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Winfast K7NCR18D Pro
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2003 1:47 am
by iampedro
I just resently flashed that bios to the latest one and now I can't seem to get past the drive detection process any suggestions ?
I have contacted the manufacture..
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2003 7:20 pm
by NickS
Did you save your old BIOS ?
Did you clear CMOS after flashing ?
Are all disk parameters set to "Auto" or "LBA" in CMOS ?
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2003 10:14 pm
by iampedro
Yes, I did save my old bios..
No, I didn't clear my old bios after flashing the computer did that for me..
The disk parameters are set to Auto..
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2003 2:03 am
by Denniss
Please Clear CMOS per Jumper and try again
Please load the Setup Defaults in Bios and try the IDE HDD Autodetect option
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2003 6:44 am
by iampedro
I have done all that and it seems that there were some problems with CMOS and they tried to fix them in this resent update ...
...
I am going to send it back to the MF do you think that they should replace it...
www.leadtek.com ?
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2003 12:21 pm
by NickS
It could be easier to flash your saved BIOS back in (if it detected the drives ok), and ask if they are going to fix the problem in a newer BIOS release.
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2003 4:55 pm
by iampedro
Yea, I agree.... Do you think that they should take it back and it should still be under warrenty?
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2003 8:07 pm
by NickS
That depends on the laws of the country where you bought it
If it is actually defective within a year of purchase I would think you have a good case.
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2003 8:35 pm
by iampedro
I live here in the states and I just bought it from
www.googlegear.com just last sunday and I revived it Friday...
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:46 pm
by NickS
If it doesn't do what it was supposed to *with the original BIOS*, I would guess it is not fit for purpose and you should be able to return it to where you bought it from. If it doesn't work only because you flashed the latest BIOS into it, they won't be very sympathetic. The latest BIOS is always a gamble until it's been around for a while.
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2003 10:58 pm
by iampedro
Well, I told the tech support guy and he told me that I needed to send it in and it will be fixed..
