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A7V333-X new BIOS 1004
In article , Harry wrote:
Hi all Has anyone flashed/tested this BIOS yet? More to the point is it going to stuff my MB ? Not that I dont trust ASUS, but history has show that occasionally they do get it wrong..... cheers Harry Normally, you would look at: http://www.a7vtroubleshooting.com/info/bios/index.htm but the A7V333-X isn't listed yet. As you can see on that page, some of the A7V series have had issues with updating the flash, but the -X I think, is a newer board. If you go to the Asus download page and click the BIOS button, you'll find a "BIOS History" button, and there are no dire warnings in the history. Clicking the beta button reveals the latest beta BIOS is 1004.003 (May9/2003). As per usual, what has changed in the latest beta is not listed in detail. Here is the history so far, copied from the BIOS History link - ******** A7V333-X BIOS 1004 Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusu...pusupport.aspx Because A7V333-X does not support 400FSB CPUs, if inserting a 400MHZ FSB CPU on A7V333-X, BIOS will automatically set up FSB as 333MHz. A7V333-X BIOS 1003 Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusu...pusupport.aspx Fix that system sometimes hangs when ATI VGA card is installed. Fix that system hangs when resets system right after system is turned on. Fix that system hangs when system is turned on with all the onboard devices disabled. Support Asynchronous mode (DRAM 266MHz/FSB 333MHz). A7V333-X BIOS 1002 Revise coding to fully support DDR400. Revise BIOS shows error message [APIC Error] while installing Solaris 8.0 Hide memory hole item. Support D Version Speech IC. Support new Winbond flash ROM. Support new Athlon XP 2600+(FSB333) CPU. Modify BIOS that Slave cant be detected if ASUS DVD-16XH is configured as Master. Revise BIOS that Ricoh MP7163 initial fail with CD in it A7V333-X BIOS 1001 First release ******** My personal preference is to use a boot floppy and a MSDOS based flash program like Aflash or whatever came on the CD with the motherboard. The other options like Ezflash or a Windows based update are inherently riskier. When flashing, your system should be configured in its most stable operating mode (no bleeding edge overclock that might cause a crash while flashing). Make sure to archive the current flash image onto the floppy as your first step, and if while flashing the new image, the flash program complains about checksums or bad flashes and the like, reburn the old image to the BIOS chip before rebooting. (After reboot, don't forget to "Setup Defaults" or whatever in the BIOS.) And the question I gotta ask, is something broken on your board ? Cause if it isn't, why take a chance by flashing. If on the other hand, the board is flaky, then it is worth the risk. If you check here, I can see that later versions of BIOS are required to run newer processors on the -X. So, if upgrading the processor on your board, you could flash up to the newest BIOS and then change processors. Make sure your board revision is correct before buying a new processor: http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusu...pusupport.aspx HTH, Paul |
Harry wrote:
Hi all Has anyone flashed/tested this BIOS yet? Yes, I have. I did it before I set up the OS again after an HDD crash. All was working smooth (as it had done before as well). I flashed it with a boot disk containing aflash.exe . Best regards, Gerald -- Die Know-How-Site: www.dehn-online.de Die Wahrheit liegt in der Tat zwischen zwei Extremen, aber nicht in der Mitte. - Moritz Heimann (1868-1925) |
Hi Gerald
Thanks for the confidence boost.... Harry On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 23:19:54 +0200, "Gerald Dehn" wrote: Harry wrote: Hi all Has anyone flashed/tested this BIOS yet? Yes, I have. I did it before I set up the OS again after an HDD crash. All was working smooth (as it had done before as well). I flashed it with a boot disk containing aflash.exe . Best regards, Gerald |
In article , Harry wrote:
