Abit KX7 boot up -- Award Boot Block BIOS

jmke · 14th March 2004, 16:59

Just installed the Abit KX7 I bought from Jakkerd, upon booting I receive this nice little message

"Award Boot block BIOS"

it then suggests to insert a diskette with a biosflash. Downloaded all versions from Abit.com.tw .. tried to flash.. Awflash.exe gives error "Unknown flash" ; and just sits there

unable to flash the board, unable to boot the board.

crap

14th March 2004, 17:21

try forcing the flash

jmke · 14th March 2004, 17:40

how am I supposed to do that? the Award program says invalid flash and exits, no matter what /flags I use... ?
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/tu...rial.php/id/65

14th March 2004, 17:46

you've got plenty of mainboards around. hotswap the BIOS chip of the mainboard and flash it on another mainboard.

OR: get the BIOS from a dead mainboard (most BIOS chips are the same), hotswap the chip of the KX7 and flash the new BIOS to the chip of the dead board

it's really doable.

jmke · 14th March 2004, 18:11

I don't have plenty mainboard around. the only one that is compatible is the KR7A, and that one gave up on me today :/

[Bonbon] · 14th March 2004, 18:20

tip : if you throw borked mobos away
, rip the bios chip out first.

jmke · 14th March 2004, 18:24

I don't throw mobo's away, still have my 486 and P1 mobo's lying around here

14th March 2004, 18:56

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke
I don't have plenty mainboard around. the only one that is compatible is the KR7A, and that one gave up on me today :/

try flashing it with the NF7. Rub has done it before

jmke · 14th March 2004, 18:58

2 dead mobo's is enough for one day

Abit KX7 uses other bioschip then NF7

14th March 2004, 16:59	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	Abit KX7 boot up -- Award Boot Block BIOS Just installed the Abit KX7 I bought from Jakkerd, upon booting I receive this nice little message "Award Boot block BIOS" it then suggests to insert a diskette with a biosflash. Downloaded all versions from Abit.com.tw .. tried to flash.. Awflash.exe gives error "Unknown flash" ; and just sits there unable to flash the board, unable to boot the board. crap __________________

14th March 2004, 17:40	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	how am I supposed to do that? the Award program says invalid flash and exits, no matter what /flags I use... ? http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/tu...rial.php/id/65 __________________

14th March 2004, 18:11	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	I don't have plenty mainboard around. the only one that is compatible is the KR7A, and that one gave up on me today :/ __________________

14th March 2004, 18:20	#6
[Bonbon] Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 692	tip : if you throw borked mobos away , rip the bios chip out first. __________________ intelD820 (2*2.8), 1gb ram , 6600gt , lots of hdd

14th March 2004, 18:24	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	I don't throw mobo's away, still have my 486 and P1 mobo's lying around here __________________

14th March 2004, 17:21	#2
TeuS Posts: n/a	try forcing the flash

14th March 2004, 17:46	#4
TeuS Posts: n/a	you've got plenty of mainboards around. hotswap the BIOS chip of the mainboard and flash it on another mainboard. OR: get the BIOS from a dead mainboard (most BIOS chips are the same), hotswap the chip of the KX7 and flash the new BIOS to the chip of the dead board it's really doable.

14th March 2004, 18:58	#9
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	2 dead mobo's is enough for one day Abit KX7 uses other bioschip then NF7 __________________

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