The Hot Flashing Guide Posted!!!

peaz · 15th Nov 2003, 01:37 PM

You are all familiar with term 'flashing the BIOS', right? But what about hot flashing? Don't know? Don't worry! Today, we will explain what hot flashing is all about and show how you to do it! Come and check out the new Hot Flashing Guide from Adrian's Rojak Pot!

Link - The Hot Flashing Guide!

vanisher · 16th Nov 2003, 11:12 AM

Stop smoking that crack! Hotflashing a BIOS?!?!

Why would any sane person go through the hassle or risk the danger? The depths the zany will go...

ZuePhok · 16th Nov 2003, 12:00 PM

if ur board is working fine, of course you don't need hot flashing

it's for those who has corrupted their BIOS

Adrian Wong · 16th Nov 2003, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanisher

Stop smoking that crack! Hotflashing a BIOS?!?!

Why would any sane person go through the hassle or risk the danger? The depths the zany will go...

LOL!

We never said that everyone should hot flash. In fact, this is what I wrote in the Do I Really Need To Hot Flash? section :-

Quote:

If you just want to update your BIOS, no, you do NOT need to hot flash. In fact, you should NOT hot flash it. A simple BIOS flash will suffice.

Hot flashing is a tricky procedure that should only be attempted if you have a corrupted BIOS. Hot flashing a perfectly normal BIOS chip is foolhardy business, IMHO!

zy · 16th Nov 2003, 01:16 PM

i wonder whose motherboard was the guinea pig? .. LOL

modern motherboards including mine has a boot-block sector..

contain information for booting a floppy drive & an ISA graphic card..

..
so a curropted bios will boot a floppy drive..

thats how i recovered my curropted bios..

sonnyboy · 16th Nov 2003, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peaz

Come and check out the new Hot Flashing Guide from Adrian's Rojak Pot!

Very good guide for novices! I am no expert, but I do Flash PC and also auto BIOS chips (auto is converted to 29C256 ROM chips).

For lifting chips, a small thin cable-tie (plastic wire loom fastener used in electronics) under the chip is preferable to metal tweezers. If no cable-tie available, Nylon fish line can be used. With PC off, pull/pry chip out, insert cable tie or fish line, replace chip pushing lightly, then power up.

Works great!

Great guide! I have enjoyed all of Adrian's BIOS guides!

TungstenBoy · 17th Nov 2003, 08:40 PM

zy.....where 2 find isa vid card??????

welcome sonnyboy!!!

zy · 17th Nov 2003, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TungstenBoy

zy.....where 2 find isa vid card??????

welcome sonnyboy!!!

i'm not

i know where to find. hehe ... antiques...

Chai · 17th Nov 2003, 09:51 PM

zy: Sometimes even the boot block won't help, especially the NForce2 board...

sonnyboy: Thanks for the additional tips!

naelq · 9th Feb 2004, 08:23 AM

hi there all,
i know it had been a long time since this post, but, i have a DEAD EPoX 8RDA3, which it's BIOS had been corrupted as a result of power loss, while BIOS update!
i pulled the BIOS from my NF7-S rev2 & put in the EPoX, but i always get the CF error code! which is according to the maunal:
1.BIOS chip inserted
incorrectly
2. Incorrect BIOS update
version
3. Mainboard problem
4 . Add-on card inserted
incorrectly.

any help?!

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zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Buffalo NY / Penang MY Posts: 13,336 Reputation: 2158 Rep Power: 41	i wonder whose motherboard was the guinea pig? .. LOL modern motherboards including mine has a boot-block sector.. contain information for booting a floppy drive & an ISA graphic card.. .. so a curropted bios will boot a floppy drive.. thats how i recovered my curropted bios.. __________________

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Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	zy: Sometimes even the boot block won't help, especially the NForce2 board... sonnyboy: Thanks for the additional tips! __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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9th Feb 2004, 08:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
naelq Newbie Join Date: 9 Feb 2004 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	hi there all, i know it had been a long time since this post, but, i have a DEAD EPoX 8RDA3, which it's BIOS had been corrupted as a result of power loss, while BIOS update! i pulled the BIOS from my NF7-S rev2 & put in the EPoX, but i always get the CF error code! which is according to the maunal: 1.BIOS chip inserted incorrectly 2. Incorrect BIOS update version 3. Mainboard problem 4 . Add-on card inserted incorrectly. any help?!