A7N8X BIOS into A7N8X Deluxe mobo?

[Lawton]

Hey. I've read through the FAQ thread and didn't find any particular info for my question, so I'm asking it generally. I have a bad BIOS (flash death situation) on my A7N8X Deluxe (rev 1.04 board). The replacement BIOS for the board is ordered but is on back-order until February (imagine that). I have in my possession a replacement BIOS for an A7N8X non-Deluxe board, and I am wondering what kind of issues I'd be facing if I tried the BIOS chip in the Deluxe mobo.

The proper replacement BIOS is a PMD Flash or SST, FL49004 chip. My A7N8X non-Deluxe BIOS replacement is an FL49020. I believe the voltage issue isn't a problem, but there are obviously some differences between the chips.

I am imagining that I'll be looking at some lost function and that my board will essentially become a non-Deluxe version of the A7N8X if the BIOS works at all. Am I risking anything else by trying the chip in the Deluxe board?

Thanks in advance for responses. Peace!

 

[Lawton]

Hey. While nobody here has been able to help with this question, I did get a response on the question from the tech guys at BIOSworld.com. The FL49020 chip is a 2mb BIOS chip and will not work in the A7N8X Deluxe (which requires a 4mb BIOS chip).

I thought I'd post the info for anyone else who might be suffering from the results of the flash instability of these boards.