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EZ-Flash Hangs After Update/ Intel CPU Ucode Error
I downloaded the latest Bios for my board and now I get the Intel CPU
Ucode Error upon boot. My CPU is a 2.8 GHZ Intel Pentium D Processor 820+ for the P5PE-VM. I didnt have the above error earlier with the previos bios version. When I attempted to run EZ -Flash again, it hanged. It still hangs. I have to press the reset button to get out of it. To add insult to injury, I try running AFUDOS then I get an error: unable to open ROM file. I tried repeating all after clearing the CMOS as indicated in the manual and nothing...CMOS was cleared but I could not flash the bios. This board supposedly advertises 133 ATA but I am only getting 100. I have had some corrupt data in installing windows too....dunno if this board is a POS or what!!?? |
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EZ-Flash Hangs After Update/ Intel CPU Ucode Error
"Murphy" wrote in message news:W7tfh.463726$1T2.414314@pd7urf2no... I downloaded the latest Bios for my board and now I get the Intel CPU Ucode Error upon boot. My CPU is a 2.8 GHZ Intel Pentium D Processor 820+ for the P5PE-VM. I didnt have the above error earlier with the previos bios version. When I attempted to run EZ -Flash again, it hanged. It still hangs. I have to press the reset button to get out of it. To add insult to injury, I try running AFUDOS then I get an error: unable to open ROM file. I tried repeating all after clearing the CMOS as indicated in the manual and nothing...CMOS was cleared but I could not flash the bios. This board supposedly advertises 133 ATA but I am only getting 100. I have had some corrupt data in installing windows too....dunno if this board is a POS or what!!?? Do one thing at a time. Corruption installing the OS is usually a sign of dodgy ram but it could also be a dicky CD reader. |
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EZ-Flash Hangs After Update/ Intel CPU Ucode Error
Murphy wrote:
I downloaded the latest Bios for my board and now I get the Intel CPU Ucode Error upon boot. My CPU is a 2.8 GHZ Intel Pentium D Processor 820+ for the P5PE-VM. I didnt have the above error earlier with the previos bios version. When I attempted to run EZ -Flash again, it hanged. It still hangs. I have to press the reset button to get out of it. To add insult to injury, I try running AFUDOS then I get an error: unable to open ROM file. I tried repeating all after clearing the CMOS as indicated in the manual and nothing...CMOS was cleared but I could not flash the bios. This board supposedly advertises 133 ATA but I am only getting 100. I have had some corrupt data in installing windows too....dunno if this board is a POS or what!!?? If you cannot figure out a way to back out of a bad BIOS upgrade, there is always badflash.com . They charge about $25 for a new flash chip, programmed with the version of BIOS you want. That method requires pulling the old chip out of the PLCC socket, and pushing the new chip into place with your thumb. Extraction and insertion of chips should be done with the chip parallel to the socket, to help avoid bent pins. In the AFUDOS case, did the file have the right name ? Sometimes the downloaded file, has the wrong extension, or the name has to match the motherboard name exactly. You may want to play around with the file name, as instructed by your manual. For example, the syntax shown in the downloadable manual is: afudos /iP5PEVM.ROM Rename the BIOS file to P5PEVM.ROM and try again. The file should be exactly 512KB (524288 bytes). Sometimes, with big ROMs, you need a second floppy diskette, so that there is room for both the backup file (the old ROM image), and the new file to burn. Having both new and old available, is handy if the upgrade goes wrong, and needs an immediate reflash before pressing the reset button. The second floppy would have AFUDOS.exe, P5PEVM.ROM (the new one), and BACKUP.ROM. You do this command, before doing the other one, so you have the BACKUP.ROM available to you. The backup will also be 524288 bytes. afudos /oBACKUP.ROM They cannot advertise ATA133 for the Southbridge, because Intel designed the hardware to do only ATA100. (The Specification Summary in your manual says "Ultra DMA 100/66".) The performance is limited by the design of the strobe signal on the Southbridge. In fact, write performance on an Intel IDE interface, is 88.9MB/sec and not 100MB/sec. Read is still 100MB/sec. The shame of it... Since the sustained media rate on the fastest disk might be limited to 70MB/sec, this is not a big deal. Just put one hard drive per cable, if you plan on a lot of IDE disk to IDE disk transfers (and hope your OS overlaps the disk I/O and is non-blocking). Paul |
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EZ-Flash Hangs After Update/ Intel CPU Ucode Error
Thanks Paul,
