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by MMXP
Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:49 pm
Forum: Notebook BIOS and other problems
Topic: Compaq armada 1700 upgrade advice
Replies: 3
Views: 7009

Compaq armada 1700 upgrade advice

Hey I'm back after a good while ;) I have some questions that maybe some of you can help out with. I just now acquired a brand new compaq armada 1700 from a good friend of mine. He said he's only used it twice and never laid eyes on it again after he got a dell desktop.... I need to know if this lap...
by MMXP
Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:55 pm
Forum: Video (VGA) and other BIOS/Firmware
Topic: need a 3rd party firmware for DVD burner (need it badly)
Replies: 3
Views: 4915

Yesterday evening I tried to give my memorex DVD+/-RW DLR burner its old ffirmware again. when I flashed the firmware using mtk winflash it got up to 100%, but then it locked up and crashed after that my burner would not respond to any eject, injects or nothing like that. also it knocked out my DVD-...
by MMXP
Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:11 pm
Forum: Video (VGA) and other BIOS/Firmware
Topic: need a 3rd party firmware for DVD burner (need it badly)
Replies: 3
Views: 4915

need a 3rd party firmware for DVD burner (need it badly)

I have a double layer 16x memorex DVD burner its about 2 or 3 years old. I talked to them about a year ago and they said my DVD burner can support write speeds up to 16x. I got a 50 pack of DVD+R 16x but everytime I burn a file to those disc's before it even has the chance to burn it will come back ...
by MMXP
Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:57 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: My bios won't allow me to update it ?
Replies: 8
Views: 6745

I finally updated my bios withs nicks patch. HP sent me their flashing utitlity program and told me to use their bios.... they also told me they have been getting alot problems from users usiing 3rd party software such as nicks and not to trust them at all. I took the patch and replaced the old one ...
by MMXP
Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:29 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: My bios won't allow me to update it ?
Replies: 8
Views: 6745

Ok I did exactly what you said and and this what happens 1.Turn On computer boot to CD 2.typed Uniflash -unlock. it does directly to to the menu 3.exit the program and typed in uniflash -unlock 4. it does to the A: drive type in uniflash and get the same meno with flash bios disabled advance menu di...
by MMXP
Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:44 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: My bios won't allow me to update it ?
Replies: 8
Views: 6745

Not trying sound like a moron but how do you unlock the bios using uniflash ? would I need to download another piece of file or is it a command to use in dos ? if its in dos what is it ? also I don't have a manual for this mobo I got this about 2 months from ebay.
by MMXP
Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:52 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: My bios won't allow me to update it ?
Replies: 8
Views: 6745

My bios won't allow me to update it ?

Hi I'm having a problem trying to update-patch my bios with nicks bios file http://wims.rainbow-software.org/nicks/MiTAC%206110ZU_VA.zip I made a boot CD and I put uniflash on it. the CD booted up and I told it to go here D:\uniflash it did that and when it did it had in grey letters update bios. al...