Originally posted by: dman
Originally posted by: CTrain
So you followed the instructions in the Sempron/3100+ thread to flash with the Biostar bios ??
And did you use the floppy way to flash the bios ??
I downloaded the files from Biostar from a link at a
Slick Deals thread (Page 2)that was quoted from a
thread at fatwallet, to paraphrase:
Make a boot floppy.
Download files AWDFlash and N325A826.BF from
Biostar
Extract the AWDflash program from awardflash_826g_dos.exe and copy to the boot disk.
Copy the bios, N325A826.BF
Boot from floppy and run awd826g n325a826.bf to flash.
So far it works fine, apparently though you lose smart fan monitoring (allows fan to turn off if CPU utilization is low). I also can't disable the biostar boot logo screen (haven't found option or it isn't there). Otherwise, looks/works the same. If you already have windows installed you have to repair install or reinstall afterwards (I didn't).
I'm running prime95 test now, mainly the CPU test since memory I'm comfortable is fine, and temp's are at 54c after 10mins, usually at 44-46 when idle.
Honestly, other than the 1T setting so far I have no need for the biostar bios... I'm not going to be able to go over 250 FSB with my current setup. That said, it's working fine so I'll probably leave it rather than flash back.