The MB is less than a week old and I followed the instructions precisely in the manual. Maybe this latest bios is buggy? The bios hangs shortly after selecting ALT F2. It pauses or hangs when it attempts to load the initial BIOS prompts (even before inserting the floppy). It doesnt even get that far to ask or look for the bios file. I tried renaming and I got nowhere. I tried the online bios update with the actual bios name, renamed version, and both the new and old bios revisions and it hanged so I believe it is something gone bad in the bios. Initially, I had one stick of ram in the board that the system didnt like. After removing it and running a burn-in prgram to test the ram, it passed. However, everything went bad after I installed the new bios. I have read others get the Intel CPU Ucode Error too. In addition, my LCD monitor upon boot now gets an error message saying that it doesnt support this resolution even though I have it at the recommended resolution and even below that. I think I should take the board back to the point of purchase and have them either fix or replace the motherboard? If they won't do so, I may have to argue with Asus to get it repaired. Paul wrote: If you cannot figure out a way to back out of a bad BIOS upgrade, there is always badflash.com . They charge about $25 for a new flash chip, programmed with the version of BIOS you want. That method requires pulling the old chip out of the PLCC socket, and pushing the new chip into place with your thumb. Extraction and insertion of chips should be done with the chip parallel to the socket, to help avoid bent pins. In the AFUDOS case, did the file have the right name ? Sometimes the downloaded file, has the wrong extension, or the name has to match the motherboard name exactly. You may want to play around with the file name, as instructed by your manual. For example, the syntax shown in the downloadable manual is: afudos /iP5PEVM.ROM Rename the BIOS file to P5PEVM.ROM and try again. The file should be exactly 512KB (524288 bytes). Sometimes, with big ROMs, you need a second floppy diskette, so that there is room for both the backup file (the old ROM image), and the new file to burn. Having both new and old available, is handy if the upgrade goes wrong, and needs an immediate reflash before pressing the reset button. The second floppy would have AFUDOS.exe, P5PEVM.ROM (the new one), and BACKUP.ROM. You do this command, before doing the other one, so you have the BACKUP.ROM available to you. The backup will also be 524288 bytes. afudos /oBACKUP.ROM They cannot advertise ATA133 for the Southbridge, because Intel designed the hardware to do only ATA100. (The Specification Summary in your manual says "Ultra DMA 100/66".) The performance is limited by the design of the strobe signal on the Southbridge. In fact, write performance on an Intel IDE interface, is 88.9MB/sec and not 100MB/sec. Read is still 100MB/sec. The shame of it... Since the sustained media rate on the fastest disk might be limited to 70MB/sec, this is not a big deal. Just put one hard drive per cable, if you plan on a lot of IDE disk to IDE disk transfers (and hope your OS overlaps the disk I/O and is non-blocking). Paul |
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EZ-Flash Hangs After Update/ Intel CPU Ucode Error
Murphy wrote:
Thanks Paul, The MB is less than a week old and I followed the instructions precisely in the manual. Maybe this latest bios is buggy? The bios hangs shortly after selecting ALT F2. It pauses or hangs when it attempts to load the initial BIOS prompts (even before inserting the floppy). It doesnt even get that far to ask or look for the bios file. I tried renaming and I got nowhere. I tried the online bios update with the actual bios name, renamed version, and both the new and old bios revisions and it hanged so I believe it is something gone bad in the bios. Initially, I had one stick of ram in the board that the system didnt like. After removing it and running a burn-in prgram to test the ram, it passed. However, everything went bad after I installed the new bios. I have read others get the Intel CPU Ucode Error too. In addition, my LCD monitor upon boot now gets an error message saying that it doesnt support this resolution even though I have it at the recommended resolution and even below that. I think I should take the board back to the point of purchase and have them either fix or replace the motherboard? If they won't do so, I may have to argue with Asus to get it repaired. Paul wrote: If you cannot figure out a way to back out of a bad BIOS upgrade, there is always badflash.com . They charge about $25 for a new flash chip, programmed with the version of BIOS you want. That method requires pulling the old chip out of the PLCC socket, and pushing the new chip into place with your thumb. Extraction and insertion of chips should be done with the chip parallel to the socket, to help avoid bent pins. In the AFUDOS case, did the file have the right name ? Sometimes the downloaded file, has the wrong extension, or the name has to match the motherboard name exactly. You may want to play around with the file name, as instructed by your manual. For example, the syntax shown in the downloadable manual is: afudos /iP5PEVM.ROM Rename the BIOS file to P5PEVM.ROM and try again. The file should be exactly 512KB (524288 bytes). Sometimes, with big ROMs, you need a second floppy diskette, so that there is room for both the backup file (the old ROM image), and the new file to burn. Having both new and old available, is handy if the upgrade goes wrong, and needs an immediate reflash before pressing