Hi there, I'd like to flash my Vostro 200 with a SLIC 2.1 bios, but i have a problem. Maybe someone can help me. I got the right Bios - An Award xxx.bin with the right Slic (Thanks to Busykid). I am able to the system into dos with an USB-Stick But if have no program to flash the BIOS. I tried different version of AWDflash and nothinh happens. Could someone give me an advice with software to use? thanks dibbler
I've got the same machine as you and successfully flashed with AWD flash. The bat didn't work for me and nothing happened aswell for me. I just entered awdflash893.exe into dos to get Awd flash started. Then entered the bios name on the USb and then went from there with the process on the screen.
The reason for the bat file is it has correct switches to flash the bios have you checked your mac address
Hello Can you please post the link for the modded bios, again I m a noob please advise how to flash with a cd as i do not have a usb and also do not know how to boot with a usb. Thnaks in advance.
Hello, I flashed another modded bios with MAC reset to ff.ff.ff.ff, can it be fixed to change back to original mac? (I had the Mac address data) thanks so much.
Not sure myself but here are switches for awdflash possibly this /py/sn/nvmac:xxxxxxxxxxxx/wb Code: Usage: AWDFLASH [FileName1] [FileName2] [/<sw>[/<sw>...]] FileName1 : New BIOS Name For Flash Programming FileName2 : BIOS File For Backing-up the Original BIOS <Swtches> ?: Show Help Messages py: Program Flash Memory pn: No Flash Programming sy: Backup Original BIOS To Disk File sn: No Original BIOS Backup Sb: Skip BootBlock programming Wb: Always Programming BootBlock cd: Clear DMI Data After Programming cc: Clear CMOS Data After Programming cp: Clear PnP(ESCD) Data After Programming LD: Destroy CMOS Checksum And No System Halt For First Reboot After Programming Tiny: Occupy lesser memory QI: Qualify flash part number with source file E: Return to DOS After Programming R: RESET System After Programming F: Use Flash Routines in Original BIOS For Flash Programming cks: Show update Binfile checksum cksXXXX: Compare Binfile CheckSum with XXXX vgaXX: Change to VGA mode XX(Hex value). ch: Update HOLE. Hx: Only update the specified Hole(0~7). NVMAC:XXXXXXXXXXXX NVGUID:XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Support nForce Input MAC,GUID Function,with "/wb" to update MAC and GUID. Example: AWDFLASH 6A69R000.bin /py/sn/nvmac:xxxxxxxxxxxx/wb
Thanks for your help. The switches didn't work and I think because of the chip set is intel not nForce. Vostro 200 using G33 chip set with Intel Lan.
when set up the bios, go to "integrated peripherals" then "SATA Mode" you should have either "IDE" or "RAID" options, choose RAID is what you need. You need to have at least 2 HD installed. Upon booting, you should have Raid bios options when press Ctr+I.