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AMI Bios update successful, now won't boot !!!
Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 4:31 pm
by speerjam2000
I just flashed the AMI Bios on a K7S5A. It goes through the post, I can get into the BIOS setup, and it shows that it is the new version, and it detects the drives and everything, bla, bla. Locks up after the SCSI card detection. ???Any Ideas???
Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 7:59 pm
by edwin
Clear CMOS as you should always do after a bios flash.
Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 10:24 pm
by speerjam2000
Is that necessary? I already went into the BIOS, changed all the settings.
I should clear the CMOS? OK, I will try.
Thanks
Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 11:32 pm
by edwin
Some Adaptec cards with older bioses (1.xx) will wreak havoc in newer systems. If you have one of those, see that you put it in a system that does boot with it and upgrade the scsi bios on that card.
Posted: Fri May 10, 2002 12:11 am
by NickS
It's worth noting that ECS K7S5A users in April seemed to think that the latest BIOS was pretty buggy and recommended using one from Jan/February, IIRC. Check out the newsgroup - is it comp.periphs.mainboard.elite ? Shep will tell you pretty quickly. Sorry, I was watching it for a month and unsubscribed last week.
All is well!!
Posted: Fri May 10, 2002 4:14 am
by speerjam2000
Success!! It was the SCSI card. Wheww!!! Thanks for the tips. I think this card does indeed have the older BIOS. I will try to flash it in another PC.
Peace......
