aflash

[longway]

need help , I had done this before but forgot how to do it again , I use to put a the AFLASH first on the disk then ad the bios next ,but can someone refresh my memory , I'm using XP pro

[BipolarBill]

You need a bootable floppy first. Open My Computer and right-click the A: drive. Select Format and then Create an MS-DOS startup disk.

Now copy the flasher and BIOS to the floppy and use it. Boot up and type your command:

AFLASH XXXXX.ROM

The above is an example.

[longway]

I think I have a problem! it won't boot

[BipolarBill]

Please try to be more descriptive. What won't boot - the floppy or the PC after flashing?

We are not mind readers here.

[longway]

it says no signal imput

[BipolarBill]

That means the motherboard is not posting. Was it posting before? Which motherboard is this? Is the video card pushed in tight?

If you don't give me some answers, I'm going to close this thread and force you to start over. :mad:

[longway]

I did the Aflash and the bios upgrade for the P2B asus board from asus , it says no signal imput on the monitor. it won't show any bios on the screen

the bios = Bx2i1012.zip
from 1008

[BipolarBill]

There were many versions of the P2B board. You probably flashed with the wrong BIOS.

Try clearing CMOS before you bury this board.

[longway]

how do you do that

[BipolarBill]

Unplug it and remove the battery from the motherboard for 10 minutes.

[longway]

Thanks I'll give that a try

[longway]

just to ask, i have another p2b board can i replace anything from that one to this one
?

[BipolarBill]

Only if they are the same revision/version. Take the BIOS chip from the other. Practice taking the bad one out to get familiar.

[longway]

Hi these boards are very close, me and my brother inlaw bought them about 4-5 yrs ago the versions were different and one board came with three jumpers and the other with four jumpers for setup ,but i don't even have the manuals on either one , but i replaced the board that i F-UP and I was woundering (what happens if you take the battery out for ten minutes , does it reset the bios , do you lose your upgrade when you do that , the reson I asked is because I think there might be a virus in this board or it may be defective. Thanks In advance

[BipolarBill]

All it does is reset the BIOS to default settings - including the clock. It doesn't change the version.

You flashed the wrong BIOS. You can get the exact revision number for the motherboard and order another BIOS chip or you can buck up and toss the motherboard.

http://www.badflash.com/

[longway]

what I did was put a zip file of it after the AFLASH and it warned me that it was the wrong BIOS I must of had to unzip if i'm correct , like i said i did it once long ago but forgot how to .

[BipolarBill]

If that's so, the BIOS should still be good. There are like 10 revisions of the P2B:

http://www.asus.com/support/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

[longway]

I think my board was a P2B-F and his was the P2B

[Nathan G.]

So we all agree that the board was miss-flashed and now the board will not post? Ok then..lol

You will need to identify the exact model of motherboard you have. The model identifier is usually printed (silk-screened) on the board. Look between the Card slots. It will probably say something like P2B-???.

The ASUS P2B series had the following different design motherboards: (each has a different BIOS)
P2B (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B)
P2B-D2 (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-D2)
P2B-LS (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-LS)
P2B98-XV (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B98-XV)
P2B-DS (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-DS)
P2B-N (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-N)
P2B-B (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-B)
P2B-F (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-F)
P2B-S (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-S)
P2B-D (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-D)
P2B-L (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-L)
P2B-VM (http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P2B-VM)

Once you have identified the model of P2B-___ that you have, download the correct bios for it. Now we have identified/downloaded the correct BIOS file.

The next task will be to see if you can recover from the miss-flash using the boot-block recovery method. Please read this article>> http://sysopt.earthweb.com/articles/recoverbios/index.html

Does you system attempt to access the floppy when you turn it on?
If it does, it probably means the boot block is intact and you can try the Boot Block recovery method.
If the system does not attempt to access floppy when power on, the boot block was likely damaged during the miss-flash and boot-block recovery will not be an option for you. You will either have to get the chip replaced or reprogrammed.

If the boot block is damaged, you can reprogram your via the following methods:
1)-Hot flash in another board (only for those with nerves of steel)
2)-Take chip/file to someone with an EPROM programmer and let them program it.
3)-Send chip/file/$ to a commercial recovery service (Badflash.com)
4)-Get replacement EPROM from mfg or commercial service. (Asus/Badflash)


In the future, make sure you know 100% that you are using the correct BIOS for you mb. And read the manufacturers (Asus in this case) Flash procedures before starting.
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/english/techref/bios/index.aspx As they suggest, you should always backup your old bios (to floppy) before flashing with new! This way you always have a known good BIOS image.
I hope this helps you a little, I am sorry you kind of rubbed BpB the wrong way. J
Take it easy BpB. :)

[BipolarBill]

:rolleyes:

[NDD]

Maybe there's still a hope :eek: ;) :p

[longway]

Hi - just to let you know i'm using my brother inlaws computer and I don't have the the boards in front of me but revs. are a little different , and I see what you mean about taking out the bad bios ,that it is soft and will bend , anyway they are different revs . so maybe not . but I do have an idea ! I put everything in the other (mb ) and I have no book on it ! let me explain , the old board has 4 freqency
and 4 cpu setting for jumpers and the board I have now in there has 4 cpu settings and 3 freqency settings and i don't have the manual to set it up , it's showing only a 266 mhz instead of a 350 pentium 2 ,, I only want to make a quick fix . can everything be set to like a no jumpers set and do it from the bios ,and Thanks in advance

[omega31]

can everything be set to like a no jumpers set and do it from the bios ,and Thanks in advance
Not for the P2B series of boards. The P3B-F had a jumper-free setting.

I'm not sure which one you have, but you can download a manual for it if you can figure out which one it is. Asus usually has the model silkscreened on the board in rather big letters.
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/asus/mb/slot1/440bx/

For these boards, the jumper settings are silkscreened on the board itself, so check it out if you can.

[Nathan G.]

You should always take the time to identify the make/model of any unknown motherboard before working on it. Then take the time to download the manual from the manufacturers website. (and read it)
Not taking this important time is what has placed your other board in an inoperable condition.
There always seems to be a high price to be paid for quick fixes. You allready paid once.... you wanna pay again? lol

If you are talking about the P2B (nothing else after) the manual (what you call book) is here: http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/selectftp.aspx?l1_id=1&l2_id=2&l3_id=1&m_id=3&f_name=p2b(pcb1.02).pdf
page 10 shows the layout... the manual will have instructions for the proper jumper settings for the CPU.
(I certainly am not going to tell you... you go read it yourself..:D )

BTW : that list of the P2B series in my previous post are links (click on emm) to the download files for the different board revisions. You can also get the manual/correct BIOS for you dead board there.;)
Regards

[longway]

I want to thank everyone for the help with the links, got the pfd. download and it was there and its up and running great .

also to mention ( omega31 ) you were write about the P3B-F board I also had that one and thats the one with the junper free settings , its been along time since i played with them they were all given to members of family and i keep upgrading and i forget whats what, now i just bough the IT7-max2 ver.2.0 and i'm going to get that up and running but with more caution - Thanks! everbody

rushing will get you know where and will be costly in time and money thats for shure :t :t