BIOS Updates forum

Hi.

While trying to solve all the problems I have had recently with my com. (not booting at all. or booting after 12 tries, freezez and so on) I yesterday decided to upgrade my bios. Since I dont have an a: drive, I decided to use WinFlash. Bad Move. The com froze during the flash and I had no choice but to restart it.

Award BootBlock BIOS v.1.0
Copyright (c) 2000, Awared Software, Inc.

BIOS ROM checksum error

Detecting floppy drive A media...
Drive A error. System halt

The above, was the message I got when restarting. So I went to a friend of mine and borrowed a diskdrive a:. I made a bootdisk and put awdflash and latest bios fn25s028 on it. I actually managed to boot into the flashing-program. Now the following screen hits my eyes. And to be honest. I dont know what else to do. Please help me out here.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility v8.60C
(C)Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved

flash type -
warning :
File Name to Program fn25s028
System was not new AWARD BIOS version !
Please update ROM BIOS first ....


Message:: Please input File Name


A:\>

The marker stands at a:\> flashing. also the warning text flashes. So how do I proceed.? Since I got this far, it HAS to be solvable.

Best Wishes
Tobias


p.s I've read that this problem occurs when you have an old awdflash. Im using 8.22. Can't find a newer one.

plz help.

p.s 2. Should probably state that I have a shuttle sn25p. If that helps.

A bit further now. .with v8.6

next page says the following

Flash Type - SST 49LF004A/B /3.3V

File name to program : fn25s028

Programming Flash Memory -

Flash ROM is Write-Protected

Please make sure whether lockout jumpers
is set to correct or not

F10 Exit

Exit is marked. Any ideas?

Shuttle SN25P (FN25 V1.x, V2.x)
Enter the BIOS, Advanced BIOS Features, BIOS Write Protect.
This item allows you to enable or disable the BIOS write protection.

thnx. but theres no way to get into bios..

hey dude
I experience what u've been goin through right now, but mine is worst bec. My bios doesnt hav bootblock so its completely blockout.
bootblock is pretty cool w/o spendin time to remove flashchip and hotswap it to other mobo.

mine is sn25p updated to fn25s028 and boom it dies
I dont hav any idea whats so special with fn5s028 that it killed my bios and now hotswapping the chip to other mobo using uniflash wont work either
message:

unknown flash / or disable protection
eventhough i disabled the jumper protection

hi twebbas
With my experience there is a bios protect jumper on your
mother board.It usually besides you bios chip.you can jump
the other two jumpers to disable the protect.
I hope can hlep you some!!