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by notebookwizard78
Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:07 am
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Compaq V3000 Dead due to a failed bios update.
Replies: 4
Views: 9668

My motherboard is dead

Never flash from windows. For HP systems: right click the servicepack and choose extract (install winrar first). Then copy the rom to a boot floppy and perform the flash procedure from DOS, using the appropriate flash utility. If the Boot Block area in the bios is still intact there may be a key com...
by notebookwizard78
Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:37 am
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Dead gateway DX200X
Replies: 1
Views: 3057

Re: My motherboard is dead

This may also be a problem with the videocard. Try to replace it and see if the problem still exist. Maybe the DDC circuit is damaged. May also be a problem with the monitor. Some old monitors may have small incompatibillities with ACPI.
by notebookwizard78
Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:11 am
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: Question about BootBlock section and other minor issues
Replies: 1
Views: 4445

Question about BootBlock section and other minor issues

Hi, After days of research and testing on old motherboards I finally gathered the nerves to flash my (HP Hematite, s7720.nl) / Asus A8MN-BR with another bios: the Asus M2NPV-VM bios. I checked with asus-cbrom 1.15 and discovered that all relevant modules where present in both motherboards, allthough...