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Still in the test-chassis, awaiting movement to the Great Case-Mod:
E6600
Striker Extreme BIOS version 1004
Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 2GB
BFG nVidia 8800 GTS 640MB
Creative Labs SB X-Fi Xtreme-Gamer Fatal1ty
ThermalRight Ultra-120-Extreme
ThermalRight HR-03-Plus
Coolers using IC Diamond paste
Did I forget anything? OK . . .
On Wednesday, July 11, 2007, ASUS released BIOS version 1301.
On Friday, July 13, 2007, I came home from a luncheon planning to move the components to a case-mod that is finally at an end.
After 13 years, having performed some 100+ BIOS-flashes on about 30 different machines without fail or problem, I decided that I WANTED BIOS version THIRTEEN -01.
So . . . . Friday the 13th. BIOS version THIRTEEN 01. Thirteen years without a problem.
First symptoms: Computer keeps hiccuping and restarting without post.
Remedy: Turn off, unplug, move the CLR-CMOS jumper to pins 2-3, press the CLR-RTC button, press it again, replace the jumper.
Second symptoms: Computer now shows the ASUS logo and hangs as it asks you to press DEL to enter BIOS or F1 to continue. Doesn't respond to DEL.
Remedy: Turn off, unplug, pull the battery, wait a few minutes, replace the battery, clear CMOS again.
Same symptoms . . . .
"What did you forget to do on Friday the 13th?"
"I forgot to reset the CMOS and go back to default settings before flashing . . . "
"What did you do that you shouldn't have done on Friday the 13th?"
"I used the Windows program 'ASUS Update' to flash the BIOS."
I went to BIOSMan.com, ordered version 1102 and version 1301 for the Striker board. I decided to order a "backup board" anyway, and in fact, ordered it in a panic before going to BIOSMan. I hoped (and still hope) to get an RMA from ASUS. I can turn a board around at EBay after certifying that it's "kosher," or hold it through December to give someone for Xmas.
Here's where it gets interesting.
Neither version of the BIOSMan chips worked. So I turned my attention to the new board.
I fire up the system.
Same symptoms, but . . . but . . . BUT ------- it hiccuped a few times, and I finally got it to boot! Entering setup, I find that the 1.2HT voltage is showing a whopping 1.56V in the BIOS Voltage Monitor. Stunned, I exited Setup and rebooted.
This time, it came back showing the 1.2HT voltage as 1.26V. I've put it through some ORTHOS runs, seems OK.
I suspect something happened to the processor during the BIOS flash, but not sure what it is. I'm not sure that it was permanent. I AM sure that you cannot migrate symptoms from one motherboard to another -- each with separate BIOS chips, one fresh out of the box, unless the "glitch" is associated with another piece of hardware that also got migrated.
Any insights from the peanut gallery?
E6600
Striker Extreme BIOS version 1004
Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 2GB
BFG nVidia 8800 GTS 640MB
Creative Labs SB X-Fi Xtreme-Gamer Fatal1ty
ThermalRight Ultra-120-Extreme
ThermalRight HR-03-Plus
Coolers using IC Diamond paste
Did I forget anything? OK . . .
On Wednesday, July 11, 2007, ASUS released BIOS version 1301.
On Friday, July 13, 2007, I came home from a luncheon planning to move the components to a case-mod that is finally at an end.
After 13 years, having performed some 100+ BIOS-flashes on about 30 different machines without fail or problem, I decided that I WANTED BIOS version THIRTEEN -01.
So . . . . Friday the 13th. BIOS version THIRTEEN 01. Thirteen years without a problem.
First symptoms: Computer keeps hiccuping and restarting without post.
Remedy: Turn off, unplug, move the CLR-CMOS jumper to pins 2-3, press the CLR-RTC button, press it again, replace the jumper.
Second symptoms: Computer now shows the ASUS logo and hangs as it asks you to press DEL to enter BIOS or F1 to continue. Doesn't respond to DEL.
Remedy: Turn off, unplug, pull the battery, wait a few minutes, replace the battery, clear CMOS again.
Same symptoms . . . .
"What did you forget to do on Friday the 13th?"
"I forgot to reset the CMOS and go back to default settings before flashing . . . "
"What did you do that you shouldn't have done on Friday the 13th?"
"I used the Windows program 'ASUS Update' to flash the BIOS."
I went to BIOSMan.com, ordered version 1102 and version 1301 for the Striker board. I decided to order a "backup board" anyway, and in fact, ordered it in a panic before going to BIOSMan. I hoped (and still hope) to get an RMA from ASUS. I can turn a board around at EBay after certifying that it's "kosher," or hold it through December to give someone for Xmas.
Here's where it gets interesting.
Neither version of the BIOSMan chips worked. So I turned my attention to the new board.
I fire up the system.
Same symptoms, but . . . but . . . BUT ------- it hiccuped a few times, and I finally got it to boot! Entering setup, I find that the 1.2HT voltage is showing a whopping 1.56V in the BIOS Voltage Monitor. Stunned, I exited Setup and rebooted.
This time, it came back showing the 1.2HT voltage as 1.26V. I've put it through some ORTHOS runs, seems OK.
I suspect something happened to the processor during the BIOS flash, but not sure what it is. I'm not sure that it was permanent. I AM sure that you cannot migrate symptoms from one motherboard to another -- each with separate BIOS chips, one fresh out of the box, unless the "glitch" is associated with another piece of hardware that also got migrated.
Any insights from the peanut gallery?
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