can't find a bios upgrade for a luckytech motherboard

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by **fonzarelli** » Wed Apr 03, 2002 1:30 pm

hello,

I have a luckytech motherboard
model P6BX2
rev 1.4

I'm looking for the latest bios release.
But the link on their site is dead:
http://www.hyweb.com.tw/gallery/profoli ... /BX2-C.bin
and I can't find it anywhere else.

Anyone can help me??

by **edwin** » Wed Apr 03, 2002 2:49 pm

Please reply with your complete current ID string:

xx/xx/xxxx-I440BX-W977xF-2A69KxxxC-00

by **ajzchips** » Wed Apr 03, 2002 3:50 pm

BX2-C.BIN seems to be the correct update for the V1.4 motherboard.
Its BIOS string is:
03/03/1999-I440BX-W977TF-2A69KSH9C-00
INTEL 440BX2 REV:C

You can download it from: http://www.wimsbios.com/~ajzchips/download/

by **ernit** » Wed Apr 03, 2002 5:43 pm

ajzchips wrote:BX2-C.BIN seems to be the correct update for the V1.4 motherboard.
Its BIOS string is:
03/03/1999-I440BX-W977TF-2A69KSH9C-00
INTEL 440BX2 REV:C

You can download it from: http://www.wimsbios.com/~ajzchips/download/

THE BIOS STRING SHOULD BE EXACT---NO VERIFICATION AT ALL
MAY BE AN MA MOTHERBOARD--THEN HAVE DOOR STOP

by **edwin** » Wed Apr 03, 2002 6:38 pm

That's why I want the original poster to reply with the current bios string.

Too early for hotflash stuff today.

by **fonzarelli** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 11:24 am

the string you gave me is the same as mine, except for the date that is newer. I'm going to try to flash my bios then...
thanks very much

Fonze

by **ajzchips** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 12:07 pm

Just don't forget to keep us informed.

by **fonzarelli** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 12:24 pm

I have downloaded awd812.exe, the latest award flash utility.
I boot from a Dos floppy
and then : awdflash bx2-c.bin
and then .... nothing
it keeps saying me "backing up bios to file" for ages....

So I have reset it and there's still the old bios....

Why doesn't it work??

by **ajzchips** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 2:22 pm

Try an older version of the flasher. Make sure the *.bin file doesn't have the read-only attribute enabled.

by **fonzarelli** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 5:37 pm

Ok
I managed to upgrade that damn BIOS.
but it didn't resolve my problem.....

Thanks for all your help !!

by **ajzchips** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 7:57 pm

...problem... which is? Large HDD support?

by **fonzarelli** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 12:42 pm

no, my large HDD was perfectly recognized.
my problem was that my DVD drive couldn't read any audio CD... It says me "no CD inserted"...

thanks veryx much for all your help

by **ajzchips** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:03 pm

2 suggestions:
a) Activate the DMA checkbox for your DVD in Windows' Device Manager.
b) Update your DVD reader's firmware: http://www.firmware.fr.st

by **fonzarelli** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 7:40 pm

the DMA is activated and the firmware is the latest.
They have never heard about this problem @ the shop where I bought the DVD drive...

by **ajzchips** » Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:21 pm

Perhaps it's defective?