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by DaveD
Sat Sep 21, 2002 9:05 pm
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Inadvertently scrambled bios
Replies: 6
Views: 4075

Got hold of suitable old mobo so tried hot-flash Awdflash and Awd8o2a both give me message that existing bios is 'not new award bios' Is this because i have messed up the boot-block? Tried the 'fixed' download from http://www.aha.ru/~hawk/default.htm?id/~hawk/en/hardware but this looks at floppy for...
by DaveD
Tue Sep 17, 2002 12:26 pm
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Inadvertently scrambled bios
Replies: 6
Views: 4075

Hot-flash not an option

Thanks for prompt reply, none of the other pcs available to me has 32 pin bios so i am not able to try the hot-flash. Bit dissapointing as I have been doing self-confidence exercises and felt plucky enough to try this. Can buy (I believe) a replacement Bios from Biosworld for about $30. Haven't noti...
by DaveD
Fri Sep 13, 2002 12:23 am
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Inadvertently scrambled bios
Replies: 6
Views: 4075

Inadvertently scrambled bios

I was contemplating a bios upgrade on an old pc and downloaded an award bios flasher to look at any help files that came with it I felt that it looked a bit of a risky business so decided not to proceed. When i turned my machine off and tried to re-start it became apparent that i must have run part ...