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  • ztik
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2001
    • 5196

    #1

    is my motherboard fucked?

    I was a installing a new 1.1ghz chip on my msi motherboard and decided that maybe it was time to update the bios. I ran the live bios update provided by msi, half way through the update(it was rebuilding the bios) the fucker froze and I was forced to turn off my comp. Now when I try to turn it back on, it freezes at the logo screen, it won't even let me go into the bios. Does anyone know how or if I can rebuild my bios? Or is my whole motherboard fucked now?
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  • Nbritte
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2001
    • 689

    #2
    why dont you just goto the manufacturer site for the mother board and goto their support and ask. Chances are good that you would only have to replace the bios chip or get it reprogramed

    Brian

    SexyCityCash gets in Bed with PornoDan

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    • Amputate Your Head
      There can be only one
      • Aug 2001
      • 39075

      #3
      d00d... bios firmware updating is serious bizniss... if you don't know what the fuck you're doing you SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT IT. And I'm sure there were plenty of warnings that you completely ignored.

      In short... yes.... you're most likely 100% fucked now.
      SIG TOO BIG

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      • Dopy
        Confirmed User
        • Feb 2001
        • 1572

        #4
        There should be a recovery procedure for post flash bios failure.

        Check the manual.

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        • Amputate Your Head
          There can be only one
          • Aug 2001
          • 39075

          #5
          Spacedog Family Reject
          rofl!!!!
          SIG TOO BIG

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          • redshift
            Confirmed User
            • Jan 2002
            • 1044

            #6
            I can prolly help but I need the model # of the MB


            <------- Bow to me or else
            Last edited by redshift; 01-31-2002, 07:30 PM.

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            • AzteK
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2001
              • 3453

              #7
              thats bad news - your motherboard is most likely unusable as AMP mentioned

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              • ztik
                Confirmed User
                • Aug 2001
                • 5196

                #8
                MSI 815E Pro (MS-6337)

                Not sure if this information will help or not, this is the error/where it stops at that I get the led diagnostic:
                Testing Base and Extended Memory. Testing Base memory from 240k to 640k and extended member above 1mb using various parterns
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                • redshift
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jan 2002
                  • 1044

                  #9
                  Here is a link to the BIOS recovery procedure

                  http://www.msi.com.tw/support/bios/boot.htm

                  hope this helps

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                  • ^R3K^
                    Confirmed User
                    • Sep 2001
                    • 2815

                    #10
                    if you fucked up during flashing then you have a really nice coffee table item ;-)

                    you can send it to the manufactor but im sure it will cost as much as the M.B. itself.


                    Put it on the wall and talk about it at parties.
                    no business like ho business

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                    • Dopy
                      Confirmed User
                      • Feb 2001
                      • 1572

                      #11
                      Originally posted by ^R3K^
                      if you fucked up during flashing then you have a really nice coffee table item ;-)

                      you can send it to the manufactor but im sure it will cost as much as the M.B. itself.


                      Put it on the wall and talk about it at parties.

                      Not always the case as many motherboards hold a recovery routine in ROM which enables you to pull in a default bios or recover from a floppy file.

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                      • Scootermuze
                        Confirmed User
                        • Dec 2001
                        • 4513

                        #12
                        You didn't back up your bios before the upgrade attempt? Shame shame...
                        You've ended up with a corrupted bios, so you'll need to replace the chip.

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                        • Nedder
                          Confirmed User
                          • Oct 2001
                          • 555

                          #13
                          go to the computer show and buy another, they are cheap man.

                          zn

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                          • ztik
                            Confirmed User
                            • Aug 2001
                            • 5196

                            #14
                            already got a new one on the way, looks like I get the weekend off
                            .

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                            • mailman
                              Confirmed User
                              • Mar 2001
                              • 6311

                              #15
                              Also aggred with AMP i actualy work as a Phone Tech for DELL COMPUTERS and flashing your BIOS with out following any sort of instructions or support you most likly have FUCKED your MB UP..

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                              • redshift
                                Confirmed User
                                • Jan 2002
                                • 1044

                                #16
                                Most BIOS manufacturers (Award, Phoenix, and AMI) now include an option known as Boot Block protection

                                here's a good article/tutorial about it:
                                http://www.sysopt.com/articles/recoverbios/

                                Even it it just sits there and beeps it can be repaired

                                I probably fix one a month.

                                on older MB's I have to pull the BIOS and use a EPROM programmer to fix it.

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