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Soltek SL-75FRN2-L BIOS flashing problem
Hello, I've been doing some BIOS upgrade recently, and it seems I screwed
things up. So here's my problem: Product Information Model Name: SL-75FRN2-L System Configuration Operating System: Windows XP CPU: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Memory: 256 MB DDR 333 MHz Kingmax VGA Card: Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200 64 MB DDR BIOS Version: Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG rev D1.6L (it was D1.4L before flashing) now: 10/07/2003-nVidia-nForce-6A61BSNAC-00 earlier: 06/20/2003-..... Problem Description After flashing the BIOS with new revision (D1.6L, it was D1.4L earlier), I faced a problem which I am going to describe. When pressing the Power button to start the system, everything goes just fine for a few moments: BIOS revision is printed on the screen, processor is detected, memory check also does fine, and so does the drives' initialization. After that, the system hangs, up. The only thing that is visible on the screen is the '_' cursor blinking in the upper left corner. I cannot restart the computer by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination, but only with hard-reset button, or turn it off with power button. I would also like to mention that nothing wrong happened during the BIOS update process, no error messages were listed; and when asked to reboot by pressing the F1 key, problems begun. I have tried nVidia Boot-Failure-Reboot procedures (both of them, as listed in Soltek MB manual and web site), but the problem wasn't solved. Messages like 'CMOS checksum error' and 'overclocking failed' also appeared on the screen; even loading optimized defaults in BIOS changed nothing. I cannot boot my system either wit HDD, floppy nor CD-ROM, the only thing I can do is enter the BIOS, but changing settings does nothing. I have noticed the new option in Advanced Chipset Features: USB20HDD, but it doesn't help much, though. In hope for the the solution, I send you my best regards. -- Ante Lazarusic |
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Ante Lazarusic wrote: Hello, I've been doing some BIOS upgrade recently, and it seems I screwed things up. So here's my problem: Product Information Model Name: SL-75FRN2-L System Configuration Operating System: Windows XP CPU: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Memory: 256 MB DDR 333 MHz Kingmax VGA Card: Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200 64 MB DDR BIOS Version: Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG rev D1.6L (it was D1.4L before flashing) now: 10/07/2003-nVidia-nForce-6A61BSNAC-00 earlier: 06/20/2003-..... Problem Description After flashing the BIOS with new revision (D1.6L, it was D1.4L earlier), I faced a problem which I am going to describe. When pressing the Power button to start the system, everything goes just fine for a few moments: BIOS revision is printed on the screen, processor is detected, memory check also does fine, and so does the drives' initialization. After that, the system hangs, up. The only thing that is visible on the screen is the '_' cursor blinking in the upper left corner. I cannot restart the computer by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination, but only with hard-reset button, or turn it off with power button. I would also like to mention that nothing wrong happened during the BIOS update process, no error messages were listed; and when asked to reboot by pressing the F1 key, problems begun. I have tried nVidia Boot-Failure-Reboot procedures (both of them, as listed in Soltek MB manual and web site), but the problem wasn't solved. Messages like 'CMOS checksum error' and 'overclocking failed' also appeared on the screen; even loading optimized defaults in BIOS changed nothing. I cannot boot my system either wit HDD, floppy nor CD-ROM, the only thing I can do is enter the BIOS, but changing settings does nothing. I have noticed the new option in Advanced Chipset Features: USB20HDD, but it doesn't help much, though. In hope for the the solution, I send you my best regards. Two things I would try: First clear your CMOS settings by shorting the jumper somewhere on your MB, or remove the battery for 30 minutes. Second, I would remove the video card and replace it with a different one, the simpler the better. I assume the nVidia you mention is a video card? Ken |
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:47:25 +0000 (UTC), Knowing that it was a
Hollywood invention that lemmings jump off cliffs Ante Lazarusic wrote : Hello, I've been doing some BIOS upgrade recently, and it seems I screwed things up. So here's my problem: Product Information Model Name: SL-75FRN2-L System Configuration Operating System: Windows XP CPU: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Memory: 256 MB DDR 333 MHz Kingmax VGA Card: Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9200 64 MB DDR BIOS Version: Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG rev D1.6L (it was D1.4L before flashing) now: 10/07/2003-nVidia-nForce-6A61BSNAC-00 earlier: 06/20/2003-..... Problem Description After flashing the BIOS with new revision (D1.6L, it was D1.4L earlier), I faced a problem which I am going to describe. When pressing the Power button to start the system, everything goes just fine for a few moments: BIOS revision is printed on the screen, processor is detected, memory check also does fine, and so does the drives' initialization. After that, the system hangs, up. The only thing that is visible on the screen is the '_' cursor blinking in the upper left corner. I cannot restart the computer by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination, but only with hard-reset button, or turn it off with power button. I would also like to mention that nothing wrong happened during the BIOS update process, no error messages were listed; and when asked to reboot by pressing the F1 key, problems begun. I have tried nVidia Boot-Failure-Reboot procedures (both of them, as listed in Soltek MB manual and web site), but the problem wasn't solved. Messages like 'CMOS checksum error' and 'overclocking failed' also appeared on the screen; even loading optimized defaults in BIOS changed nothing. I cannot boot my system either wit HDD, floppy nor CD-ROM, the only thing I can do is enter the BIOS, but changing settings does nothing. I have noticed the new option in Advanced Chipset Features: USB20HDD, but it doesn't help much, though. In hope for the the solution, I send you my best regards. Pull power cord out of the system and find and use the clear CMOS jumper. HTH -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html It's a G not a J in gmx for email Free songs download, http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/nomessiahsmusic.htm |
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:Two things I would try: First clear your CMOS settings by shorting the
:jumper somewhere on your MB, or remove the battery for 30 minutes. Tried already, with no effect :Second, I would remove the video card and replace it with a different ne, the simpler the better. I assume the nVidia you mention is a video :card? nVidia is the chipset in my case, not the video card. I'll try with the different one, anyway, thanks. -- Ante Lazarusic |
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:Pull power cord out of the system and find and use the clear CMOS
:jumper. :HTH Already done, with no effect -- Ante Lazarusic |
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