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by notebookwizard78
Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:42 am
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: DFI NF4 Infinity Bios image
Replies: 5
Views: 7418

My motherboard is dead

Are you sure you are using the programmer in the right way? Those things can be tricky. AFTER FLASH CLEAR THE CMOS ALWAYS, using the JUMPER ! I recommend that you find another motherboard wich uses the exact same type of flash chip and use it to perform a hot flash. READ AND REHEARSE THE PROCEDURE C...
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: 9702

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: 3076

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: 4470

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...