not even the programmer is a solution

[Connyhell]

I used the original bios *.bin file from asus to flash my
ASUS K7m-rm board. The update-process was broken.
Now, my PC is unuseable. After that I tried to use a
EPRom programmer to write the binary file to the chip.
The PC still doesn´t boot. If I edit the bios-file in an hex-
editor I see a very long list of hex 0 (up to the first 33%).
What is this? All 'original' bios for this board look like this.
Are there any other steps (accept the ordering of a new chip)
what I can do?
I do not have a similar Board to force a hot-swap.
If I try the (5 pci) Bios K7M (without the -rm extension) the
boot starts and hungs at "checking NVRAM..."
B.t.w. I do not have the original bios safed

Best regards
Conny from Austria

[wmfei]

First, pls make sure that you have selected the correct IC model during programming. After re-install the bios IC, you may try to remove all the PCI cards and reset the cmos by setting the jumper or take out the battery on the motherboard. Then you can try to boot up.

If it is still the same, try to re-insert the AGP VGA card and the RAM. I also facing the same before and it is work after clearing the cmos.

Good luck.

[badflash]

If your board came in a Maker Make system like HP, Compaq, or Gateway, you may not have a standard motherboard and the Asus bios may not work. Try the bios file from the computer maker if that is the case.

We see this all the time where the Big Company saves a few cents per board my leaving off stuff they don't need, and then make a custom bios to deal with it. The stock bios chokes when it tries to work with the missing stuff.

http://www.badflash.com