Need Tech Help

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:12 pm

Currently running a P5NSLI socket 775 ASUS board. The BIOS needs flashing, and I've never done it on an ASUS board. I've got the right update, but it's in a BIN file.

To top it off, my system doesn't have a floppy drive. I know if you screw up a flashing, you end up fucking over your system. Any help greatly appreciated.

Post by **Phorenn** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:52 pm

First rule of flashing a BIOS.... don't.

Only exception.... you have a problem that is specifically said to be fixed by the update you're trying to install.

As for actually doing it without a floppy drive, ASUS should have an updater that can flash tbe BIOS from within Windows, although I've always done it with a floppy.

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Thu May 24, 2007 4:39 pm

I'm not getting USB 2.0 support.
I cannot restart my system without it going into a restart loop for the next half hour, and I have to turn it off from the power cell.
In order for me to turn it on from a cold boot, I need to hit the power button, let it warm up, then reset it.

I need to fucking flash the BIOS. GIMMIE THE UPDATER!

Hoenheim · Post by **Hoenheim** » Fri May 25, 2007 8:44 am

... Opkier if you look on the ASUS website in downloads there will be a bios utility that can flash the bios in the .bin file for you. I would be careful however, because if during the flash anything happens, your computer will be a paperweight.

EDIT: Under the bios tab in downloads im pretty sure its the PCProbe util that will let you do it from within windows.

Double EDIT: Also, check your MOBO manual, some of the new bios's will let you update from a binary file stored on a USB pendrive. Mine does!

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:11 am

Oh I know about if anything happening during the flash. Had the power cut out at the college as I was flashing a full lab of new computers.

Fortunately, I had the presence of mind to flash em one at a time.

Looks like the PC probe only moniters voltage, temp and fan speeds, I don't see anything on it to do otherwise.

There's another program called AWDflash.exe and from the description, that should do it, but it doesn't seem to want to run from my desktop.

Hoenheim · Post by **Hoenheim** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:35 am

blah.. hang on.. let me find that ASUS util

Found.. http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_208_17619.html , though I would try to find the latest version of this on their website

AHA, under the utilities tab for your MOBO downloads at the top, Asus Update. Thank me anytime by volunteering for a rep Shadow labs run.

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:23 am

Well, went ahead and tried to flash.

"Beginning to erase EEPROM"

Well, no worries...

-An hour later-

"Beginning to erase EEPROM"

Fuck, I'm screwed now

-hits reset button-

-booting back into Win XP-

Okay, what the fuck just happened?

Oh, no sound, that's what's happened... FUCK.

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:57 am

Even updated my sound from the Asus website, my sound is toast.

Hoenheim · Post by **Hoenheim** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:11 pm

Okay, i dont do this often, because I hate the fact that Im halfway decent at tech support.

Give me some symptoms, some problems, and ill give you some solutions..

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:16 pm

In the midst of updating my chipset to the one on the Asus site, then going to try to reflash it.

I'm simply not getting any sound from my speakers or headset.

The first flash I did, the Asus updater only had "Beginning to erase EEPROM" for a good hour, then I reset it, Windows boots, but I get no sound from anything.

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:58 pm

Alright, I had to flash from 601 to 801, but still no sound.

Post by **Phorenn** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:09 pm

So you're using an on board sound card? Are you sure it didn't get disabled in the BIOS when you flashed it? If it was already enabled, maybe try booting with it disabled, then rebooting with it enabled. Also check under Device Manager if Windows even sees a sound card.

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:12 pm

Alright flashed from 601 > 801 > 1104 > 1201 No problems there.

Still no sound, and yes, it is onboard sound. Device manager has it listed as it usually does. I'll go poke around in the BIOS then.

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:17 pm

Alrighty, checked the BIOS, onboard sound and USB 2.0 support are active, so why am I not getting those things in Windows? Fuck...

opkier · Post by **opkier** » Fri May 25, 2007 1:21 pm

Disabled Onboard sound, rebooting again to re-enable.