led flashing after bios update...black screen
I have a Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH Motherboard and an Athlon XP 3200+. I
just attempted a Bios Update on the system. All went well except for the end when there was a loud beeping noise and then a black screen. I rebooted and now the power LED is flashing but nothing comes up. How can I get it back up and running? Jason |
Jason Gallas wrote:
I have a Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH Motherboard and an Athlon XP 3200+. I just attempted a Bios Update on the system. All went well except for the end when there was a loud beeping noise and then a black screen. I rebooted and now the power LED is flashing but nothing comes up. How can I get it back up and running? Jason Check the Chaintech web site. Most MB manufacturers have specific information on how to recover from just such a situation. |
Jason Gallas wrote:
I have a Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH Motherboard and an Athlon XP 3200+. I just attempted a Bios Update on the system. All went well except for the end when there was a loud beeping noise and then a black screen. I rebooted and now the power LED is flashing but nothing comes up. How can I get it back up and running? Reset the CMOS? |
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:56:24 -0400, ToolPackinMama
wrote: Jason Gallas wrote: I have a Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH Motherboard and an Athlon XP 3200+. I just attempted a Bios Update on the system. All went well except for the end when there was a loud beeping noise and then a black screen. I rebooted and now the power LED is flashing but nothing comes up. How can I get it back up and running? Reset the CMOS? I tried resetting it by removing the jumper and putting it into the reset area. However when I attempt to boot up again it still fails. Any hints on anything else I can try? |
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:55:03 -0700, Jason Gallas
wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:56:24 -0400, ToolPackinMama wrote: Jason Gallas wrote: I have a Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH Motherboard and an Athlon XP 3200+. I just attempted a Bios Update on the system. All went well except for the end when there was a loud beeping noise and then a black screen. I rebooted and now the power LED is flashing but nothing comes up. How can I get it back up and running? Reset the CMOS? I tried resetting it by removing the jumper and putting it into the reset area. However when I attempt to boot up again it still fails. Any hints on anything else I can try? Go to another computer and see if you can download the bios to a floppy disk ... make sure you are using the correct bios for the correct revision of your main board... then see if you can re-flash the bios again... Glenn M |
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 21:20:19 -0400, Glenn M wrote:
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:55:03 -0700, Jason Gallas wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:56:24 -0400, ToolPackinMama wrote: Jason Gallas wrote: I have a Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH Motherboard and an Athlon XP 3200+. I just attempted a Bios Update on the system. All went well except for the end when there was a loud beeping noise and then a black screen. I rebooted and now the power LED is flashing but nothing comes up. How can I get it back up and running? Reset the CMOS? I tried resetting it by removing the jumper and putting it into the reset area. However when I attempt to boot up again it still fails. Any hints on anything else I can try? Go to another computer and see if you can download the bios to a floppy disk ... make sure you are using the correct bios for the correct revision of your main board... then see if you can re-flash the bios again... Glenn M Cant even get to that point. The computer won't boot at all, even to a bios screen. I guess I'm out of luck huh? |
Jason Gallas wrote:
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 21:20:19 -0400, Glenn M wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:55:03 -0700, Jason Gallas wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:56:24 -0400, ToolPackinMama wrote: Jason Gallas wrote: I have a Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH Motherboard and an Athlon XP 3200+. I just attempted a Bios Update on the system. All went well except for the end when there was a loud beeping noise and then a black screen. I rebooted and now the power LED is flashing but nothing comes up. How can I get it back up and running? Reset the CMOS? I tried resetting it by removing the jumper and putting it into the reset area. However when I attempt to boot up again it still fails. Any hints on anything else I can try? Go to another computer and see if you can download the bios to a floppy disk ... make sure you are using the correct bios for the correct revision of your main board... then see if you can re-flash the bios again... Glenn M Cant even get to that point. The computer won't boot at all, even to a bios screen. I guess I'm out of luck huh? No, you're thinking of it booting in a manner you're used to. What he's talking about is that many new motherboards have a 'hidden' flash procedure embedded in the BIOS that is never over-written, even with a bad flash, that will bootstrap in a new BIOS flash (often a blind floppy boot with special files on it) if you follow their procedure. Now, it's possible the flash blew the flash chip itself; in which case even the blind boot recovery won't work as it's 'broke', not just a bad flash. You can get replacement BIOS chips, flashed with the BIOS file you send them, from badflash.com for $25, though. |
