Bios flash problems....need help

[rubberneck]

I recently flashed my MSI-ms6309 version1 from bios v1.7 to 1.8. After booting from a boot disk and running the flash utility, the bios flashed and I recieved a message saying that the flash was successful. Upon rebooting, I got 3 beeps...afterwards, the systems wouldn't boot...or even post for that matter. I reset the CMOS and tried again but still nothing (not even any beeps). The board has a diagnostic LED which shows that the system has locked at the "system boot" stage which I'm assuming comes after the chipset initialization and the bios loading from ROM to RAM.

Any ideas...do I need to have MSI send me a new bios chip (don't want to do that)?

Thanks in advance for any help or ideas.

 

[rubberneck]

<cough> ...please??

 

[BadThad]

First off, I would pull everything except cpu, ram and video off the board to eliminate those varibles and try again for a post.

If that isn't successful, you only have 2 choices left, new BIOS CMOS or a hot flash. I've seen other people in this forum use the hot flash method successfully. In case you're unfamiliar with hot flashing, this is how it goes:

- Find another person with this same board.
- Pull their CMOS and insert it so it BARELY is making contact.
- Fire their machine to a DOS prompt with flash disk.
- Lift out their CMOS and replace it with yours.
- Flash your CMOS, shutdown, and put theirs back.
- Keep your fingers crossed that it's &quot;repaired&quot;.

If you do this, you should make a NEW FLASH DISK. Redownload the flash util and bios...I wouldn't trust your old disk.

Good Luck and, when you get it running, please join Team AnandTech.

 

[rubberneck]

Okay, figured out what went wrong. You that bios flash jumper they put on MB's? Well, I forgot to set it for the flash. I did, after pulling everything out and clearing the CMOS again, get it to put off of a floppy...so I reflashed and now it's okay. WHEW...!

Thanks for the insight though badthad.

 

[BadThad]

NP man. Glad it worked out.