PCchips M538 hotflash fails :((((((

[Oerg]

Hi,

my hotflash with a PCchips M538 chip failed with

1. Awdflash 5.2C

"Flash Erase Error"

2. Awdflash 8.22A

"Unknown Flash Type"

Please help, i have absolutely no idea why this fails.... I WANT MY MACHINE BACK

EDIT:

Awdflash 5.2C sais Flash Type - 28F010 /12V

[Denniss]

Try Uniflash - www.uniflash.org

Peel off the sticker on your flashrom chip to be sure what chip you have. A chip number starting with 28 needs 12V, with 29 it neds 5V programming voltage (if there's a voltage select j8umper for this). A chip marked with H.T. needs 12V, relabeled Macronix MX28F1000.

[Oerg]

The chip is H.T.

EDIT:

Company name N/A (Is write protect disabled)

Shows uniflash

Also i cannot flash

Flash type UNKNOWN

[Denniss]

If your board has a flash voltage jumper then set it to 12V. I had lots of experiance with these HT chips and they are awful, they often refuse to flash and Uniflash seems to have problems to proper identify them.

I have Uniflash not at my hand so this comes off my memory:
Uniflash -? oder /? should give you a list of commands. you need the -force command to force uniflash using MX28F1000PPC code, you need -chiplist to get the 4-digit code for this chip

[Oerg]

THX I'LL TRY

[Oerg]

ääääh there is no MX28F1000PPC in the list

OK i tried C210 and he flashed but flash data verify error

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FLASH DATA VERIFICATION ERROR. RETRY WRITE OPERATION [Y/N]?

[Oerg]

alright it gets the same beepcode as before the hotflash

1x long, 2x short, pause, constantly repeating short high tone (like Bepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepep)

What can this be

[Denniss]

Try C21A, is listed as MX28F1000P but should be MX28F1000PPC.

long, short, short should be a problem with the video card

This repeating short hight tone may point to a broken board or PSU. According to an Award beep codes lides continuous short beeps point to problems with power supplied to your motherboard.

[Oerg]

uhh, also didnt work.

The video card works in another pc...

I just for fun put the bios chip in the pc where i did the hotflash... Same beepcode. The beepcode is definetly because of the wrong bios.

On this PC here i have a definetly working bios file, maybe i just downloaded the wrong bios for my mainboard.

i will try that.

Greets,
oerg from germany

[edwin]

Let us know how things work out and if needed make sure you are actually dealing with an M538 and not something else PC Chippish...