Abit KN8 SLI thanks for your work, GraceSlic. Can you explain me the pros/cons of the "Tommy and Zhaoliang ISA modules" and the "oem mod (ssv1 with nocompress module)", which i think you use. Does one of them can affect other bios functions? How high are the chances of a brick?
Not to be a stinker, but that is how it was done back in the day..before the cut and paste OEM7.. This is the original SSv1 type with just moving the ACPITBL to the end. If there are less than 3 sensitive modules (which there are) they are generally golden. This is generally the way ABIT has to be done, the OEM7 pasted over the ACPITBL and the ACPITBL moved to the end (C&P OEM7) doesnt work as well on these..JFYI I think the best mod for these is the black epa OEM7 Mod with the order of ACPITBL, OEM7, EPAlogo..For future reference..I had a couple of ABIT boards out that ran very well like this. And they were heavily tested..
There are lots of ways it can be modded and any method will probably work with this bios, so it's more of a matter of preference. I like 0+2 and SSV3 the best. The OEM7 method w/black epa that 911medic mentioned is a good way too. The way this one was done the modules under acpi get shifted up, but since it doesn't contain sensitive modules it's not a problem. Newer bioses would require one of the newer methods. As for isa vs oem, with some newer bioses oem is more compatible than isa, but isa still works fine for lots of bioses. There have been some cases where isa worked and oem wouldn't, but more cases the other way around. It's usually safe to try isa first and if you notice any issues switch an oem mod. In your case since there's already an oem mod made you might as well try it first.
I'm glad it worked Namebrand. Was that button to clear cmos? Sometimes that's needed to boot correctly when going to a newer version bios.
Do cbrom /d to view the list of modules. If any contain 'INIT' or 'PE32' don't move those because they may have entry points at specific offsets that shouldn't change. There are lots of ways to do mods without shifting the offsets. There are more ways available if there is an epa module than if there isn't one. Another thing to look for is if there's a SLIC already in the acpi table. Your bios has pretty limited options since there is no epa and there is a slic in acpitable. You can't replace the fake slic with a real one in the acpi without shifting all the modules as a result which could cause a problem. So it's good that ISA worked.
Yeah it was the button to clear cmos. On this board they put a clear cmos button on the back just below a couple usb slots. So you dont have to open the case every time to clear cmos. A great feature I've used it often lol. I'm glad it worked this time so no waiting for RMA lol.
Actually there is a way you could do this which 911medic mentioned which is to move the acpi table to the end. I forgot about that!
- Glad it worked. MOST bios flashes require a full cmos clear. One more thing if you could check: Put the computer to sleep and wake up. Check if activation is still valid. If so, we are good. Report back please