BIOS Updates forum

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 1:57 pm**

Hello,

I just found this forum and it's amazing. I'm new to this BIOS upgrade thing; however, my system crashed a few times on a number of occasions and after submitting the crash dump file to MS they say it has to do with my BIOS so i think i need an upgrade.

Here's the info i got about my system:

Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.45
BIOS Date: 09/20/01
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS ID: 09/20/2001-P4X266-8233-6A6LWE19C
OEM Sign-On: P4VXAD Ver:1.0A 09/20/2001
Chipset: VIA 82C3128 rev 1
Superio: ITE 8705/SiS 950 rev 1 found at port 2Eh
OS: WinXP SP2
CPU: Intel Pentium(R) 4 1600 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 768 MB
Memory Maximum: 768 MB
Memory Slot 01: 256 MB
Memory Slot 02: 256 MB
Memory Slot 03: 256 MB

Thanks in advance for any help.

Tommy

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 3:03 pm**

Elitegroup P4VXAD with Bios 1.0A

www.ecsusa.com
www.ecs.com.tw

The first thing you should check/test is your memory - maybe one of the three 256MB sticks is faulty.

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 6:47 pm**

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Downloads/ ... 35&LanID=0

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 8:54 pm**

Thank you very much for the fast response and the links.

KURIAKI , i'm new to upgrading/flashing my BIOS and i'm assuming the link you provided is for upgrading my BIOS; however, which of the two should i install ?

One more thing, how can i backup my BIOS in the event the flash doesn't work ? Can i do such a thing to revert to my old BIOS ?

Thanks again for your help.

Tommy

Posted: **Mon May 09, 2005 9:44 pm**

The latest one, Version 1.2f
Instrucctions can be found following the link 'How to use BIOS Flash' in the same page.
When flashing include /sy parameter to backup your actual BIOS.

Posted: **Tue May 10, 2005 1:15 am**

Hello,

Thank you very much for all your help. I'm in the process of upgrading and just created a boot disk with the new BIOS. Hope it all goes well.

I'll let you know what happens.

Tommy

Posted: **Tue May 10, 2005 5:46 am**

KURIAKI , Thank you for your help.

I managed to flash my BIOS with no problems.

Keep up the good work.

Tommy

Posted: **Wed May 11, 2005 8:48 am**

Hello again,

I used WinFlash to flash my BIOS. I didn't check the CMOS option cause i was worried it my mess my computer.

Should i also clear the CMOS when flashing the new BIOS ?

Tommy

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