the reset button. The second floppy would have AFUDOS.exe, P5PEVM.ROM (the new one), and BACKUP.ROM. You do this command, before doing the other one, so you have the BACKUP.ROM available to you. The backup will also be 524288 bytes. afudos /oBACKUP.ROM They cannot advertise ATA133 for the Southbridge, because Intel designed the hardware to do only ATA100. (The Specification Summary in your manual says "Ultra DMA 100/66".) The performance is limited by the design of the strobe signal on the Southbridge. In fact, write performance on an Intel IDE interface, is 88.9MB/sec and not 100MB/sec. Read is still 100MB/sec. The shame of it... Since the sustained media rate on the fastest disk might be limited to 70MB/sec, this is not a big deal. Just put one hard drive per cable, if you plan on a lot of IDE disk to IDE disk transfers (and hope your OS overlaps the disk I/O and is non-blocking). Paul OK. If you go to the Asus Support web page (support.asus.com) and enter "tools" as the name of your motherboard, the latest utilities are listed. The latest AFUDOS is Sept.12/2006 ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AFUDOS226.zip You could try that one, and see if it gets any further. Another option, would be to try to add microcode "on-the-fly". The CTMC program was a program that could be used to add microcode to an Award BIOS. The method is "non-destructive", in the sense that it did not require flashing the entire BIOS file. But your BIOS is an AMI, and even though Intel specified a microcode loader interface for the BIOS, it seems whatever AMI did, is different than what Award did. I haven't seen a recipe for AMI, that will allow adding microcode (short of modifying the entire BIOS file). So this would be a "research topic" in the case of AMI :-( On the old Award BIOS, there was the concept of a "Microcode Cache". By using the CTMC program, that program could make the magic BIOS call, that would pass a 2KB image to the BIOS. It would be stored in the Microcode Cache, and would override whatever had been there previously. In that case, if you changed out the processor, the cache would be flushed. But as long as the same processor stayed in the motherboard, the microcode segment would stay put. It would seem that the Award BIOS supported this Intel feature. I don't know if AMI doesn't know about this, or maybe they chose not to implement it. (See page 311 section 8.10.4 for info on INT 15h 0xD042 call.) http://www.intel.com/design/pentiumi...s/24319202.pdf Things have changed since that time. At one time, microcode patches were a fixed size, and 2KB segments were used in the CPUCODE.exe module in the BIOS. More recent Intel processors, now use larger (variable) sized microcode patches. And that would probably spell trouble for the Award fixed size microcode cache (unless it got bumped up in size). In terms of BIOS flashing methods, there is more to the process, than meets the eye. I believe in some cases, the flashing program uses a "hook". The *existing* BIOS code, actually contains executable code suitable for reflashing the chip. The flashing program, may not actually be using its own code to do the flash operation. The AFUDOS program may actually be calling that BIOS routine, to flash the entire chip. For that to be feasable, the BIOS code must be shadowed or something (shadowed in RAM). What it also means, is if there is a problem with the execution of the BIOS code itself, then a program like AFUDOS, even if updated to the latest version, may not be able to correct the problem. You can try returning the board to your retailer. In some countries, consumer protection laws help "persuade" retailers to do the right thing. As a rule, flashing a BIOS on a motherboard, is not considered a warranty supportable issue, as it implies any possible "user error" would be coverable by the warranty. But just as damaging the CPU socket is not covered by the warranty, so to you may not find any sympathy at Asus, for BIOS flashing problems. So your retailer may be the best recourse, and this is one reason I recommend to people that they complete their motherboard, CPU, and RAM testing, within whatever grace period is provided by their retailer. Normally, a missing microcode patch is not the end of the world. There are a ton of motherboards out there, where the BIOS does not contain the correct microcode segment, and yet the motherboard is both bootable and flashable. I don't know if you could conclude that the cause of your problems is the missing microcode or not. You'd need to dig up an errata sheet for the particular processor you are using, and see if any of the 100 or so errata listed, could possibly be triggered by BIOS/flashing code. In WinXP at least, there is a microcode loader in the OS. If the OS is able to boot, then that microcode loader, can load a more recent microcode patch, than is in the BIOS. But there is no guarantee, in fact, that it is enough. An error in the processor design, may in fact require the microcode patch to be loaded at BIOS POST time, to allow booting an OS, so it is possible for a system to get "stuck". The last time there was an epidemic of microcode problems, was when SP2 was introduced. People who upgraded to SP2, were greeted by a microcode