My bios won't allow me to update it ?

MMXP · Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:52 pm

Hi I'm having a problem trying to update-patch my bios with nicks bios file http://wims.rainbow-software.org/nicks/ ... 0ZU_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. also it said the bios lock was on and I am unable to unlock it. is there anyway I can bypass this or fix it ? also amiflash doesn't work right at all.

I have a old HP brio ba600 at
P3 750mhz
256
1.80gig seagate
2.40gig western digital (BRAND NEW)

Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:59 pm

check the manual for a jumper that that protects the bios from updates, check the bios for an option that protects the bios from updates. if none of the above applies to your motherboard try: 'uniflash -unlock' before flashing.

MMXP · Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:44 pm

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.

Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:50 pm

once booted from the floppy type:

uniflash -unlock

<Enter>

Then

uniflash

and start the flash procedure.

MMXP · Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:29 pm

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 disabled. all I can do is back up my bios and thats it.

Can somebody tell me why I can't unlock the bios write feature ? should I try a different hot flashing software ? if so what do you all recommend ?

I talked to HP online and they told me to try their hp2000 compliance bios upgrade and put everything on a cd and got the process started up before it begins to flash it says source can not be found which is the bios but I know the file is the on the cd. can I flash my bios using hp software and be able to use my 79gig HDD or do I need to use nicks bios patch using uniflash which is giving me problems ?

Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:18 am

Is it possible for you to make a RAM drive on that bootable CD and get uniflash and flash file on it so you have a read/write area? I think the problem is that the bios flash file is read-only.

Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:55 am

does uniflash detect any programmable chip? please post the output of uniflash's menu. thanks.

MMXP · Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:57 pm

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 ran the setup in dos and it finally worked! right now I'll need to copy my windows xp parttion to my new 40gig and slave the 80gig for archiving movies and backup up files.

Thanks again for your help.

Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:34 pm

MMXP wrote:I finally updated my bios withs nicks patch.

Well done!

HP .... have been getting alot problems from users usiing 3rd party software such as nicks and not to trust them at all.

Sure, you gamble every time you flash a BIOS, but the rewards usually outweigh the risks. I'd like to know who's been having trouble on which boards and which 3rd-party BIOSes.