BIOS Flash disaster!

[Dougster]

After following the advice given in this post, I decided to update my mobo to the latest BIOS.

I downloaded the flash utility and latest update from ASUS. I followed the instructions... I backed up my old BIOS and flashed the new one.

Everything went fine... I got no error messages, everything said "Done" or "Ok" and it asked me to restart.

When I turn on my computer now, after the fans start whirring I get nothing! No BEEP, nothing on the screen... just the noise of the fans to let me know it's on.

What do I do now!!?? Have I fubar'd my motherboard?

As I say I backed up my old BIOS on to disk, but have no way to load that back now.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[EULA]

try inserting the old bios back into the floppy and starting it. If you don't get a screen in 2-3 minutes then try something else...

 

[Dougster]

When I turn it on I get nothing, no matter how long I leave it...

 

[Adn4n]

What motherboard do you have? And what was your old, and what is your new. bios?
Are just the fans working? Are they working continuously? Does your CPU heat up?

 

[Fencer128]

Hi,

Sounds bad. The people at wimsbios (on their messageboards) are extremely knowledgable with this kind of thing. If you don't get the advice you want here - it's worth trying there before giving up.

EDIT: Just found this courteousy of badflash.com

Q. I flashed with the wrong file. Is there any way to recover?

A. If your floppy drive seeks on power up and then stops after a short period of time, you may have a chance to recover. The following information was obtained from Wim's Bios http://www.wimsbios.com/ FAQ's. Corrections on AWARD Bios by Terry McGuire.

Award: The boot-block BIOS will execute an AUTOEXEC.BAT file on a bootable diskette. Copy an Award flasher & the correct BIOS *.bin file on the floppy and execute it automatically by putting AWDFLASH *.bin /sn /py /cc /r in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The * would be the correct bios .bin file and there must be spaces between the slash marks. Put it in the floppy and turn on the computer when the floppy seeks it will load the correct bios and reboot by itself. When it finishes you have to remove the floppy and enter the cmos SETUP and modify the CMOS for your configuration.

AMI: The AMI boot-block BIOS will look for a AMIBOOT.ROM file on a diskette. Copy and rename the correct BIOS file on the floppy and power up the PC. The floppy doesn't need to be bootable. You will see the PC read the floppy, after about 4 minutes you will hear 4 beeps, this means the transfer is done.

Kill Power to the PC. Clear the CMOS or RTC. Reboot the PC and modify the CMOS for your configuration.

If you need to replace the BIOS there are several options. Hotflashing (not for the faint hearted), return to manufacturer (slow and not usually particularly cheap) or using a third-party company to either reprogram your flash ROM chip if you send it to them, or send you a pre-programmed replacement. badflash is one such company.

Good luck,

Andy