problem, and the fix in that case, was to flash upgrade the BIOS. It took Asus a while to get the correct microcode into their BIOS files. So, as they say, "**** does happen" :-( Which raises another possibility. Maybe you could try Asus Update from Windows ? If you are able to get into WinXP (and the WinXP microcode loader does its thing), then you'd have fresh microcode loaded. (But don't ask me how Microsoft makes sure that their microcode loader is using an up-to-date patch.) You could try flashing using Asus Update. I would make sure the file you use, has been downloaded from Asus first, and is stored on a local hard drive. Then, exit out of all other running programs, and just run Asus Update. Asus Update may complain about "flashing backwards" to an older release, but I believe there is some option to cause Asus Update to listen to user instructions. Descriptions of the Microsoft Microcode Loader for WinXP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307152/en-us http://support.microsoft.com/kb/288302/EN-US/ Before using Asus Update, you should *always* check the support.asus.com download page for your motherboard. if there are known issues with any of the three flashing methods for a motherboard, those issues will be shown on the download page. If the download page makes no mention of tool problems with a particular BIOS release, then you are ready to attempt to flash to the BIOS image in question. Good luck, Paul |
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Paul wrote:
:: : : OK. If you go to the Asus Support web page (support.asus.com) and : enter "tools" as the name of your motherboard, the latest utilities : are listed. The latest AFUDOS is Sept.12/2006 : : ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AFUDOS226.zip : : You could try that one, and see if it gets any further. That's the one I used initially. Just to recap : : Another option, would be to try to add microcode "on-the-fly". : The CTMC program was a program that could be used to add microcode : to an Award BIOS. The method is "non-destructive", in the sense : that it did not require flashing the entire BIOS file. Sounds complicated. : In terms of BIOS flashing methods, there is more to the process, : than meets the eye. I believe in some cases, the flashing program : uses a "hook". The *existing* BIOS code, actually contains executable : code suitable for reflashing the chip. The flashing program, may not : actually be using its own code to do the flash operation. The : AFUDOS program may actually be calling that BIOS routine, to flash the : entire chip. For that to be feasable, the BIOS code must be shadowed : or something (shadowed in RAM). What it also means, is if there is : a problem with the execution of the BIOS code itself, then a program : like AFUDOS, even if updated to the latest version, may not be able : to correct the problem. That probably is the problem. Right now, the exact message when using EZ Flash is: "EZ-Flash is starting bios update....." : : You can try returning the board to your retailer. In some : countries, consumer protection laws help "persuade" retailers : to do the right thing. As a rule, flashing a BIOS on a motherboard, : is not considered a warranty supportable issue, as it implies any : possible "user error" would be coverable by the warranty. But just : as damaging the CPU socket is not covered by the warranty, so to : you may not find any sympathy at Asus, for BIOS flashing problems. : So your retailer may be the best recourse, and this is one reason : I recommend to people that they complete their motherboard, CPU, : and RAM testing, within whatever grace period is provided by their : retailer. : Yeah, that makes me worried....the system does boot up but to me if you cant run a bios update there is a problem. I both ASUS and I could argue that they are not at fault. But, what does Intel CPU Ucode Error mean? Giving that there may be a problem with the execution of the bios, would a new bios chip fix the problem? And are there any videos or pics on how to remove the bios chip? I think as a last resort, if all else fails, I'll get a new bios chip. : Normally, a missing microcode patch is not the end of the world. : There are a ton of motherboards out there, where the BIOS does : not contain the correct microcode segment, and yet the motherboard : is both bootable and flashable. I don't know if you could conclude : that the cause of your problems is the missing microcode or not. : You'd need to dig up an errata sheet for the particular processor : you are using, and see if any of the 100 or so errata listed, could : possibly be triggered by BIOS/flashing code. Well..... the Intel CPU Ucode Error is a big concern. And what if a future update is available to address the CPU Ucode error? : Which raises another possibility. Maybe you could try Asus Update : from Windows ? If you are able to get into WinXP (and the WinXP : microcode loader does its thing), then you'd have fresh microcode : loaded. (But don't ask me how Microsoft makes sure that their : microcode loader is using an up-to-date patch.) You could try : flashing using Asus Update. I would make sure the file you use, : has been downloaded from Asus first, and is stored on a local : hard drive. Then, exit out of all other running programs, : and just run Asus Update. Asus Update may complain about : "flashing backwards" to an older release, but I believe : there is some option to cause Asus Update to listen to user : instructions. Tried that, it hung right at the end. I had to cancel the task. : Good luck, No good luck for me in this lifetime |
