P5B, XP64 & Asus-Flash

I had to RMA my first P5B after AsusUpdate failed, in the process of trying
to update the BIOS to version 0614. As a result there was no video after
reboot. the Alt+F2 trick wouldnt work, nor would the "CrashFree" BIOS
feature. So I returned the board under an RMA.

Having recieved the RMA replacement board, knowing that lightning cant
strike twice (!), I foolishly tried to flash 0614 using AsusUpdate again.
Needless to say (!) this also failed, just like board #1, resulting in
another dead board....

So there you go - there is something clearly wrong with AsusUpdate and/or
the P5B and/or the 0614 BIOS.

Reglar P5B - got the number worng.

Very dead (in both cases). No video, no beeps, nothing.

"RobV" wrote in message
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RobV wrote:
Acedrew wrote:
I had to RMA my first P5B after AsusUpdate failed, in the process of
trying to update the BIOS to version 0614. As a result there was no
video after reboot. the Alt+F2 trick wouldnt work, nor would the
"CrashFree" BIOS feature. So I returned the board under an RMA.

Having recieved the RMA replacement board, knowing that lightning
cant strike twice (!), I foolishly tried to flash 0614 using
AsusUpdate again. Needless to say (!) this also failed, just like
board #1, resulting in another dead board....

So there you go - there is something clearly wrong with AsusUpdate
and/or the P5B and/or the 0614 BIOS.

If there's one thing that shouldn't be done with Asus Update, it's
updating the BIOS. There are so many other safe ways to do it. I
have a P5B-Plus and I downloaded the BIOS file and used a flash drive
to do the update, using EZ Flash 2 from within the BIOS with no
problem. Of course, a floppy disk will do as well.

Will the BIOS come up at all when you press Delete during the boot, or
is it dead dead, as opposed to mostly dead.

Do you have a plain P5B, or one of the dash something P5Bs? According to
Asus, the latest BIOS for the P5B is version 1604, not 0614. Or, did you
just transpose the numbers.
http://support.asus.com/download/dow...n-us&model=P5B

In article , ks says...
I had to RMA my first P5B after AsusUpdate failed, in the process of trying
to update the BIOS to version 0614. As a result there was no video after
reboot. the Alt+F2 trick wouldnt work, nor would the "CrashFree" BIOS
feature. So I returned the board under an RMA.

Having recieved the RMA replacement board, knowing that lightning cant
strike twice (!), I foolishly tried to flash 0614 using AsusUpdate again.
Needless to say (!) this also failed, just like board #1, resulting in
another dead board....

So there you go - there is something clearly wrong with AsusUpdate and/or
the P5B and/or the 0614 BIOS.


what ver of asusupdate did you use ? I notice this advice

**Please update AsusUpdate to V7.09.02 or later prior making this update.**
**This BIOS does not support roll back to earlier BIOS**

7.09.02 it was...

"troop" wrote in message
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In article , ks
says...
I had to RMA my first P5B after AsusUpdate failed, in the process of
trying
to update the BIOS to version 0614. As a result there was no video after
reboot. the Alt+F2 trick wouldnt work, nor would the "CrashFree" BIOS
feature. So I returned the board under an RMA.

Having recieved the RMA replacement board, knowing that lightning cant
strike twice (!), I foolishly tried to flash 0614 using AsusUpdate again.
Needless to say (!) this also failed, just like board #1, resulting in
another dead board....

So there you go - there is something clearly wrong with AsusUpdate and/or
the P5B and/or the 0614 BIOS.


what ver of asusupdate did you use ? I notice this advice

**Please update AsusUpdate to V7.09.02 or later prior making this
update.**
**This BIOS does not support roll back to earlier BIOS**

In article ,
ks says...
7.09.02 it was...

snip

FWIW. the latest Asus Update is 7.10.03. I've had no problems with it
updating a P5B-VM.

Bill

Acedrew wrote:
I had to RMA my first P5B after AsusUpdate failed, in the process of
trying to update the BIOS to version 0614. As a result there was no
video after reboot. the Alt+F2 trick wouldnt work, nor would the
"CrashFree" BIOS feature. So I returned the board under an RMA.

Having recieved the RMA replacement board, knowing that lightning cant
strike twice (!), I foolishly tried to flash 0614 using AsusUpdate
again. Needless to say (!) this also failed, just like board #1,
resulting in another dead board....

So there you go - there is something clearly wrong with AsusUpdate
and/or the P5B and/or the 0614 BIOS.

I've had no problem with asusupdater and P5b, flashed plenty of times. But
I've also had no video, no beep no nothing after flash every time. That has
been cured with a clear cmos procedure.

Been there, tried that - maybe I'm just unlucky...


"Egil Solberg" wrote in message
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Acedrew wrote:
I had to RMA my first P5B after AsusUpdate failed, in the process of
trying to update the BIOS to version 0614. As a result there was no
video after reboot. the Alt+F2 trick wouldnt work, nor would the
"CrashFree" BIOS feature. So I returned the board under an RMA.

Having recieved the RMA replacement board, knowing that lightning cant
strike twice (!), I foolishly tried to flash 0614 using AsusUpdate
again. Needless to say (!) this also failed, just like board #1,
resulting in another dead board....

So there you go - there is something clearly wrong with AsusUpdate
and/or the P5B and/or the 0614 BIOS.

I've had no problem with asusupdater and P5b, flashed plenty of times. But
I've also had no video, no beep no nothing after flash every time. That
has been cured with a clear cmos procedure.

If you can't get video how can you see what you're doing in the EZ-flash 2
screen. Of course you might be able to fluke it if you can guess how many
times to tab around and find the new ROM.

I thought crash-free only worked if the BIOS was corrupted in the first
place. IIRC you also need to give the ROM a specific name.

I really can't bring myself to use a utility that updatrs the BIOS through
the OS.


"Acedrew" wrote in message
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Been there, tried that - maybe I'm just unlucky...


"Egil Solberg" wrote in message
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Acedrew wrote:
I had to RMA my first P5B after AsusUpdate failed, in the process of
trying to update the BIOS to version 0614. As a result there was no
video after reboot. the Alt+F2 trick wouldnt work, nor would the
"CrashFree" BIOS feature. So I returned the board under an RMA.

Having recieved the RMA replacement board, knowing that lightning cant
strike twice (!), I foolishly tried to flash 0614 using AsusUpdate
again. Needless to say (!) this also failed, just like board #1,
resulting in another dead board....

So there you go - there is something clearly wrong with AsusUpdate
and/or the P5B and/or the 0614 BIOS.

I've had no problem with asusupdater and P5b, flashed plenty of times.
But I've also had no video, no beep no nothing after flash every time.
That has been cured with a clear cmos procedure.