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Error 2 File does not exist

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2002 1:36 am
by 3duk
Hi, string 62-1215-001131-00101111-040201-SIS735 have dl file 020626exe and 0011215exe but both bios updates come up with the error message "error 2 file does not exist" when i am flashing the bios.
Mobo ecs k7s5a v3.1

Can you help.........thanks a lot.

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2002 9:58 am
by NickS
If you are booting from a diskette to carry out this flash, tell us what files are on your diskette and what command line you are using.

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2002 12:45 pm
by Denniss
The 020626.exe and 011215.exe are the bios files but compressed - decompress them first to get the .rom files you need to flash .
From a bootable floppy please type Aminf329 020626.rom .
Please use a clean DOS or Win9x startup disk with only system files flashprog and Biosfiles onto it !

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2002 4:04 pm
by 3duk
I am booting with just system files and amiflash 332 and bios programme but when flashing the ami flash shows up but not the bios file?

The ami flash i just copy to floppy, i extract the bios file to floppy choosing the file without Lan, then key in A:\>aminf332 020626.rom

I get that error code, i wonder if i am using the right bios update? Iwent to the ecs bios page and dl the latest bios which was at the top of the page i assume this is the bios incorporating all the other updates, i am not sure?

mobo k7s5a v3.1 old bios date 15.12.2001

Hope you can help, :roll:

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2002 8:18 pm
by Denniss
Rename 020626.rom to newbios.rom and try again

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2002 7:45 am
by 3duk
Denniss, i tried that but here's the general response i'm getting:


Command Com 93,890
K7s5a0~1 <DIR>
Aminf332 EXE 529,908
2 File(s) 623,798 bytes
1dir(s) 278,016 bytes free.

It seems that the flash programme is not opening :?:

Thanks.

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2002 12:11 pm
by NickS
Copy the .ROM or .BIN file out of the K7s5a0~1 directory and into the root directory and try again.

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2002 7:53 pm
by 3duk
Nicks, thanks, how do i do that? :lol:

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:56 pm
by NickS
At the A:\> prompt type DIR K7s5a0~1
that should show you a file ending in .BIN or .ROM or something.
Then type COPY K7s5a0~1\filename.rom.
That will copy it to the root directory (the top level directory).

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2002 12:12 am
by 3duk
Nick, i have tried putting in the ~ but it comes up | so still not showing me file.

Ant other ways?

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2002 1:14 am
by Denniss
Why not copy these files from Windows ?
Move all files you need to the A:\ Root directory (flashprog and biosfile ) and remove the folder with files not needed .

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2002 1:25 am
by 3duk
Thanks Gentlemen, success!

In the Winzip/Extract window i unchecked the "Use Folder names" box and reformat A:\ and used aminf333 Flash and the files showed up.

Guess the Winzip change did it.

Thanks for your help............... :D

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2002 11:35 am
by NickS
Denniss wrote:Why not copy these files from Windows ?
Move all files you need to the A:\ Root directory (flashprog and biosfile ) and remove the folder with files not needed .
I wasn't assuming he could get as far as Windows ... :)