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Murphy wrote:
Paul wrote: :: : : OK. If you go to the Asus Support web page (support.asus.com) and : enter "tools" as the name of your motherboard, the latest utilities : are listed. The latest AFUDOS is Sept.12/2006 : : ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AFUDOS226.zip : : You could try that one, and see if it gets any further. That's the one I used initially. Just to recap : : Another option, would be to try to add microcode "on-the-fly". : The CTMC program was a program that could be used to add microcode : to an Award BIOS. The method is "non-destructive", in the sense : that it did not require flashing the entire BIOS file. Sounds complicated. : In terms of BIOS flashing methods, there is more to the process, : than meets the eye. I believe in some cases, the flashing program : uses a "hook". The *existing* BIOS code, actually contains executable : code suitable for reflashing the chip. The flashing program, may not : actually be using its own code to do the flash operation. The : AFUDOS program may actually be calling that BIOS routine, to flash the : entire chip. For that to be feasable, the BIOS code must be shadowed : or something (shadowed in RAM). What it also means, is if there is : a problem with the execution of the BIOS code itself, then a program : like AFUDOS, even if updated to the latest version, may not be able : to correct the problem. That probably is the problem. Right now, the exact message when using EZ Flash is: "EZ-Flash is starting bios update....." : : You can try returning the board to your retailer. In some : countries, consumer protection laws help "persuade" retailers : to do the right thing. As a rule, flashing a BIOS on a motherboard, : is not considered a warranty supportable issue, as it implies any : possible "user error" would be coverable by the warranty. But just : as damaging the CPU socket is not covered by the warranty, so to : you may not find any sympathy at Asus, for BIOS flashing problems. : So your retailer may be the best recourse, and this is one reason : I recommend to people that they complete their motherboard, CPU, : and RAM testing, within whatever grace period is provided by their : retailer. : Yeah, that makes me worried....the system does boot up but to me if you cant run a bios update there is a problem. I both ASUS and I could argue that they are not at fault. But, what does Intel CPU Ucode Error mean? Giving that there may be a problem with the execution of the bios, would a new bios chip fix the problem? And are there any videos or pics on how to remove the bios chip? I think as a last resort, if all else fails, I'll get a new bios chip. : Normally, a missing microcode patch is not the end of the world. : There are a ton of motherboards out there, where the BIOS does : not contain the correct microcode segment, and yet the motherboard : is both bootable and flashable. I don't know if you could conclude : that the cause of your problems is the missing microcode or not. : You'd need to dig up an errata sheet for the particular processor : you are using, and see if any of the 100 or so errata listed, could : possibly be triggered by BIOS/flashing code. Well..... the Intel CPU Ucode Error is a big concern. And what if a future update is available to address the CPU Ucode error? : Which raises another possibility. Maybe you could try Asus Update : from Windows ? If you are able to get into WinXP (and the WinXP : microcode loader does its thing), then you'd have fresh microcode : loaded. (But don't ask me how Microsoft makes sure that their : microcode loader is using an up-to-date patch.) You could try : flashing using Asus Update. I would make sure the file you use, : has been downloaded from Asus first, and is stored on a local : hard drive. Then, exit out of all other running programs, : and just run Asus Update. Asus Update may complain about : "flashing backwards" to an older release, but I believe : there is some option to cause Asus Update to listen to user : instructions. Tried that, it hung right at the end. I had to cancel the task. : Good luck, No good luck for me in this lifetime "But, what does Intel CPU Ucode Error mean?" I don't know the exact wording of that message normally is, but it should be telling you that the microcode was not loaded. The BIOS is supposed to contain a microcode patch, for every processor that is valid for the socket. But the error message implies that no matching microcode was found. I downloaded the 1201 and 1105 BIOS files, extracted the "P6" microcode module with mmtool.exe , and parsed the extracted module by hand. The 1105 BIOS contains microcode for 0F44 and 0F47 processors, while the 1201 BIOS only has microcode for 0F44 (820D stepping A0). You can see 0F44 and 0F47 processors, listed here. Corresponding to the 820 processor, stepping A0 