>_< BIOS problems

[Amorphus]

before I start, heres my system specs:
AMD AthlonXP 2100+
EPoX 8RDA+ (Rev. 1.1... fairly recent)
(2x256) Corsair XMS Low-Latency PC2700

that should be all you need for this... I dunno.
anyways, I flashed the BIOS to the 3129 version, and apparently, it does not support my RAM. so, I go out and buy a 256mb stick of PC2100 (made by PNY). that doesnt work. I buy a generic stick of PC2700 (256mb, again). not workses.

I've tried everything - clear CMOS, removing everything I can, only the absolute basics, nothing helps. now I'm stuck with trying a stick of PC1600, and if that doesnt work, I'll have to RMA the board, unless EPoX decides to be awesome and send me a BIOS chip thats already flashed for me to stick in there.

does anyone have any ideas as to what may be the problem? I *shouldn't* be getting this error (for EPoX owners - I'm getting C1 on the diagnostic LED)

eep!

 

[Comtech]

Why not flash it back to the BIOS version that worked?

Cheers,
Jim

http://members.cnx.net/reboot/

 

[Amorphus]

cuz it wont POST.

therein lies the problem. speaking of which, I RMAd the board just yesterday.

 

[BuckeyeComputers]

check out this site for failed bios flash, i have recover them this way

http://www.flazh.de/bios/english/update.htm

one word of caution without video to guide you just do not power off the system give it about 5 min then either ctrl+alt+del or use reset

 

[Comtech]

There's always a way. Usually it involves the flasher, the .bin file, and a line in autoexec to automatically start the flash, even though you can't see anything on the screen.
I'm sure there are detailed instructions on the site that Buckeye provided or the motherboard manufacturer's site.
I know that the process is similar for both AMI and Award BIOS', and simply requires holding down the (usually) INSERT key as the system boots, and it will read from the floppy automatically.

Cheers,
Jim

http://members.cnx.net/reboot/