On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 02:40:33 -0500, David Maynard
wrote: Jason Gallas wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 21:20:19 -0400, Glenn M wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:55:03 -0700, Jason Gallas wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:56:24 -0400, ToolPackinMama wrote: Jason Gallas wrote: I have a Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH Motherboard and an Athlon XP 3200+. I just attempted a Bios Update on the system. All went well except for the end when there was a loud beeping noise and then a black screen. I rebooted and now the power LED is flashing but nothing comes up. How can I get it back up and running? Reset the CMOS? I tried resetting it by removing the jumper and putting it into the reset area. However when I attempt to boot up again it still fails. Any hints on anything else I can try? Go to another computer and see if you can download the bios to a floppy disk ... make sure you are using the correct bios for the correct revision of your main board... then see if you can re-flash the bios again... Glenn M Cant even get to that point. The computer won't boot at all, even to a bios screen. I guess I'm out of luck huh? No, you're thinking of it booting in a manner you're used to. What he's talking about is that many new motherboards have a 'hidden' flash procedure embedded in the BIOS that is never over-written, even with a bad flash, that will bootstrap in a new BIOS flash (often a blind floppy boot with special files on it) if you follow their procedure. Now, it's possible the flash blew the flash chip itself; in which case even the blind boot recovery won't work as it's 'broke', not just a bad flash. You can get replacement BIOS chips, flashed with the BIOS file you send them, from badflash.com for $25, though. Saw that procedure. I don't think that my motherboard has it however. I will look into replacing the flash, but it seems that the MB manufacturer is partially responsible for this as it was their MB that mis-flashed. Any luck in getting them to pay for the re-flash? |
Jason Gallas wrote:
On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 02:40:33 -0500, David Maynard wrote: Jason Gallas wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 21:20:19 -0400, Glenn M wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:55:03 -0700, Jason Gallas wrote: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:56:24 -0400, ToolPackinMama wrote: Jason Gallas wrote: I have a Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH Motherboard and an Athlon XP 3200+. I just attempted a Bios Update on the system. All went well except for the end when there was a loud beeping noise and then a black screen. I rebooted and now the power LED is flashing but nothing comes up. How can I get it back up and running? Reset the CMOS? I tried resetting it by removing the jumper and putting it into the reset area. However when I attempt to boot up again it still fails. Any hints on anything else I can try? Go to another computer and see if you can download the bios to a floppy disk ... make sure you are using the correct bios for the correct revision of your main board... then see if you can re-flash the bios again... Glenn M Cant even get to that point. The computer won't boot at all, even to a bios screen. I guess I'm out of luck huh? No, you're thinking of it booting in a manner you're used to. What he's talking about is that many new motherboards have a 'hidden' flash procedure embedded in the BIOS that is never over-written, even with a bad flash, that will bootstrap in a new BIOS flash (often a blind floppy boot with special files on it) if you follow their procedure. Now, it's possible the flash blew the flash chip itself; in which case even the blind boot recovery won't work as it's 'broke', not just a bad flash. You can get replacement BIOS chips, flashed with the BIOS file you send them, from badflash.com for $25, though. Saw that procedure. I don't think that my motherboard has it however. I will look into replacing the flash, but it seems that the MB manufacturer is partially responsible for this as it was their MB that mis-flashed. Any luck in getting them to pay for the re-flash? I don't know and even if I knew of one who had it would till depend on the policies of the manufacturer that made yours. I'm not sure how you'd 'prove' it, though. I mean that it was faulty to begin with and not something you did. I realize YOU say so, and I have no reason to doubt it, but, then, someone who just wanted a free chip might say the same thing; if you see the problem *they* have in figuring it out. Still, I can't imagine it would hurt to ask them. |
: Saw that procedure. I don't think that my motherboard has it however. : I will look into replacing the flash, but it seems that the MB : manufacturer is partially responsible for this as it was their MB that : mis-flashed. Any luck in getting them to pay for the re-flash? : : :I don't know and even if I knew of one who had it would till depend on the :policies of the manufacturer that made yours. : :I'm not sure how you'd 'prove' it, though. I mean that it was faulty to :begin with and not something you did. I realize YOU say so, and I have no :reason to doubt it, but, then, someone who just wanted a free chip might :say the same thing; if you see the problem *they* have in figuring it out. : :Still, I can't imagine it would hurt to ask them. I contacted Chaintech and they are sending me a new bios chip for free. Great support, especially for a second hand customer. I received the board from a friend. |
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