Originally posted by: TungFree
Originally posted by: TungFree
ok the new hard drive worked but was not running the Raptor drive.
and from time to time the power went dead.
So I flashed it from #11 to #14 and this still did not show up the Raptor drive and while installing a windows update it crashed. So I tried flashing it to #12
right in the middle the power crashed.
I made a floppy the way I had posted and unzipped the #12 to a folder and copied it to the floppy. asks me 3 times to press a key if I agree then starts to flash, ask me to input a name of a file and there is no way to do that, then crashes it shows #12 bin file trying to flash as it crashes
I have not yet sent in for the $20 rebate and can try zipzoomfly or abit tomorrow by phone.
Any suggestions what to do next? or which of the 2 to contact?
Ouch. Never flash an unstable system. From your post, it seems you can get to a DOS prompt, is that correct? If so, download the official v.12 BIOS that comes with all the files.
Unzip all the files to your floppy. Edit abitfae.bat's command to include the /wb switch. Boot to your DOS prompt and simply type "runme" and hit enter. Hopefully it will flash for you. If not, it sounds likely you killed your chip.
You can get a new BIOS chip from abit. Thankfully, they include removable BIOS chips instead of the hard-wired ones on other manufacturer's boards. Once you get it, simply pop the old one out, noting its orientation and install the new one.
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abit IP35-E; Intel E4400 (334 x 9 = 3.0Ghz, 1.365Vcore) w/ Thermaltake Big Typhoon; OCZ Platinum (Rev.2) DDR2-800 (4-4-4-15-2T); EVGA 7600GT (256M, GDDR3); W/D SATA (3.0G/s) 200G; Samsung IDE 80G (Backup); Thermaltake TR2 430W
@ECHO OFF
cls
ECHO Please make sure of the following:
ECHO 1) You have made a CLEAN boot from your floopy disk,
ECHO i.e. NO autoexec.bat and config.sys files are loaded.
ECHO 2) The BIOS file you are trying to upgrade is correct
ECHO for your board, otherwise you will get the unknown failure.
IF "%1"=="" GOTO Error_3
ECHO !----------------------------------------------!
ECHO ! !
ECHO !Be sure the current PC system is pure without !
ECHO !any resident progarm. !
ECHO ! !
ECHO !----------------------------------------------!
pause
cls
IF NOT EXIST AWDFLASH.EXE GOTO Error_1
IF NOT EXIST %1 GOTO Error_2
ECHO !----------------------------------------------!
ECHO ! !
ECHO ! !Be sure you are ready to update the BIOS! !
ECHO ! !
ECHO !----------------------------------------------!
pause
AWDFLASH.EXE %1 /py /sn /cd /cp /cc
goto End
:Error_1
ECHO No AWDFLASH.EXE!!! or you may have not execute the .EXE file to be a .BIN file yet.
ECHO Flash Failure !!!
goto End
:Error_2
ECHO No %1 file or you may have not execute the .EXE file to be a .BIN file yet.
ECHO !!! Flash Failure !!!
goto End
:Error_3
ECHO Command error: No parameters
goto End
:End
wht you see above is in the file.
downloaded the disk creator you suggested in your post and opened it in a blank floppy, then unzipped the #12 from the site you posted and entered all the files into the floppy. and it asks 3 times questions and if yes press a key I press it 3 times and now it asks me for a file name while showing the #12 one.bat in the winow then after 10 seconds shuts down
so where do I enter what in that abitfae.bat file.?
I did press
runme 3 times with #12 then tried it by substituting #12....bat with 14.....bat hoping to restore #14 it did not like # 14 with the files for # 12 and I only was able to download the #14....bat without the other zipped files which again may need your suggested command.
It could be that the power supply is not compatible with the system Antec Blue 480 Watts. Maybe it makes it crash.
I will have the new case tomorrow and can transfer the board into it with a Antec Earthware 500 wat power supply.
so help me with what you can to edit the file you said to edit and re paste the file the way you feel it should read.
Thanks in advance.