The Hot Flashing Guide Posted!!! - Page 5

Adrian Wong · 14th Oct 2004, 07:11 PM

I don't think it will work, unless the board is identical, using the same chips.

But it's worth a try especially if you have no other recourse.

If it fails, most likely it will not damage your board or processor. However, note the words "most likely".

There is still a chance it may damage your processor or other components if the BIOS you flash causes abnormally high voltages, etc.

fairx · 18th Oct 2004, 10:41 AM

Thank you very much!

I've tried it and no luck...
perhaps another bios

luckyly.. the board remain intact (I guess.. )

Viper007Bond · 18th Oct 2004, 11:32 AM

If I ever screw my BIOS, I'll now know what guide to read!

SAMSAMHA · 18th Oct 2004, 01:29 PM

wow, this is really a news to me. I have no idea that you can do that. I have always thought that its' extremely dangerious to touch inside the computer while it's running, think about the high voltage the system is using(not to mention the fact that the system could be completely burned). I can't believe that people are actually doing this.

zy · 18th Oct 2004, 02:23 PM

its risky

u might short circuit something if not careful .. like dropping a screw to pins..

Adrian Wong · 18th Oct 2004, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zy

its risky

u might short circuit something if not careful .. like dropping a screw to pins..

Actually it's not so bad. I have actually short-circuited my motherboard with a screw quite recently!

I screwed the motherboard to the case with a screw stuck underneath!!

It didn't kill the motherboard. The short-circuit protection kicked in and the motherboard just wouldn't boot.

So, it's not quite so dangerous as many people think. Just take proper precautions.

Chai · 18th Oct 2004, 06:20 PM

Water cooling applies too.

bmorgan98 · 12th Nov 2004, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Hello naelq,

You cannot use another motherboard's BIOS to replace your EPoX motherboard's dead BIOS. Don't forget, the EPoX and ABIT boards are two totally different motherboards.

They may be based on the same chipset but they are certainly different motherboards with different circuit board designs and components. The likelihood of the ABIT BIOS working in the EPoX board is VERY, VERY unlikely.

What you can do is try hot flashing the dead EPoX BIOS chip. You should be able to restore it.

Mr. Wong (or anyone)

Im in need of advice i have A abit av8 third eye which is a socket 939 board, the latest revision of the bios (1.5) support winchester 90nm athlon 64's, and of course this is what i have but i have discovered the av8 will not support the 90nm cpu's in revisions before 1.5 bios,

i may have to resort to hot flashing, is it possible to use and abit AN7 (nforce2, 400) to hot flash the av8, as i have read your hot flash guide, i wonder since both boards have 3.3v award 686 bios chips is a hot flash possible?

Chai · 12th Nov 2004, 06:08 PM

LOL! I'm facing the exact same problem as you! I'm trying to flash the outdated Asus A8V to the latest bios trying to get the Winchester support without success. Theoratically, you should be able to hotflash it. Try using Uniflash, it will detect the BIOS chip model name, normally with voltage info as well.

Adrian Wong · 12th Nov 2004, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmorgan98

Mr. Wong (or anyone)

Im in need of advice i have A abit av8 third eye which is a socket 939 board, the latest revision of the bios (1.5) support winchester 90nm athlon 64's, and of course this is what i have but i have discovered the av8 will not support the 90nm cpu's in revisions before 1.5 bios,

i may have to resort to hot flashing, is it possible to use and abit AN7 (nforce2, 400) to hot flash the av8, as i have read your hot flash guide, i wonder since both boards have 3.3v award 686 bios chips is a hot flash possible?

AFAIK, it's definitely possible. Give it a shot. No harm at all in trying. Good luck!

14th Oct 2004, 07:11 PM	#41 (permalink)
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18th Oct 2004, 02:23 PM	#45 (permalink)
zy zynine.com Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 13,496 Reputation: 2276 Rep Power: 43	its risky u might short circuit something if not careful .. like dropping a screw to pins.. __________________

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12th Nov 2004, 06:08 PM	#49 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,127 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	LOL! I'm facing the exact same problem as you! I'm trying to flash the outdated Asus A8V to the latest bios trying to get the Winchester support without success. Theoratically, you should be able to hotflash it. Try using Uniflash, it will detect the BIOS chip model name, normally with voltage info as well. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

18th Oct 2004, 10:41 AM	#42 (permalink)
fairx Newbie Join Date: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 4 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Thank you very much! I've tried it and no luck... perhaps another bios luckyly.. the board remain intact (I guess.. )

18th Oct 2004, 01:29 PM	#44 (permalink)
SAMSAMHA Super Active Join Date: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 2,356 Reputation: 197 Rep Power: 9	wow, this is really a news to me. I have no idea that you can do that. I have always thought that its' extremely dangerious to touch inside the computer while it's running, think about the high voltage the system is using(not to mention the fact that the system could be completely burned). I can't believe that people are actually doing this.