BIOS KV7 Flash

[Steuner]

Hello guys, I need your help!
My BIOS of my RTW computer is hamered
My brother knows how to fix it (trough DOS, We tried going on a O/S but after 3 secs it gives errors / freezes /...)
I'm sure you can help me... I need a file which I must put on a Diskette and then we could repair the PC...
My brother said something about 'Flashing' but I don't know what that means...
Please help me! I found like 2 sites already which I'm prolly gonna use, but I think there's guys here who know a lot more of it then me...
Please help me

Steuner

[imthefrgt10]

oh geez steuner, um check you battery first lol, its a little circular one on the motherboard

[Steuner]

What you on about?
I CAN start up my PC, and pick a O/S (I have Linux Suse, Win 2003 Server Edition and XP (-.- for RTW -.-)) but it freezes when the O/S starts up...

So I don't understand what u mean

[kshcshbash]

What you on about?
I CAN start up my PC, and pick a O/S (I have Linux Suse, Win 2003 Server Edition and XP (-.- for RTW -.-)) but it freezes when the O/S starts up...

So I don't understand what u mean

hahahahahahahhahha Windows 2003 Server!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*passes out hysterically laughing*



If you can't tell me the following, don't do it:
What EEPROM is
Your Motherboard model and number
Your current BIOS
What CMOS is and how to enter it
What a Boot disk is
How to boot from a floppy


Very basically, Flash BIOS is just rewritable instructions for your motherboard.
You are giving it new instructions.



Tell me exactly what you plan on doing and answers to the above without Googling. You f this up, and say goodbye to your computer. (It's really just Suse I'm worried about, Windows Server is better of dead)

Aristocrat, you can't just follow instructions all the time. You have to be ready for eventualities.
e.g if it tells you that there is a segfault and do you want to write to a different memory address (It will never do this, it would require a lot of hard programming and the BIOS knows to restrictions), you would need to know just what a segfault is and how to work around it because you can't Google it.
(A segfault is where it tries to write to a mem. address it isn't allowed to or overwrite system-critical files)
The instructions don't prepare you for that.
Good link though.

[imthefrgt10]

on the mother board there is a little battery, its flat and round, if its dead the bios will reset and mess up your computer. its the size of an american quarter about and inch, lol remember how big an inch is hahaha

[Steuner]

lmao ^^
So it's smaller then 1 cm? O.o how should I find it that...
You do mean 1/4 Inch éh? or 5/4 inch?

[imthefrgt10]

no like literally, the size of an american quarter in terms of height lenght and what not

[Mr_Breeze]

Example

[imthefrgt10]

thank you breeze

[Mr_Breeze]

lol no prob. I had one go bad before it's not uncommon. I'm not sure where you can buy replacement batteries though.

[imthefrgt10]

target, walmart, radioshack places like that

[Steuner]

I dun live in America lol :/
I'm going to look now... (How can u know if it's dead or not?)

EDIT:
I think I found it lol... Something like VIA is writen on it

[imthefrgt10]

I dun live in America lol :/
I'm going to look now... (How can u know if it's dead or not?)

EDIT:
I think I found it lol... Something like VIA is writen on it

haha sorry i forgot, um look wherever they sell tons of diff batteries, should say size or voltage on the battery just pull it out and buy a new one, if the new one doesnt fix your bios then its something more major

[Mr_Breeze]

Stick your tonge to it to see if it has voltage.. lol unless acid is running out of it.

[imthefrgt10]

Stick your tonge to it to see if it has voltage.. lol unless acid is running out of it.

doesnt always work though. besides mines less dangerous although it will cost you about4$ american currency, whaever that translates to in euros.

[Aristocrat]

Take the battery out for about 1 minute then put it back in and the motherboard bios should be reset.
Alternatively goto your motherboard makers website, download their bios flashing tool (typically called Awardflash or similiar generally) and download the newest stable bios file (not a beta).
Then follow the instructions with the flashing tool and flash your bios.
(This is where the diskette comes in as you have to put the bios file and flashing tool on seperate diskettes).

[Steuner]

Take the battery out for about 1 minute then put it back in and the motherboard bios should be reset.
Alternatively goto your motherboard makers website, download their bios flashing tool (typically called Awardflash or similiar generally) and download the newest stable bios file (not a beta).
Then follow the instructions with the flashing tool and flash your bios.
(This is where the diskette comes in as you have to put the bios file and flashing tool on seperate diskettes).

I dun wanna be lazy, but could you check this site out:
http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/...es=1&model=125
You think I could find it there? (I'll find it meself, but just wondering if I can find it ther)

About 3,5 € = 4$ (approx) :] So our Currency is more worth ^^

Go Euro's

Steuner

[Aristocrat]

Assuming your motherboard is Abit KV7 (which I think you said).
Then download AwrdFlash and the KV7 BIOS 20 file.
Look here for instructions on how to update the bios, print them out if you need to, its fairly straightfoward and very easy.
Good luck.

[Steuner]

Raise in rep for you aristocrat! Geesj... Thx dude

[Steuner]

Well I'm going to show this windows to my brother who will solve all my problems? lolll
I'm really not a pc-guy... It's my brother who will solve this issue!
I'll let him answer those questions for himself and if he wants to reply on em, I'll reply in his place...

Geesj you know how to make me feel happy again CNSW...

And I know 2003 Server isn't thaaaat good... But you can't play RTW on Suse, can you?