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Msi Hermes 651 Low Resolution Vga Problem
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:10 pm
by hollow_83
Hi i have an Msi Hermes 651 with motherboard version MS-6535 Rev.2
wich has a sis 651 chipset (Real 256 vga maybe?) and i have problem setting resolutions higher than 1024x768.
I 've installed univga 3 from sis site but sis says you must have vbios version higher than 2.28 to display resolutions higher than 1024x768.
On msi's site i can't find a bios or vbios for my vga.
Any help or tip would be appreciated.
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:36 pm
by cp
but sis says you must have vbios version higher than 2.28 to display resolutions higher than 1024x768
wrong. they say that you need a video bios >2.28.00 to have widescreen support.
read this:
http://www.wimsbios.com/phpBB2/topic9748.html
and follow the instructions.
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:07 pm
by hollow_83
Thanks for the quick reply but lcdmode didin't help.
Could i request a patched bios from you.
This is my mainboard bios.
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func ... prod_no=38
The problem is that the bios from msi's site is for ms-6535 rev3 and ihave rev2.
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:31 pm
by edwin
Can you make a backup of your current bios with a bootable floppy and uniflash?
http://www.bootdisk.com (drdos flash disk, no drivers)
http://www.uniflash.org
This way we can check if version 3 is just a newer revision of your current bios.
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:37 pm
by hollow_83
edwin wrote:Can you make a backup of your current bios with a bootable floppy and uniflash?
http://www.bootdisk.com (drdos flash disk, no drivers)
http://www.uniflash.org
This way we can check if version 3 is just a newer revision of your current bios.
My mistake the bios in the above link is the correct bios. The problem was that i was trying to flash from windows and not from dos. I updated to the new bios but it didn't update the vbios so i hope someone can patch it for me and send me the patched one.
I don't mind losing the dvi to lcd connection.
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:08 pm
by hollow_83
Hi!!!
Do you know any program for ami bioses that i can use to replace the pld vbios with the new one?
I tried amibcp but it doesn't recognice my bios.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:03 pm
by hollow_83
Hi!
I found a tool (amibcp) to delete the old vbios and insert the newone but the vbios i used was for 650 board and i have 651.
Now the computer boots with a black screen and after a while the cd spins up and i also hear the floppy trying to read. When the floppy reads (it doesn't read continuesly) it also beeps.
Does this means that if i use a pci card will save the pc or i have to throw it away?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:37 pm
by cp
in the meantime i prepared a patched bios that should not blow your pc up. interested?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:38 pm
by hollow_83
of course
and thank you.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:59 pm
by cp
patched bios sent.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:15 pm
by hollow_83
cp wrote:patched bios sent.
Thanks a lot cp.
Now i have to find how to revive the mothboard.
I've left for over an hour with the floppy disk in the drive and i also tried using ctrl-home and now luck.
I hope that if i use a pci vga will fix my problem.
Any suggestion for my problem?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:21 pm
by cp
create a bootable disk with flasher and modified autoexec.bat that flashes the bios without user interaction.