dont' flash to ver 2.4 if you have msi k7tpro2-a

[Davegod75]

Once you flash that bios you won't be able to flash any other bios version. or so is the case for me. i have bios 2.4 and i've tried flashing both ocer's bioses and ver 2.0 2.1 2.2 and 2.3 all of them get the bios error "BIOS Lock String doesn't match your system"

 

[compuwiz1]

Damn, that is what I did, went from 2.2 to 2.4 on the turbo.
Also, if anyone backed up 2.2, I need to try and flash it back.

 

[Zombie13]

I may have a similar problem that seems to have occurred with my KT7 Pro 2 after flashing the 2.2 BIOS. Any other BIOS flash attempt results in an Award flash BIOS program hang - I don't even get an error message. The board still boots fine. In desperation, I even tried the crap Live BIOS only to receive the message: "Your BIOS does not support the autoupdate function" . Lame.

 

[Davegod75]

you can just get 2.2 off the website ..why do you need a version someone backed..up...anyways i tried flashing back to 2.2 and it didn't work

 

[Steven the Leech]

Same happened to me. I was gonna put the new o/c bios and i found out - error message "The program files bios lock string does not match with your system"

I tried all of the other bios's too with no luck

 

[compuwiz1]

I believe the bios from the Turbo is different than the Pro2A.

 

[Davegod75]

i just emailed MSI...do the same so they know there is a problem

 

[RayThunderEarth]

quys what version i should use to flash my friend bios. Ver 2.2 or specialAWARD(R) V1.0B16 Special BIOS ???

 

[minihoser]

damit i stuck at 2.4 also

 

[RayThunderEarth]

hey how to clear bios so it can be flash.

 

[Davegod75]

ray try the special one and tell is if you have low mulipliers available..thanks

 

[mEz]

Got E-Mail back from MSI they told me to do the following...

When you flash it try flashing it manually then add /nbl after the filename
<flash Utility> <BIOS file>/nbl

I tried this and it worked perfectly!
Hope this helps

 

[iwishiwaselite]

mEz is right, the /NBL switch allows you to flash..

Should also be noted that the lock wont keep you from flashing to future upgrades (2.5?) according to MSI.

 

[Zombie13]

The use of the /nbl switch doesn't appear to solve my problem however, since the flash prog. just hangs and does not even produce an error message.

 

[Davegod75]

well the /nbl thing works..

 

[heng1028]

i got an UNKNOWN FLASH TYPE when i switched from 2.2 to oc'er bios

wonder the /nbl switch will help

anyone knows??

 

[BuckMaster]

OK guys. Im running the stock 1.8 version on a Duron 600@1020MHZ on the same board. Which is the best to flash too? O/C Bios? Version V1.0B16?

Thanks!

 

[heng1028]

i flashed the OC bios 1.6 from OC bioc 1.4


the 1.6 give me more memory scores than the 1.4

 

[Davegod75]

buck i would try the V1.0B16 Version

 

[John]

I have had the problem when flashing to the 2.2 it will not allow anymore flashes. However I cleared CMOS with the jumper and it finally allowed me to flash. Right now I am running the B16 bios and all is well.

 

[BuckMaster]

Thanks guys! B16 it is then..