the only sign of any logic onboard at all is that it obeys the power switch.. Can I scream {censored}! in the thunderdome? it appears I just did.. Edited January 22, 2006 by Hagar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryder Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) I think, seing as I'm buying now, a 945 based board makes more sense.. following Bofors's thread on that score.. The BIOS I was flashing was the correct one, it was the technique that was incorrect, but how it managed to make such a mess that it won't boot a bios rescue floppy (that ability is supposed to be hard-coded) I have no idea.. As of right now, the status of the board is that at power on, it does nothing. no beeps, no flashes, no ticking or grinding noises.. HD & DVD spin up if they're connected, floppy doesn't. the only sign of any logic onboard at all is that it obeys the power switch.. Can I scream f***! in the thunderdome? it appears I just did.. You get no POST, right? That means it's gone. Edited January 22, 2006 by stryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callysto Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 isn't there a recovery BIOS available for that board they are available for Intel I know and what you do is move a jumper then you get to try again and put things right. I've never tried it though but it's worth investigating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackintosh Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 what bios award ami intel ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 Tried the recovery bios.. no go. I downloaded the bios etc. from intel, I'm assuming it's an intel bios.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgi02 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) Tried the recovery bios.. no go. I downloaded the bios etc. from intel, I'm assuming it's an intel bios.. Im not 100% sure as i havent done this in a while , but I believe that there is a jumper on the motherboard you have to switch in order to get the machine to initiate the bios recovery. You just downloaded the recovery bios file right? It should just be a single file that you put on a floppy disk and insert before you turn the machine on and when the machine powers up it should initialise the file on the floppy and reflash the bios. Good luck to you. Edited January 22, 2006 by sgi02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) I did the jumper thing as per instructions.. I'd like to thank everyone for their input & concern, I expected to be yelling alone in a corner.. the only thing that might be in the way now is my floppy drives.. all 3 are old ones I had lying around.. plugging them into a working machine to test them all is a hassle as I'm 1 machine short atm One thing is for certain. when I rebuild this machine it is going to have a brand-new, good quality FLOPPY DRIVE! Don't think of it as an obsolete storage device, think of it as a lifeboat, a low level system diagnostic & maintainance port. Edited January 22, 2006 by Hagar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJägermeister Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Tried the recovery bios.. no go. I downloaded the bios etc. from intel, I'm assuming it's an intel bios.. If you know someone with exactly the same board (must be the same), you can fix it: - Boot from a DOS disk. - After DOS has boot, take the working BIOS out and put your broken one in there during the PC is on (be carefully, it's a little bit tricky). - Start the soft in DOS to flash your BIOS now. - Take it out and put it in your PC, your machine should boot now. Alternative: buy a BIOS for your board, sometimes it cost new the same than a used board at E-Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackintosh Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 http://www.biosman.com/faq.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sHARD>> Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Usually for something like $20 and 2 weeks of waiting you can send in your BIOS to the mobo manufacturer and they will ship you a properly flashed working one. They know it's an issue, so they are willing to help, generally. So call up support and ask them about it. A lot cheaper than a new mobo. You could also buy the same mobo, swap the chips, and RMA it. But that's unethical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 LOL Ethics aside, I'm fairly sure this thing isn't socketed. I'll be phoning the place I bought it on monday to see what their policy is.. they've been helpful before, so I might be lucky.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amalgam Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Get the whole BIOS chip here: http://cgi.ebay.com/new-Replacement-BIOS-C...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrunner Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Sorry, I think you are out of luck (DIY route) if the chip is soldered: http://www.badflash.com/findbios.htm Unless you are very good at desoldering surface mounted chips. If the PLCC part is soldered to the board (see photo) the bios cannot be reprogrammed and the board is rendered useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 i have done this to my computer. award bios. a7n8xe. I made a floppy, which had uniflash, and the bios file. got the instructions from some where and it worked perfect. if u want detailed instructions, send me a PM. OR Simply take it to your dealer and ask him to fix it. I got mine fixed for FREE form ASUS. I figured the uniflash the second time i f*cked my bios. . . . . . I like bios logos OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dippyskoodlez Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 if its not soldered in you could hotflash... But otherwise, looks liek your sol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Update: I finally heard back & apparently Intel are sending me a new one.. the retailer said they quoted him 2 days, but not to hold my breath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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