help flashing BIOS

[Zenobia]

I want to flash the latest BIOS from Abit for this motherboard (KX7-333r) to add a xp2400+ cpu and I find it here: http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb...ries=1&model=32 BIOS B6 (version B6).

If I've flash correctly, the new BIOS ID # (seen at the bottom of the post screen) should end with "xxxxxB6", correct?

 

[pspada]

Yup, I just flashed one of those (then non-r version) for a client and put a 2400+ into it. The machine would not boot until I went into the bios and re-enabled ACPI 1.4, though, so don't miss that.

 

[Zenobia]

pspada!

Thanks, will remember that!

The Governator Forevernator! (Hey, there's a reason he has that accent.)

You see this: Barton xp2500+ 333 at Newegg for $88?

 

[pspada]

I had a Barton 2500+ for a month or so, nice chip, and highly recommended. It's probably the best 333fsb price/performance chip right now.

 

[Zenobia]

Can you recommend some basic settings for this 2400? I'm going to let it burn in for a couple of weeks before doing any overclocking, but I started Dungeon Siege and my machine immediately froze. Right now I have optimal settings with 1.7v. Thx!

 

[pspada]

sounds like a heat issue. Why are you overvolting the chip, if you've not overclocked it yet?

 

[Zenobia]

er, I don't know, thought it might help.

I put in a new thermalright sk-7 with a 60mm Delta screamer (I'm kinda deaf anyway, noise no prob) so temps never go above 42c. Any other ideas? thx!

 

[pspada]

Well, first off set everything, including voltage, to stock and "Fail-safe" settings and see if the problem goes away. If so, just change each setting one at a time back to what you want, and run the system for a time. At some point you'll enable some setting, and the board will start acting up again., You then know which setting is at issue, and can leave that one alone and go on to enable others.

It's very important to do it one, or one small group, of settings at a time and run the system for a while to ensure that it is stable, before moving on to change other settings.

Also, I would not overvolt by default. It is usually done to increase overclocking ability, but it could be the cause of the problem in your case.

This is assuming it's not the particular game having problems instead of the system itself. :light:

 

[Zenobia]

Thanks, will do.

First off, after installing the new cpu and and cranking the machine up (and checking temps to ensure cpu, heatsink and fan were ok), I did 3DMark03 and it frozen almost immediately. I rebooted, did Optimal settings in BIOS, upped the voltage like I mention and started Dungeon Siege. It froze within a minute. I rebooted, put the voltage to default, and tried to run Norton antivirus. It froze within maybe 5 minutes.

You mentioned enabling ACPI. In my BIOS I have APIC mode that opens up OS 1.4. I enable that. But there is also an ACPI Suspend Type in Power Mngmt Setup Menu that I have at S1 (POS) right now. This correct?