Help requested please on a bad flash

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by Gearhead Geek, Aug 6, 2009.

  1. Gearhead Geek

    Gearhead Geek MDL Novice

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    I had posted this in the Award & AMI Bios thread, however I'm going to make it's own thread as I could really use some advice on this one and it's a bit more exposure on it's own.

    So, here's the back story. The machine is a Compaq SR5510f. The motherboard is an Iris8-GL6 (ECS MCP61PM-HM) with an Award BIOS.
    I tried flashing an SLIC 2.1 bios onto it (premade, had been floating around on the site), using WinFlash (I know I know, I'm an idiot, should've done it from DOS).
    The flash seemed to go ok, rebooted, and now I get the Compaq screen, followed by the good old message saying CMOS values had been reset due to a blah-blibbity-blah hit F10 to enter setup. Then, black screen.
    I can hit ESC for boot menu when it starts up, or F10 to go into the BIOS. F10 leaves me with the all black screen, ESC gives me a blinking cursor in the top left of the screen. If I let the machine sit for a few moments without hitting anything, it will end up on the screen with the blinking cursor.
    I've tried the recovery method for Award with a USB Floppy, USB Flash Drive w/a floppy emulation partition, a CD (figured I'd give it a shot), and yes, even a genuine internal floppy drive (only tried 1 so far, and only 1 cable. I do have others and am considering trying them, incase the one I used is bad, however I would assume a USB floppy should work fine). But alas, can't seem to get anything to take.
    It's not a SUPER huge deal, as it's a buddy's computer and I can just order up a new mobo through his HP warranty at work, however I'd rather not have to wait the few days for it to get in.
    So, any suggestions from anyone?
     
  2. urie

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    Did you try clearing cmos after flashing your bios?
     
  3. secr9tos

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  4. Gearhead Geek

    Gearhead Geek MDL Novice

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    Thanks for the replies, even thought I had said in the original post I had tried those. Lol. Unfortunately the bios was toast. Just ended up ordering up a new motherboard under warranty. Now to find a BIOS Savior for sale somewhere :D
     
  5. HotCarl

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    Weak. I am sorry to hear that. :( At least you are able to warranty the board and get a new one. It just sucks to wait...
    It is always advisable that when you are flashing your BIOS to boot up with a boot (USB) disk into DOS and do it from there, as flashing your BIOS is a very delicate procedure you need to minimize the possibility of something going wrong. :eek: Good thing you did not do it on a laptop. :)
     
  6. Gearhead Geek

    Gearhead Geek MDL Novice

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    Ya, usually I do all my BIOS flashes from DOS, this time I was just stupid. Thankfully the wait won't be too long, the new board will be here Monday (the benefits of working at a repair shop). Oh well, lesson learned. :D
    And ya, it's a very good thing it wasn't a laptop. Thankfully the only laptop I've done a BIOS mod on so far was my DV4, and that went through perfectly.
     
  7. PrEzi

    PrEzi MDL Addicted

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    The last resort is to reprogram the Bios EEPROM if you can't RMA the board (which fortunately - you can :D ).
     
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