AW9D Max revival

easypanic · 10th January 2007, 19:24

After several months of almost no pc contact I pleased myself with an Intel Conroe E6600 + Aw9D Max. Running almost two months at stock speed, I wanted to flash a new BIOS.

After several years of BIOS flashing I got hit by a freezing computer. Damn, but due to the friendly people @ Abit I got a new BIOS chip in less than a week

.

But, as I'm not the very patient guy and don't have the right material to replace a bios chip I kinda damaged the BIOS housing. And with some evil forces inside me I felt the urge to wreck the housing.

See for yourself:

http://www.madshrimps.be/vbulletin/a...2&d=1168456931

But after a night of good sleep I realized I've been a very bad boy and felt an urge to make it up with myself. I tried a bit and find out that if I pushed on the BIOS chip while booting, my motherboard was very satisfied

.
I could'n believe it, putting some force on the BIOS chip did the trick. Sure this isn't for daily use, but I wanted to bench since I felt so lucky

.

Here are my results: with one stick of DDRII, a triple RAID Raptor setup and a USB hard disk to save my screenies, not the most ideal setup:

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=155404

and :

http://www.madshrimps.be/vbulletin/a...1&d=1168456931

setup:

E6600 cooled by Zalman 9500
AW9DMAX BIOS 14.A02
1 stick Elpida DDR800 DDRII
ASUS 7950gX

geoffrey · 10th January 2007, 19:39

Lol, brilliant!

Score is not bad, going the phase change way again soon?

easypanic · 10th January 2007, 19:42

No, going to look for other motherboard soon

, this isn't the ideal way of computing

.

jort · 10th January 2007, 20:23

Just a needle to remove the bioschip was fine, i don't understand how you could damage the housing so badly. Brute force i guess

Easypanic is back doing some oc's ^^

easypanic · 10th January 2007, 20:25

Screwdriver did its bad magic

Massman · 10th January 2007, 20:39

Lol, got frustrated?

Anyway, nice to see easypanic back in action

jmke · 10th January 2007, 20:40

this gives a whole new meaning to "press button to start computer"

very nice overclock, wish my Core 2 mobo went that high up

piotke · 10th January 2007, 21:45

solder de bios to the housing

easypanic · 10th January 2007, 21:46

I asked geoffrey to do it, apparently he can solder good.

He's my first hope

jmke · 10th January 2007, 22:05

I demand pics+article: "reviving the Abit AW9D after crushing"

10th January 2007, 19:24	#1
easypanic [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,823	AW9D Max revival After several months of almost no pc contact I pleased myself with an Intel Conroe E6600 + Aw9D Max. Running almost two months at stock speed, I wanted to flash a new BIOS. After several years of BIOS flashing I got hit by a freezing computer. Damn, but due to the friendly people @ Abit I got a new BIOS chip in less than a week . But, as I'm not the very patient guy and don't have the right material to replace a bios chip I kinda damaged the BIOS housing. And with some evil forces inside me I felt the urge to wreck the housing. See for yourself: http://www.madshrimps.be/vbulletin/a...2&d=1168456931 But after a night of good sleep I realized I've been a very bad boy and felt an urge to make it up with myself. I tried a bit and find out that if I pushed on the BIOS chip while booting, my motherboard was very satisfied . I could'n believe it, putting some force on the BIOS chip did the trick. Sure this isn't for daily use, but I wanted to bench since I felt so lucky . Here are my results: with one stick of DDRII, a triple RAID Raptor setup and a USB hard disk to save my screenies, not the most ideal setup: http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=155404 and : http://www.madshrimps.be/vbulletin/a...1&d=1168456931 setup: E6600 cooled by Zalman 9500 AW9DMAX BIOS 14.A02 1 stick Elpida DDR800 DDRII ASUS 7950gX Attached Thumbnails __________________ \|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\\|\|____ \|....The BEER TRUCK.... \|\|\|\|'""\|""°\_,__ \|___Just for You___l\|\|__\|__\|___\|) _____\| \|(@)(@)""""""""""""\|(@)(@)*\|(@)\| Last edited by easypanic : 10th January 2007 at 19:28.*

10th January 2007, 19:42	#3
easypanic [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,823	No, going to look for other motherboard soon , this isn't the ideal way of computing . __________________ \|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\\|\|____ \|....The BEER TRUCK.... \|\|\|\|'""\|""°\_,__ \|___Just for You___l\|\|__\|__\|___\|) _____\| \|(@)(@)""""""""""""\|(@)(@)**\|(@)\|

10th January 2007, 20:23	#4
jort OCTB Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: mechelen(belgium) Posts: 2,037	Just a needle to remove the bioschip was fine, i don't understand how you could damage the housing so badly. Brute force i guess Easypanic is back doing some oc's ^^ __________________ watercooling, chilled water,direct phase change, cascade, custom modding

10th January 2007, 20:25	#5
easypanic [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,823	Screwdriver did its bad magic __________________ \|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\\|\|____ \|....The BEER TRUCK.... \|\|\|\|'""\|""°\_,__ \|___Just for You___l\|\|__\|__\|___\|) _____\| \|(@)(@)""""""""""""\|(@)(@)**\|(@)\|

10th January 2007, 20:40	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	this gives a whole new meaning to "press button to start computer" very nice overclock, wish my Core 2 mobo went that high up __________________

10th January 2007, 19:39	#2
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,117	Lol, brilliant! Score is not bad, going the phase change way again soon?

10th January 2007, 20:39	#6
Massman [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Waregem Posts: 6,465	Lol, got frustrated? Anyway, nice to see easypanic back in action

10th January 2007, 21:45	#8
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,997	solder de bios to the housing __________________ .

10th January 2007, 21:46	#9
easypanic [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,823	I asked geoffrey to do it, apparently he can solder good. He's my first hope __________________ \|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\\|\|____ \|....The BEER TRUCK.... \|\|\|\|'""\|""°\_,__ \|___Just for You___l\|\|__\|__\|___\|) _____\| \|(@)(@)""""""""""""\|(@)(@)**\|(@)\|

10th January 2007, 22:05	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,419	I demand pics+article: "reviving the Abit AW9D after crushing" __________________

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