"Unknown flash type" is displayed during boot and is also displayed while trying to update bios. I'm using the flash utility that came with the board and I downloaded the bios itself from the company's site. I am sure that the version is correct yet I get this same message.... got any ideas?
specs:
WinXP pro
40 GB HDD
384 MB DRAM
Pent 4 1.7 Gig
Matsonic mobo
BIOS signon: 11/21/2001-P4X266-8233-6A6LWE19C-00
BIOS type: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Super I/O: ITE 8705/SiS 950 rev 2 found at port 2Eh
Chipset: VIA 82C3128 rev 1
OEM signon: MS9107C 11/21/2001
Unknown flash type!?!?
Sounds like your BIOS chip has a corrupt software ID stamp. Try using the "-force" mode of Uniflash. It sometimes manages to re-ID the chip.
http://www.pppr.sk/rainbow/programs.html#UniFlash
http://www.pppr.sk/rainbow/programs.html#UniFlash
Bummer guys. Even the Uniflash didn't get it done. It asks if I'm sure that write protect is disabled while I've disabled it in the cmos and by any jumper that I can find.
I was going to use the -force command, but I can't locate the four digit number to save my life... that is our only hope Obi Wan.
Details are in first post... any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
I was going to use the -force command, but I can't locate the four digit number to save my life... that is our only hope Obi Wan.
Details are in first post... any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
-force will not help you - it really looks to be write protected...
Patched and tested BIOSes are at http://wims.rainbow-software.org
UniFlash - Flash anything anywhere
UniFlash - Flash anything anywhere
Hi all.
I have the exact problem when trying to flash Soyo SY-6BA+. The message "Unknown Flash Type" is shown during post.
I am trying to flash the motherboard using this bios with this flash utility. The only thing I get is "Unknown Flash Type!"
When I am trying to use Uniflash I get
Flash ROM Chip: UNKNOWN
Organization: N/A (Is write protect disable?)
PCI Chipset: Intel AGPSet 440BX/ZX
There is no jumper for Flash Protection and I can't find something similar in the bios settings.
01/19/1999 i440BX-ITE867-2A69KS2IC-0
Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Any help is welcome...

I have the exact problem when trying to flash Soyo SY-6BA+. The message "Unknown Flash Type" is shown during post.
I am trying to flash the motherboard using this bios with this flash utility. The only thing I get is "Unknown Flash Type!"
When I am trying to use Uniflash I get
Flash ROM Chip: UNKNOWN
Organization: N/A (Is write protect disable?)
PCI Chipset: Intel AGPSet 440BX/ZX
There is no jumper for Flash Protection and I can't find something similar in the bios settings.
01/19/1999 i440BX-ITE867-2A69KS2IC-0
Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Any help is welcome...
More flash utilities from Soyo:
http://www.soyo.com.tw/dl/bios/
http://www.soyo.com.tw/dl/bios/
More than 100,000 BIOS strings in my database just now!
http:/ /www.kuriaki.has.it/
http:/ /www.supportbios.info
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Saludos desde Cancun, Mexico
KURIAKI
http:/ /www.kuriaki.has.it/
http:/ /www.supportbios.info
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Saludos desde Cancun, Mexico
KURIAKI
Thanks for the reply. Still no luck with these ones.KURIAKI wrote:More flash utilities from Soyo:
http://www.soyo.com.tw/dl/bios/

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Can you physically ID the chip?
CPU - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), i430VX, 128MB EDO.
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).
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PGM - look more closely at his post.
MX28F2000TPC-12C4
2M-BIT ( 256K x 8 ) CMOS flash memory, 120ns
Rainbow...is this guy supported in UniFlash? I couldn't find the TPC in your list...
MX28F2000TPC-12C4
2M-BIT ( 256K x 8 ) CMOS flash memory, 120ns
Rainbow...is this guy supported in UniFlash? I couldn't find the TPC in your list...
CPU - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), i430VX, 128MB EDO.
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).