HELP! Flashed GA-586DX with a GA-586-HX BIOS

Hello!

Sorry for the crosspost, I wanted to make sure to reach a maximum of
potential readers who might be able to help me.

I just recently re-built an old system based on a GA-586DX board. Today
I wanted to flash the BIOS to get 30GB HDD support. I downloaded the
BIOS v3.43 from ZDNet and proceeded to flash.

AWDFLASH (AF786) proceeded to warn me about incompatibilities, but I
rechecked the download and thought it was OK, so I gave the warning no
heed.

Of course I should have, since I now have "Intel 430HX PCI BIOS for
Dual Pentium(tm) Processors V.3.43" on my system. I can get into the
BIOS just fine, IDE Auto-Detection also detects my 2,1GB HDD, during
booting it also detects my CD-ROM. CPU (Pentium-S 166 MHz). RAM (32MB)
and starts to initialize the PnP Cards (Soundblaster 16 PnP in my
case).

Then it just freezes. I thought I could get it to at least boot from
floppy, but it doesn't. Same when I try to boot from HDD or CD-ROM. I'm
really desperate, since it was still a great working, stable system,
able to run Win95 and Linux, and I would have had a lot of fun with it.

Can I do anything to repeair the damage I so stupidly did, or will I
have to change the EPROM housing the BIOS? Is it changeable anyway?

Somebody help me please,
Chris

"Chris Kohn" wrote in message
...
Hello!

Sorry for the crosspost, I wanted to make sure to reach a maximum of
potential readers who might be able to help me.

I just recently re-built an old system based on a GA-586DX board. Today
I wanted to flash the BIOS to get 30GB HDD support. I downloaded the
BIOS v3.43 from ZDNet and proceeded to flash.

AWDFLASH (AF786) proceeded to warn me about incompatibilities, but I
rechecked the download and thought it was OK, so I gave the warning no
heed.

Of course I should have, since I now have "Intel 430HX PCI BIOS for
Dual Pentium(tm) Processors V.3.43" on my system. I can get into the
BIOS just fine, IDE Auto-Detection also detects my 2,1GB HDD, during
booting it also detects my CD-ROM. CPU (Pentium-S 166 MHz). RAM (32MB)
and starts to initialize the PnP Cards (Soundblaster 16 PnP in my
case).

Then it just freezes. I thought I could get it to at least boot from
floppy, but it doesn't. Same when I try to boot from HDD or CD-ROM. I'm
really desperate, since it was still a great working, stable system,
able to run Win95 and Linux, and I would have had a lot of fun with it.

Can I do anything to repeair the damage I so stupidly did, or will I
have to change the EPROM housing the BIOS? Is it changeable anyway?

Somebody help me please,
Chris

The EEPROM will need to be removed and reprogrammed in a programmer. There
is also hotswapping but that can only be done if your extremely careful and
have a similar motherboard. I am unsure if Gigabyte a mail in fix for bad
programmed EEPROMS but it's worth calling them to see if they will ship you
a preprogrammed EEPROM for your motherboard.

Matt.

Matt wrote:
"Chris Kohn" wrote in message
...
Hello!

Sorry for the crosspost, I wanted to make sure to reach a maximum of
potential readers who might be able to help me.

I just recently re-built an old system based on a GA-586DX board.
Today I wanted to flash the BIOS to get 30GB HDD support. I
downloaded the BIOS v3.43 from ZDNet and proceeded to flash.

The EEPROM will need to be removed and reprogrammed in a programmer.
There is also hotswapping but that can only be done if your extremely
careful and have a similar motherboard. I am unsure if Gigabyte a
mail in fix for bad programmed EEPROMS but it's worth calling them to
see if they will ship you a preprogrammed EEPROM for your
motherboard.

Matt.

Thanks, I fixed it myself, when removing all components and disabling
everything in BIOS and the floppy booted. I could flash everythign back
just alright.

Thanks, Chris

Chris Kohn wrote:

Matt wrote:

"Chris Kohn" wrote in message
...

Hello!

Sorry for the crosspost, I wanted to make sure to reach a maximum of
potential readers who might be able to help me.

I just recently re-built an old system based on a GA-586DX board.
Today I wanted to flash the BIOS to get 30GB HDD support. I
downloaded the BIOS v3.43 from ZDNet and proceeded to flash.


The EEPROM will need to be removed and reprogrammed in a programmer.
There is also hotswapping but that can only be done if your extremely
careful and have a similar motherboard. I am unsure if Gigabyte a
mail in fix for bad programmed EEPROMS but it's worth calling them to
see if they will ship you a preprogrammed EEPROM for your

motherboard.

Matt.


Thanks, I fixed it myself, when removing all components and disabling
everything in BIOS and the floppy booted. I could flash everythign back
just alright.

Thanks, Chris



You got really lucky. :P I hope you realize that....