Hi Pual Thanks for the comprehensive reply; very helpful. I only thought about flashing the board as I have noticed that my Volcano HSF is running almost full tilt to keep my processor cool. I have tried repositioning fans and reseating the HSF with ArticSilver goo. I thought the new BIOS may reduce the CPU temp a bit, as I have heard of that happenning before (a BIOS reducing temps...that is). FYI- I am running a Duron 1.3 and the CPU diode reports 64C, CPU Socket 38C and the MB at 24C Under load the CPU diode gets up to 67C and the Socket tops 40C Maybe I am worrying about nothing? Obviously any further help/advice would be most appreciated. cheers Harry This page lists the various AMD processors and their max power dissipation. The Duron 1.3 is 55W at a Vcore of 1.75V. So, check that the board is not using more Vcore than is absolutely necessary. The maximum temperature listed is 90C on the CPU die. http://www.qdi.nl/support/CPUQDISocketA.htm The best heatsink solution, is to use a HSF with a copper base. A copper base spreads the heat to make maximum usage of the fins on the heatsink. Your Volcano probably already has that. It is funny that the idle to full load temp swing is only 3C. Maybe the BIOS is reading it on the high side. But your fan speed probably doesn't lie - if the fan is running fast, then it must be hot. I think this is like worrying about the weather :-) Nothing you can do but just enjoy it. Paul On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:10:20 -0400, (Paul) wrote: In article , Harry wrote: Hi all Has anyone flashed/tested this BIOS yet? More to the point is it going to stuff my MB ? Not that I dont trust ASUS, but history has show that occasionally they do get it wrong..... cheers Harry Normally, you would look at: http://www.a7vtroubleshooting.com/info/bios/index.htm but the A7V333-X isn't listed yet. As you can see on that page, some of the A7V series have had issues with updating the flash, but the -X I think, is a newer board. If you go to the Asus download page and click the BIOS button, you'll find a "BIOS History" button, and there are no dire warnings in the history. Clicking the beta button reveals the latest beta BIOS is 1004.003 (May9/2003). As per usual, what has changed in the latest beta is not listed in detail. Here is the history so far, copied from the BIOS History link - ******** A7V333-X BIOS 1004 Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusu...pusupport.aspx Because A7V333-X does not support 400FSB CPUs, if inserting a 400MHZ FSB CPU on A7V333-X, BIOS will automatically set up FSB as 333MHz. A7V333-X BIOS 1003 Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusu...pusupport.aspx Fix that system sometimes hangs when ATI VGA card is installed. Fix that system hangs when resets system right after system is turned on. Fix that system hangs when system is turned on with all the onboard devices disabled. Support Asynchronous mode (DRAM 266MHz/FSB 333MHz). A7V333-X BIOS 1002 Revise coding to fully support DDR400. Revise BIOS shows error message [APIC Error] while installing Solaris 8.0 Hide memory hole item. Support D Version Speech IC. Support new Winbond flash ROM. Support new Athlon XP 2600+(FSB333) CPU. Modify BIOS that Slave cant be detected if ASUS DVD-16XH is configured as Master. Revise BIOS that Ricoh MP7163 initial fail with CD in it A7V333-X BIOS 1001 First release ******** My personal preference is to use a boot floppy and a MSDOS based flash program like Aflash or whatever came on the CD with the motherboard. The other options like Ezflash or a Windows based update are inherently riskier. When flashing, your system should be configured in its most stable operating mode (no bleeding edge overclock that might cause a crash while flashing). Make sure to archive the current flash image onto the floppy as your first step, and if while flashing the new image, the flash program complains about checksums or bad flashes and the like, reburn the old image to the BIOS chip before rebooting. (After reboot, don't forget to "Setup Defaults" or whatever in the BIOS.) And the question I gotta ask, is something broken on your board ? Cause if it isn't, why take a chance by flashing. If on the other hand, the board is flaky, then it is worth the risk. If you check here, I can see that later versions of BIOS are required to run newer processors on the -X. So, if upgrading the processor on your board, you could flash up to the newest BIOS and then change processors. Make sure your board revision is correct before buying a new processor: http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusu...pusupport.aspx HTH, Paul |
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