cJoe

I currnetly have bios version 1002 uber. I would like to update my bios but it seems my board refuses to be updated. I have downloaded the latest version of 1007 uber bios and AWDFLASH utility from the ASUS website. Start up the computer with the boot disk and start the bios utility. Everything goes fine. I backup my current bios and then start the update. Bargraph does not move even after 5 minutes. I reboot and everything is still the old bios. Tried the windows bios update for my board. Again everything looks fine till I try to update my bios. The programs just hangs up. Then trying to start the program again results in it being corrupted and immediately closes. I have to uninstall the program and reinstall to get it to function again. I even created an Autoexec.bat file on the boot disk to run the bios program unattended. removed the video card and rebooted the computer. Waited a sufficiently long time. Still have the old bios installed. anyone have this kind of trouble before and any solutions. I am tempted to just purchase a new bios chip. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

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Wyodiver33

Hey there. Don't know what to suggest, but here's a link to get a new BIOS chip:
http://www.oyama93.com/bios_order.html
Hope that helps.

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90degree

that board has a feature you can dl that will update the bios all by itself.. go to the main asus website and you should be able to find it.

JustDisGuy

Just out of curiousity, why do you want to update your BIOS? If it's working with the version you have now, and you don't need some new feature that may have been added it's best to follow the old axiom, "If it ain't broke... don't fix it."

Odds are good that if your BIOS is refusing to overwrite, you've either got it write-protected somehow or some system level feature is saving your ass from yourself.

My $.02.

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DJMala

If I recall, there were two revisions of the A7N8X, and there are separate BIOS updates for each. Are you sure you have the BIOS for the correct motherboard revision?

arch13

Well, for starters, check that you haven't enabled bios protection. Most modern boards have a feature that prevents writting to the bios (locking) to prevent unauthorized access. Most boards I use ship with this disabled, but check.
If there is not setting in bios ( I recomend reading the MB manual and not just poking around the bios.) then Flash the bios using the on-board jumper, then switch the pin back and flash the bios on the next boot. That stands a good chance of killing any security program on board that may be protecting the bios.

Never flash a bios from inside windows. I have never seen any good come of it and neither award nor Ami will support you with a new bios chip if you flashed from within a graphical os. Flash from the *nix command line using the bios makers *nix utility or flash from Dos using the dos utility.

Most basically, check to make sure you have the correct model #. It not unusual to see revision numbered boards that use upgraded chipsets with the same product name.
A good example of this is the MSI KT3 series. There are actually 6 KT3's and 4 different bios's depending. But they are all KT3's.

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