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monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	Anybody ever reflash a corrupted bios? I upgraded the bios on one of my pcs last weekend and it killed it. doesn't post or anything now. So now I either have to buy a new board or get the bios chip reflashed. Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 23-Jan-2007 19:00
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	pretty much once the chip is corrupted there is not much you can do if you don't have a chip reprogrammer. if you can find another motherboard of the exact same type -- and i mean exact -- you can take the chip off that one and try reflashing again "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 24-Jan-2007 04:09
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	There is a company I found that will do it for 10 each. But I found a board online I may get. And also found a kit that would reprogram the corrupted chips, but at $299, for me to do 1 chip, is kinda over kill. Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 24-Jan-2007 13:49
tiny_clanger Fish Guru Posts: 2563 Kudos: 571 Votes: 12 Registered: 17-Sep-2002	Have you tried resetting the CMOS? Probably won't help, but it's worth a try if you haven't already. Personally I'd just buy a new board and start again, but that's just me. I like the easy solutions ------------------------------------------------- I like to think that whoever designed marine life was thinking of it as basically an entertainment medium. That would explain some of the things down there, some of the unearthly biological contraptions
Posted 24-Jan-2007 16:20
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	first things i did was reset bios on the board. pulled the battery, i've delt with that problem on other peoples computers. i'm preprogrammed to automatically do that when it happens. new board is in the works, just gotta find one Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 24-Jan-2007 16:58
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Silly question, but the chip isn't removable is it? Some boards have BIOS chips that can be removed and replaced like CPU's. If you haven't looked, it'll be a standard black rectangular BIOS chip surrounded by a white plastic border that looks like a PCI slot.
Posted 24-Jan-2007 22:49
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	It is one of the PLCC removable chips. I have found a few sites online, but I'm going to go with the new board. I may still order a new chip if they have the one for my board and slowly buy the parts to build another system on it. Sites I've will flash the chip for $10, or sell new ones for $25. But I found the same board online for only $40 with manufacture warranty. Putting a lot of thought into buying a kit I seen to reflash PLCC and DIP chips myself and offering that service at a low cost, as no shops near me offer this service. Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 25-Jan-2007 04:31
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	Got my new board monday night. got it installed wensday and full back online friday. ugh i hate having to rebuild a system my size. but i love how fast it works Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 03-Feb-2007 21:51
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	pictures man, pictures.
Posted 05-Feb-2007 00:04
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	later this week. need to get batteries for my digital Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 05-Feb-2007 02:39
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monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/monkeyboy000/DSC02073.jpg P4 2.53ghz, 1gb pc3200DDR Ram, 500gb total hard disk space, 4 fans, 600watt PSU, and my fav, ATI x1300 256mb 8xagp. Wires are bundled up best as can. Next system will be PCIE and SATA. But this thing screams Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 11-Feb-2007 02:36


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