Need Clarification on Activation

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by synth, Jul 28, 2009.

  1. synth

    synth MDL Novice

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    Ok, so I am going to flash my new Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 board tomorrow (as long as I have the steps right), I just wanted to make sure I will be doing everything right.


    These are the steps I plan to do:


    1. Boot into DOS with a bootable USB drive

    2. Enter flashspi EX58UD5_SLIC.F7 <-- Should the BIOS file be sitting on the flash drive or somewhere on my c:?


    3. Return to windows, and type "slmgr.vbs -ilc C:\ASUS.XRM-MS" and press enter. Wait for the dialog box indicating the license file was installed successfully.


    4. Type slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX and press enter. (where the X's will be my ASUS key that I found in a stick)
    Wait for the dialog box indicating the key was installed successfully.


    5. Reboot



    Can someone please let me know if these are the right steps to take to flash my BIOS (which inserts the ASUS slic) and install the ASUS cert and key?


    Much appreciated in advanced.
     
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    synth MDL Novice

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    #3 synth, Jul 29, 2009
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    meowie MDL Junior Member

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    #4 meowie, Jul 29, 2009
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    Go for the oldie tbh :) .

    Think some asus beta bios are a bit tricky on their own , and with adding the risk of the slic etc it becomes a bit more dangerous :D

    Then again the latest is by Busykid that rocks , but at least for his board he said it's dangerous to use the betas (Asus board as well , forgot model)