where is the BIOS EEPROM located on the motherboard?

[ezland00]

^^

 

[DieHardware]

Depends on the board. They usually look like the one here or here.

 

[ezland00]

I was trying to upgrade my bio to version 1010 on my Asus a7m266-d. When i try to upload the bio, it shows error, so i turn the computer off. when i tried to turn it back on, the screen is blank nothing on it. I send a email to Asus support they told me to do this:
1. Please find a working PC with ASUS board (same model or chipset will be
better).
2. Download BIOS flash utility and BIOS image file for your motherboard from
ASUS web site, save them into a bootable floppy disk without
AUTOEXEC.BAT & CONFIG.SYS files.
3. Boot the system into DOS mode with the floppy disk.
4. CAREFULLY take out the BIOS EEPROM from the motherboard.
5. Plug the faulty BIOS EEPROM into the socket.
6. Proceed with BIOS flashing procedure.
7. After the BIOS is successfully flashed into the EEPROM, take it out and put
the original EEPROM back.

how can't i remove the bio chip? mind is soild on the board.

 

[DieHardware]

The two links I posted describe how to hot swap EEPROMs. Which BIOS on that board?(AMI, Award, etc) If your board tries to access the floppy when you turn it on you might be able to recover without doing a hot swap.

 

[ezland00]

When i turn the computer on, nothing shows on the screen; the monitor did not light up.(or change to green)

 

[Jeff7]

What does the computer do when it's turned on - other than giving no video output? Does the floppy drive get accessed? I have a FIC 503+ for sale, which had a bad flash - no video, but it seemed to boot otherwise. So I put the latest BIOS on a floppy, and programmed the autoexec.bat to flash the BIOS at bootup. It rebooted automatically when the flashing was done (as per my commands in the autoexec.bat), and it seemed to work then.

 

[ezland00]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
What does the computer do when it's turned on - other than giving no video output? Does the floppy drive get accessed? I have a FIC 503+ for sale, which had a bad flash - no video, but it seemed to boot otherwise. So I put the latest BIOS on a floppy, and programmed the autoexec.bat to flash the BIOS at bootup. It rebooted automatically when the flashing was done (as per my commands in the autoexec.bat), and it seemed to work then.

Nothing

 

[ezland00]

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[ezland00]

Anyone know ASUS's Tech. Phone number? i have been waited couple days now for Asus to reply my emails.