Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 + ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA + ASRock 775Dual-VSTA

[Hlafordlaes]

thanks a a lot hlafordlaes.. btw i is it any other method to flash bios other than using asrflash in dos.. i wonder is there any bios flashtool in the window,like asus mobo..

ASRock Winflasher Version 4.40, for flashing under Windows, is on the list of downloads in the second link.

 

[tcsenter]

Not really. The computer can see all 4 GB, but 32-bit OS's can only address up to 3.5 GB. There's some debate as towards whether the remainder can be utilized by programs or set aside for video buffers, as well as the /3GB switch

There's no "debate" and the OS "seeing" has nothing to do with this. The BIOS handles memory addressing then lets the OS know what is available to it via memory map. The /3GB switch has nothing to do with DRAM addressing.

 

[atoi4life]

i wan to flash bios on dos.. unfortunately in window when i insert floopy disk in drive, it said that A\ is not accessible. No ID address mark was found on the floppy disk.. why this is happen can somebody help me?

 

[Mr Vain]

i wan to flash bios on dos.. unfortunately in window when i insert floopy disk in drive, it said that A\ is not accessible. No ID address mark was found on the floppy disk.. why this is happen can somebody help me?

Have you formatted the floppy first?
You will most likely need 2 floppy's, one with the boot up menu and another with the Flashtool and Bios.

 

[atoi4life]

u mean i need a floopy driver to make my floopy drive work on window?

 

[atoi4life]

i formate the diskette and window give me "windows was unable to complete the format"

 

[atoi4life]

why this happen? nvr use floppy disk before..

 

[atoi4life]

can use thumbdrive to flash bios? i just format to msdos startup disk.. n copy asrflash n bios 3.19.. then just boot form dos? like floppy..

 

[Mr Vain]

can use thumbdrive to flash bios? i just format to msdos startup disk.. n copy asrflash n bios 3.19.. then just boot form dos? like floppy..

Yes thats correct, you may need to select boot up from usb in bios first.

 

[atoi4life]

ok i'll give it try tq

 

[Mr Vain]

ok i'll give it try tq

When booting up press the F11 key as that lets you select the desired boot up device, if you dont want to go into bios menu.

 

[atoi4life]

can i format the thumbdrive normally without msdos startup becoz..normal right click, click format using window i cant tick the msdos startup disk.. do i need a software to make a startup boot disk like this link

http://thelostbrain.com/post/2008/01/Make-your-flash-drive-bootable!-%28Boot-into-DOS-with-access-to-full-flash-drive-space%29.aspx

or i dont need it?

 

[atoi4life]

can someone help me..

 

[atoi4life]

maybe mr vain can help me

 

[atoi4life]

omg how come my floopy dun work.. so frustrating

 

[Hlafordlaes]

omg how come my floopy dun work.. so frustrating

Try here for a variety of ways of formatting your USB drive as a DOS boot device. Once formatted, you need to copy or decompress the BIOS files over to it. Best to boot with no drivers at all, so do not try to add any. If you use a non-English keyboard, you can safely install a DOS driver for that; it will not interfere with the flashing process.

Follow Mr. Vain's advice and use the F11 key to choose the USB drive at boot time.

I would recommend you speak to a local PC shop, however, as all this seems a bit too new to you and BIOS flashing, though simple, has its ways of messing up your board if you're not careful.

 

[atoi4life]

bios upgrade success.. i manage using usb on dos.. thanks everyone,really new experience to me.. thanks to hlafordlaes,mr vain n other who have reply my message.. u guys really help me a lot..now i can enjoy my ati 4850.. thanks a lot ya, may god bless u guys, cheers

 

[atoi4life]

hye.. just want to ask.. 775dual-vsta support ide raid 0 or not?

 

[Mr Vain]

hye.. just want to ask.. 775dual-vsta support ide raid 0 or not?

The 775Dual-VSTA uses the VIA VT8237A South Bridge chip that has the below specifications.

http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/southbridge/vt8237a/drivestation.jsp

 

[Hlafordlaes]

@Mr. Vain,

Holy knowledge dump, partner!

 

[Mr Vain]

@Mr. Vain,

Holy knowledge dump, partner!

For the sake of the environmentalist in us all, original post shortened; I don’t want to waste electronic paper lol.

 

[anonxlg_]

i'm interested in upgrading my cpu (have e6600 right now) on 4coredual-sata2

thinking of e8400, first thing i notice is that it's fsb is 1333mhz, so it will underclock the fsb right off the bat
i'm wondering if this cpu even works

 

[atoi4life]

does bios 3.19a support 5770 card?

 

[Hlafordlaes]

i'm interested in upgrading my cpu (have e6600 right now) on 4coredual-sata2

thinking of e8400, first thing i notice is that it's fsb is 1333mhz, so it will underclock the fsb right off the bat
i'm wondering if this cpu even works

None of the PT880 boards supports CPUs with a base FSB of 333MHz.

 

[Mr Vain]

does bios 3.19a support 5770 card?

I don’t think so, it looks like the 4890 was the last one added to the bios.
Quote

http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/intel_mainboards/support_asrock_775dualvsta_bios_3.19a_11845.0.html

ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Bios 3.19a

Datiert auf den 29.04.2009
775Dual-VSTA BIOS L3.19 REV:a

Changelog:
- Add support for HD 4890
- Add support for E-0/R-0 Wolfdale CPU (Pentium DualCore E6300/E7600 supported!)
- Support 4 GB DDR2 (~ 3,3 GB useable)
- Enhanced Speedfancontrol for PWM-Fans
- Support Enahnced Halt State, SpeedStep and Thermal Throttling
- Instant Boot Support


Someone is also asking the same question as you in the below forum, if your patient you can convert German to English to get your answer.

http://www.pctreiber.net/forum/intel_mainboards/ati_5770_auf_775dualvsta_12686.0.html