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PCchips M538 hotflash fails :((((((
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:26 pm
by Oerg
Hi,
my hotflash with a PCchips M538 chip failed with
1. Awdflash 5.2C
"Flash Erase Error"
2. Awdflash 8.22A
"Unknown Flash Type"
Please help, i have absolutely no idea why this fails.... I WANT MY MACHINE BACK
EDIT:
Awdflash 5.2C sais Flash Type - 28F010 /12V
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:26 pm
by Denniss
Try Uniflash -
www.uniflash.org
Peel off the sticker on your flashrom chip to be sure what chip you have. A chip number starting with 28 needs 12V, with 29 it neds 5V programming voltage (if there's a voltage select j8umper for this). A chip marked with H.T. needs 12V, relabeled Macronix MX28F1000.
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:31 pm
by Oerg
The chip is H.T.
EDIT:
Company name N/A (Is write protect disabled)
Shows uniflash
Also i cannot flash
Flash type UNKNOWN
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:32 pm
by Denniss
If your board has a flash voltage jumper then set it to 12V. I had lots of experiance with these HT chips and they are awful, they often refuse to flash and Uniflash seems to have problems to proper identify them.
I have Uniflash not at my hand so this comes off my memory:
Uniflash -? oder /? should give you a list of commands. you need the -force command to force uniflash using MX28F1000PPC code, you need -chiplist to get the 4-digit code for this chip
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:45 pm
by Oerg
THX I'LL TRY
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:04 pm
by Oerg
ääääh there is no MX28F1000PPC in the list
OK i tried C210 and he flashed but flash data verify error
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FLASH DATA VERIFICATION ERROR. RETRY WRITE OPERATION [Y/N]?
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:36 pm
by Oerg
alright it gets the same beepcode as before the hotflash
1x long, 2x short, pause, constantly repeating short high tone (like Bepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepepep)
What can this be
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:44 am
by Denniss
Try C21A, is listed as MX28F1000P but should be MX28F1000PPC.
long, short, short should be a problem with the video card
This repeating short hight tone may point to a broken board or PSU. According to an Award beep codes lides continuous short beeps point to problems with power supplied to your motherboard.
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:07 pm
by Oerg
uhh, also didnt work.
The video card works in another pc...
I just for fun put the bios chip in the pc where i did the hotflash... Same beepcode. The beepcode is definetly because of the wrong bios.
On this PC here i have a definetly working bios file, maybe i just downloaded the wrong bios for my mainboard.
i will try that.
Greets,
oerg from germany
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:11 pm
by edwin
Let us know how things work out and if needed make sure you are actually dealing with an M538 and not something else PC Chippish...
