ok, well ive been having trouble installing my audigy, so I figured i would try to update my BIOS. i have an Asus p4xp-x mobo and there was one update, so i went to DOS, used EZ flash (yeah right) and proceeded to flash. well i pushed Y for yes, and it went a long a little bit then it said FAILED. so i tried again and failed, so then i just pushed N, and it rebooted.
well now, when you power on the computer, you get nothing. no video signal, no BIOS screen, no windows, no nothing.
am I screwed? Is this a good excuse to buy an AMD 64bit system now? hehehe
asusp4xp-x
P4 3.06ghz
radeon 9800
crucial ram
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hmmmm I dont know if this will work but open the case and look down at the mobo find the batt and look around and see if you see a jumper.. Try and reset the bios if you dont have the jumper just pull the batt out and disconnect the power... make sure to push the power button a few times to release any charge it might have built up.. Walk away and go get something to drink.... and put your batt back in... try and startup and post what happens... Any noises you hear and if it sounds like its booting up.. also is the hd clicking or just humming?
ok, ive taken out the floppy drive. i took out the battery for like 10-15 minutes, pushed power button. let it sit for a while. plugged it back in and i get nothing. everything powers on, I think the hard drives are just spinning, im not sure cuz my case is quite loud heh.
still nothing. im wondering if i should go ahead an order a new system
you have to do more than just take out the battery, you need to short the jbat jumpers from 1-2 pins to 2-3 pins then back to 1-2 or look in your owners manual or online incase your mobo is different
you can buy new BIOS chips, but you will need to buy the chip and pay for delivery probally not that much more expensive to get a new bright and shiny mobo.
Hey look on the bios chip and see do you have any markings (bubbles) on top of it.. this is an indication that you fried it also... turn the computer on and feel the chip... if it gets extreemly hot to where you cant keep your finger on it for very long.... its fried!!
Airman your the only idiot i see here... lol why did you buy the AMD XP 3200+ when you can buy the 2800 for 100 bucks cheaper and unlock it to the same speed.. your the idiot... lol..
Ohh and btw Grant... if you want a good cheap board I would suggest getting the "shuttle" its very dependable and cheap... if you didn't already know this check out http://www.newegg.com they have it all man...
BUt once a bios flash has failed then that it, if you can place in the old bios then you just plained old fuked,
Bios chip are exspesive. (more or less what a replacement costs) So if you can boot then a new mobo may be a good option.
Put the floppy drive back in, place a floppy boot disk in, if it access’s the drive you may be in with a chance to reflash. This is if the Bios is not damaged.
u wouldnt see bubbles or marks on the bios chip because when you flash ur bios and it fails it doesnt actually frie the chip it overwrites the bios with some code it cant understand.
So basically ur computer does not know its a computer anymore
u do really need a new mobo, unless ur mobo has some special backup function (this time dont get ASUS, not very good make)
A hot flash is the only home based option and you need to find someone with the same (or similar - see section on forced flashing) mobo - someone who trusts you not to screw their comp after you've screwed your own.
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