boot fail after updated bios

[Dpig]

I download a new update Bios for my motherboard from my motherboard's manufactory web site. I followed the instructions to update my Bios as the manufactory suggest. After I updated the Bios and restarted, everthing gone. I turned on the system and saw nothing on the screen, no beep sounds, but the hard disk LED light on for a while and off. The screen is totally BLACK, I can't see anything. What's happan? Before I updated the Bios, my computer has worked fine. Is the Bios causes the problem? But one of my friends has same motherboard (exactly same becasue we bought form same store at same time)as me and he updated the Bios with no problems. Please help me.

Dpig

[CMonster]

Something went wrong while flashing your BIOS, perhaps you got the wrong BIOS file, or you turned off the computer/lost power at the wrong time, perhaps your BIOS got corrupted in the process of flashing it.

You are pretty much screwed. Good luck on finding someone to reflash it. Maybe try buying a Mr. BIOS chip.

First, clear the CMOS and try to reboot, once you find out that doesn't usually work, you better jet on over to your website with the BIOS flashing instructions and look for instructions on emergency recovery. While it may be possible for you to save your board, it is not likely. It is possible that you can reflash it using emergency recovery instructions and possibly an ISA video card to see what is going on. Another alternative is to hot-swap the BIOS chip and reflash it (if the flash rom chip is removable), BUT I am not going to go into that because your friend would never forgive me.

[ktwebb]

Well, its not that your mobo is gone, just your chip. I flashed the wrong bios and the same thing happened. Problem is, if you look around, buying a new bios is about as expensive as buying a whole new board, so I guess you could say your board is gone as well.

[CMonster]

magk9 is talking about hot swapping the chip and reflashing - but if you are not careful you will end up with TWO dead chips.

If your chip is soldered onto the board then you are screwed - it's not worth the trouble.

Here is a nasty, unethical, tip - buy a similar or the same board with a cash refund guarentee, use it to hot swap and reflash, then return it to the store.

There should be no need to put the new chip in your board, just boot the new board, access drive A: and set it up to flash your BIOS, pull out the new chip, put in your old chip and flash away. I really recommend you use a different floppy disk and be sure you get a good copy of the new BIOS - why not use your friends?

[magk9]

I remember reading somewhere (Wim's Bios Page??) That you could use any bios chip that would allow your board to boot to A:, then with the system STILL running, pull the Bios chip, put your old one back in, and reflash the chip again, with the correct flash. If your buddy has the same board, should be a piece of cake! I have NEVER actually tried it, so proceed at your own risk.