cant flash my asus a8v deluxe

Dark Lord · Oct 26, 2007, 10:56 PM

title basicly says it all.

ive tried EZ flash and Afudos. both times it says Floppy/CD Not Found.

my motherboard has bios version 1008 right now, and i need to update it to 1013 or higher (trying for 1017). i have an X2 4800+ in it, and the current bios does not support the X2 lineup.

during POST the system halts and gives a checksum error, Processor Unknown, System Halted.

im out of ideas here.

Dark Lord · Oct 27, 2007, 12:14 AM

any one have any ideas here?

Freulein · Oct 27, 2007, 01:16 AM

hm,
put the floppy inside the drive. load Bios setup defaults, save. reboot.
flash with afudos /i"filename"
thats what i have to do on my old machine.

sorry no new ideas

Dark Lord · Oct 27, 2007, 01:33 AM

i cant acess the bios at all. when i try and acess it, it says Starting Setup, but then continues to load as normal.

the only thing that i can think of here is that i cant load or acess the bios at all with a cpu that the mobo doesnt recognise.

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 27, 2007, 01:52 AM

ya sound about right, prolly need to putthe recognizable CPU in to do the flashing, also are supposed to flash in single channel (RAM) only or no?

Dark Lord · Oct 27, 2007, 01:58 AM

i dont know, i dont see any mention of that in the owners manual

Dark Lord · Oct 27, 2007, 02:35 AM

just tried it in single channel and its still a no go.

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 27, 2007, 03:38 AM

do you still have the CPU, give it a go? when i had that board i flashed it from windows, not cause of problems other ways just how i did it. prolly not to keen on that idea though.

Dark Lord · Oct 27, 2007, 12:53 PM

no i dont, this is my first S939 system. before this i had an S754 3200+.

Dark Lord · Oct 27, 2007, 07:54 PM

got it. i burned the bios to a cd and went that way.

only problem now is i cant get a damn internet connection on it.

put a PCI Ethernet card in and it works fine now.

Oct 26, 2007, 10:56 PM	#1
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,558 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	cant flash my asus a8v deluxe title basicly says it all. ive tried EZ flash and Afudos. both times it says Floppy/CD Not Found. my motherboard has bios version 1008 right now, and i need to update it to 1013 or higher (trying for 1017). i have an X2 4800+ in it, and the current bios does not support the X2 lineup. during POST the system halts and gives a checksum error, Processor Unknown, System Halted. im out of ideas here. __________________

Oct 27, 2007, 12:14 AM	#2
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,558 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	any one have any ideas here? __________________

Oct 27, 2007, 01:16 AM	#3
Freulein DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 125 Rep Power: 0	hm, put the floppy inside the drive. load Bios setup defaults, save. reboot. flash with afudos /i"filename" thats what i have to do on my old machine. sorry no new ideas __________________ "If you include a signature keep it short. Rule of thumb is no longer than 4 lines. Remember that many people pay for connectivity by the minute, and the longer your message is, the more they pay." RFC 1855

Oct 27, 2007, 01:33 AM	#4
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,558 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	i cant acess the bios at all. when i try and acess it, it says Starting Setup, but then continues to load as normal. the only thing that i can think of here is that i cant load or acess the bios at all with a cpu that the mobo doesnt recognise. __________________

Oct 27, 2007, 01:52 AM	#5
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,556 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	ya sound about right, prolly need to putthe recognizable CPU in to do the flashing, also are supposed to flash in single channel (RAM) only or no? __________________ seeing the same things over again, repeating the same slogans we don't know where we've been

Oct 27, 2007, 01:58 AM	#6
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,558 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	i dont know, i dont see any mention of that in the owners manual __________________

Oct 27, 2007, 02:35 AM	#7
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,558 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	just tried it in single channel and its still a no go. __________________

Oct 27, 2007, 03:38 AM	#8
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,556 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	do you still have the CPU, give it a go? when i had that board i flashed it from windows, not cause of problems other ways just how i did it. prolly not to keen on that idea though. __________________ seeing the same things over again, repeating the same slogans we don't know where we've been

Oct 27, 2007, 12:53 PM	#9
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,558 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	no i dont, this is my first S939 system. before this i had an S754 3200+. __________________

Oct 27, 2007, 07:54 PM	#10
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,558 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	got it. i burned the bios to a cd and went that way. only problem now is i cant get a damn internet connection on it. put a PCI Ethernet card in and it works fine now. __________________ Last edited by Dark Lord; Oct 27, 2007 at 08:52 PM.