Dead BIOS
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:44 am
Ok, well Hi! (To begin)
Well, the problem is that I had my pc up and running, and then stopped using it for a few months. I switched it on today and the POST is messed up, sometimes it would boot to checking RAM then freeze, sometimes to detecting drives, and finally only the symbol and first 5 letters of the POST (name of manufacturer of something ). I hit reset and kept hold of it for a few seconds, now it doesnt do any of that.
When I start up, I get a beep, floppy reads, beep again, floppy reads etc etc till I switch off. I read about bootblocks and stuff on the forum so I created a Win98 boot disc with the flash util and flash .bin from the manufacturer and slipped it into the drive, when I switch on wth the disc in the single beep changes to 2 beeps, read, 2 beeps, read etc again, until I switch off. If I take the disc out while it is on it goes back to one beep. The CD-ROM reads at start up, floppy light is continuously lit, NO display at all.
The spec is as follows:
AsRock K7VT2 Mobo, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU
BOIS info I could find was:
On sticker:
686
AMIBOIS(R)
(C)1999
8 1 8 3
On Chip:
Winbond
W49F002U-12B
2120H211341801SA
Sticker on BIOS says:
Y8
KVT24
P1.20
(This appears to be bios code information form the manufacturer as P1.20 is their BIOS version)
Naturally I have tried CLRCMOS, even removed all my hardware and left bare essentials. If i unplug the floppy drive however there are 4 beeps instead of 1 or 2.
I would prefer to be able to resolve this with a boot floppy method rather than hotswap as I do not have another working PC to try it in. I have 2 Winbond BIOS's in my loft, working or not I do not know and will get them out sometime tomorrow if I get time between work. If anyone has any ideas on the boot method I would be extremely grateful to hear it as this will drive me mad now until it is fixed. Thanks in advance.
Well, the problem is that I had my pc up and running, and then stopped using it for a few months. I switched it on today and the POST is messed up, sometimes it would boot to checking RAM then freeze, sometimes to detecting drives, and finally only the symbol and first 5 letters of the POST (name of manufacturer of something ). I hit reset and kept hold of it for a few seconds, now it doesnt do any of that.
When I start up, I get a beep, floppy reads, beep again, floppy reads etc etc till I switch off. I read about bootblocks and stuff on the forum so I created a Win98 boot disc with the flash util and flash .bin from the manufacturer and slipped it into the drive, when I switch on wth the disc in the single beep changes to 2 beeps, read, 2 beeps, read etc again, until I switch off. If I take the disc out while it is on it goes back to one beep. The CD-ROM reads at start up, floppy light is continuously lit, NO display at all.
The spec is as follows:
AsRock K7VT2 Mobo, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU
BOIS info I could find was:
On sticker:
686
AMIBOIS(R)
(C)1999
8 1 8 3
On Chip:
Winbond
W49F002U-12B
2120H211341801SA
Sticker on BIOS says:
Y8
KVT24
P1.20
(This appears to be bios code information form the manufacturer as P1.20 is their BIOS version)
Naturally I have tried CLRCMOS, even removed all my hardware and left bare essentials. If i unplug the floppy drive however there are 4 beeps instead of 1 or 2.
I would prefer to be able to resolve this with a boot floppy method rather than hotswap as I do not have another working PC to try it in. I have 2 Winbond BIOS's in my loft, working or not I do not know and will get them out sometime tomorrow if I get time between work. If anyone has any ideas on the boot method I would be extremely grateful to hear it as this will drive me mad now until it is fixed. Thanks in advance.