I flash in dos using the award bios flash utility. I believe the parameters below are what I use. I'm not at home where they are written down, but (off the top of my head) I believe this is what I type at the prompt: AWD890 A78XA718.XXX /py /sn /cc /cd /cp /cks /r The utility starts up, but then it stops, and just sits there. I agree with you about them working flawlessly previously, because everyone you have done for me before has worked without a hitch.