ASUS P8P67-M BIOS Update Reading Failed

[tr1pst3r]

I was planning to update the BIOS to version v3701 using Asus EZ Flash 2 Utility v01.04.
My motherboard is a P8P67-M P67 B3 Revision. (UPC: 6108317973 / part number : 90-MIBDVA-G0UAY0DZ)

When I was planning to do the update i did not have a USB with me that time, so I searched and saw a video that you could access the ROM file from the HDD. So that's what I did. This is also I believe the begining of the problem and my mistake. After selecting the ROM from the Asus EZ Flash 2 Utility v01.04, the EZ Flash Utility said Update successful and the computer would restart. After the restart my computer would just keep going back to EZ Flash Utility and a window saying "Reading Failed!".

I've rebooted and just keeps going back to EZ Flash while saying "Reading Failed!"

There is no way to enter the BIsOS settings.
I have tried to select the original BIOS from the Support CD but it just says it's outdated.

Whenever I move the mouse a message : "reading failed" appears. Though I am ABLE to navigate through my PS2 keyboard.

Is there anyway I could fix this issue?
How can I get my system back to work?
Will this be fixed if I update propperly through a USB stick?

Since the incident I have not yet turned on my PC hoping to find the right way to solve this before I turn it back on.

Thank you for your help in advance and hoping I could still save my system.

P.S. I'm new to this BIOS stuff and I admit that what I did, not backing up my BIOS and not following proper protocols was stupid and noobish. Pardon my ignorance.

Image of the "reading failed" : http://postimg.org/image/lf5kruszp/

 

[bankster55]

You can get back into bios by turning off PC, turning PSU rocker switch to 0 (off) then unplugging PSU from wall, then pushing case ON switch until mobo lights go out, then shorting the CMOS jumper by moving to other 2 of three pins. Then wait a minute and reverse proceedure.

"Reading failed" could mean several things. Most likely there was more flashing to come. Unfortunately with ASUS, "successfull" does not mean "finished".
If your flash got to that point, your HDD image useage was prob fine, it either picks it up or it doesnt.

There may have been an ME OPROM upgrade also involved which is separate from the bios partition itself. After running these flashes one must sit like a stone for a minute or two to see if more action is on the way. Rerunning the flash after the wait isnt a bad idea either, since it will say already done if not needed - cant hurt. You could retry the flash right now before the CMOS reset.

These ME involved upgrades also must have a PSU unplugged CMOS reset for the oprom to "register" immediately after the flash and before trying to boot into Windows. Only SOME bios vers have ME upgrades. And you should run latest Intel ME DRIVER PAK before flash to allow it to load latest avail vers appropriate for your mobo/bios'

At this point I think you should buy a new chip from ASUS (it only goes in one way - watch the little half moon cutout), then once again - the PSU unplugged CMOS reset before any boot attempt, then into bios and reset config.
http://us.estore.asus.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3885
It will automatically come with latest bios, or any vers you specify.

 

[tr1pst3r]

Thank you for the informative reply sir Though since i'm unfamiliar with the terms regarding the motherboard, may you kindly explain to me the following terms as I am unfamiliar with them

- "ME OPROM upgrade"
- "ME"
- "Intel ME DRIVER PAK"

If I just want to revert the things as they were before, will it be restored just by reseting through the CMOS switch? or should I push through with the flashing through a USB?

Thank you in advance

 

[phillyman36]

I remember having something like that happen to me a while back. I think mine was from a usb drive. If i remember i put the usb drive back in( i took it out after the update) and let it boot to the ez flash then once in ez flash went back to the main menu and changed the boot sequence back to my hard drive. the cmos on these boards are pins with a jumper near the bottom right of this board. Look at the manual(if its p8p67) then its section 2.19

 

[tr1pst3r]

I remember having something like that happen to me a while back. I think mine was from a usb drive. If i remember i put the usb drive back in( i took it out after the update) and let it boot to the ez flash then once in ez flash went back to the main menu and changed the boot sequence back to my hard drive. the cmos on these boards are pins with a jumper near the bottom right of this board. Look at the manual(if its p8p67) then its section 2.19

So i just have to flash again with a USB and then reset in CMOS? or I should just reset in CMOS?

 

[phillyman36]

reset the cmos and see what happens. In my case i had to put the usb that i tried to update from back in, got to the update screen and then i could cancel and get back into the bios to get it to work

 

[tr1pst3r]

reset the cmos and see what happens. In my case i had to put the usb that i tried to update from back in, got to the update screen and then i could cancel and get back into the bios to get it to work

Did the same thing! Though I let the update finish and miraculously it went through bios and OS Thank you!