and B0. This file lists "cpuid" codes, which is what the microcode patches are sorted by. http://www.ukcpu.net/Programming/OS/cpuid.txt ; 0F44 Pentium D A0 FSB200*4, DualCore, SSE3, EMT64 +P ; 12+16/2048 L1/L2 + ; + ; 0F47 Pentium D B0 FSB200*4, DualCore, SSE3, EMT64 +P ; 12+16/2048 L1/L2 + This is an example of info from Intel - in this case for an 820D B0. http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SL8CP So it does look like when they made the 1201 BIOS, the 820D stepping B0 microcode went missing. And you likely own a B0. In terms of removing a PLCC chip from a socket, this is an example of an extraction tool. There are "L" shaped hooks on the ends of the legs, and they slide underneath the bottom of the chip, as it sits in the socket. The extractor pulls straight up on the chip. Insertion of new chips, does not use the tool, and you use your thumb to put back the new one. Make sure to make note of the orientation marks on the chip and socket. The socket may have a triangle on the side where pin 1 is located. The chip may have a matching mark of some sort (a white dot?) for its pin 1. The chip goes in face up, with the part number showing. http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062619 The "tools to avoid" section here, shows a version of extractor which is "less preferred". http://www.dansdata.com/sbs10.htm Make sure you inform Asus Tech Support, that they bumbled the BIOS and its microcode module. Maybe, after a couple tries, they might manage to produce an update that is correct. But if no one tells them, it won't get fixed. Paul |
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:54:05 GMT, "Venom" wrote:
"Murphy" wrote in message news:W7tfh.463726$1T2.414314@pd7urf2no... I downloaded the latest Bios for my board and now I get the Intel CPU Ucode Error upon boot. My CPU is a 2.8 GHZ Intel Pentium D Processor 820+ for the P5PE-VM. I didnt have the above error earlier with the previos bios version. When I attempted to run EZ -Flash again, it hanged. It still hangs. I have to press the reset button to get out of it. To add insult to injury, I try running AFUDOS then I get an error: unable to open ROM file. Take a look at the AFUDOS batch file text and rename the latest ROM file to suit. John Lewis |
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"Murphy" wrote in message news:W7tfh.463726$1T2.414314@pd7urf2no... I downloaded the latest Bios for my board and now I get the Intel CPU Ucode Error upon boot. My CPU is a 2.8 GHZ Intel Pentium D Processor 820+ for the P5PE-VM. I didnt have the above error earlier with the previos bios version. When I attempted to run EZ -Flash again, it hanged. It still hangs. I have to press the reset button to get out of it. To add insult to injury, I try running AFUDOS then I get an error: unable to open ROM file. I tried repeating all after clearing the CMOS as indicated in the manual and nothing...CMOS was cleared but I could not flash the bios. I'm having problems with a P5P800-SE motherboard, and this is one thing that I found which might interest you (it did not help with my problems, by the way). Using Afudos V2.21, and also V2.26, I tried flashing the Bios with 3 different roms. All of them failed to load. As a matter of interest, all those items were downloaded from the Asus website. I also tried EZ Flash without success (it wouldn't even start; possibly because I was using a USB Floppy drive assigned a B:\ ; Afudos expects an A:\ . ). As a last resort, I copied Afudos and the resident Rom from the _motherboard CD_ to a Floppy disc, and _successfully_ flashed the Rom. Do you have your motherboard CD? Then try it. Sylvain. This board supposedly advertises 133 ATA but I am only getting 100. I have had some corrupt data in installing windows too....dunno if this board is a POS or what!!?? |
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Paul wrote:
:: But, what does Intel CPU Ucode Error mean? : I don't know the exact wording of that message normally is, but : it should be telling you that the microcode was not loaded. The : BIOS is supposed to contain a microcode patch, for every processor : that is valid for the socket. But the error message implies that : no matching microcode was found. : : So it does look like when they made the 1201 BIOS, the 820D stepping : B0 microcode went missing. And you likely own a B0. : : Make sure you inform Asus Tech Support, that they bumbled the : BIOS and its microcode module. Maybe, after a couple tries, : they might manage to produce an update that is correct. But : if no one tells them, it won't get fixed. : The tech or customer rep that emailed me doesnt give a **** of my findings. The recommendation was get a new bios. I managed to reflash the bios using the original bios, I believe I renamed it to get it to work. I dont know why the EZ-Flash worked this time as I know for a fact the file was renamed correctly and then the flashing worked. I dont have a problem with the cpu error. I am not impressed with Asus support. OTOH, years ago, I dealt with Abit on with a BX board and I was fully satisfied with their service. Thumbs down to Asus! Thanks to everyone for their help here. Happy Holidays!! |
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