Syntax SV400 Award BootLock and BIOS
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:35 pm
Hello!
I have a problem with a PC. It has a Syntax SV400 rev. 1.0 motherboard. It's kinda old but the specs aren't so bad. A friend of mine asked me to fix it for him.
Here's the problem : As you push the power button a screen comes up with the following:
Award BootLocker v1.0
BIOS ROM checksum error
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
Syntax's website is dead for some time now so I went to driverguide.c o m and got a new bios. Got the Award Flash Utility (awd822a.exe) and a Windows98 Start-up Disk and I tried flashing the BIOS. The file I got from driverguide.c o m is called 4003210.BIN
I booted from the floppy. It worked. I started the awd822a.exe and entered the BIOS filename (4003210.BIN). It says : "Please wait!" so I wait and then the progress bar comes up but it doesn't do anything. The system stops reading from the floppy and it doesn't respond to any more commands except the reset button. And if I reset it, the BIOS has not been flashed seeing as after the reset I still get the BIOS ROM checksum error message.
I would be very grateful if someone could help me so please tell me how can I fix it?
Thanks!
Love&Peace!
I have a problem with a PC. It has a Syntax SV400 rev. 1.0 motherboard. It's kinda old but the specs aren't so bad. A friend of mine asked me to fix it for him.
Here's the problem : As you push the power button a screen comes up with the following:
Award BootLocker v1.0
BIOS ROM checksum error
INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
Syntax's website is dead for some time now so I went to driverguide.c o m and got a new bios. Got the Award Flash Utility (awd822a.exe) and a Windows98 Start-up Disk and I tried flashing the BIOS. The file I got from driverguide.c o m is called 4003210.BIN
I booted from the floppy. It worked. I started the awd822a.exe and entered the BIOS filename (4003210.BIN). It says : "Please wait!" so I wait and then the progress bar comes up but it doesn't do anything. The system stops reading from the floppy and it doesn't respond to any more commands except the reset button. And if I reset it, the BIOS has not been flashed seeing as after the reset I still get the BIOS ROM checksum error message.
I would be very grateful if someone could help me so please tell me how can I fix it?
Thanks!
Love&Peace!