flashing bios problem

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Limp Gawd
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hi guys

i have an old ga-8i915p pro gigabyte board with a p4 cpu in it.

my brother played with it ( ithink the bios) and now it won't post.

my question is can u flash the bios with out it posting or do u need it to post?

thanks for any help :)
 
Are you sure the bios is the problem? Did you try clearing the CMOS?

You need it to post to flash the bios.
 
ive tried all the other options. im pretty sure its a screwed up bios. because my bro tried to update it and didn't do it properly.

is it possible to boot form a floopy disk to get into bios. i was reading somewhere and thats wat it said
 
The board has to be able to post to even use a floppy.... does any thing at all happen when you turn it on? If a BIOS flash was attempted and was unsuccessful, there's a good possibility that your chip is probably botched. You could try a long CMOS clear (even overnight) to see if that might revive it.
 
yeah nothing happens. u can hear the harddrive keep booting up then it just turns it self off lol. and nothing shows up on screen

ill try to clear cmos overnight. does that mean the comp has to be on?? or just sort the 2 pins and take out the battery?
 
.... PC off, unplug it from power and set the jumper to clear.... you wouldn't have to take the battery out, but it doesn't hurt if you do. None of your fans are spinning up?
 
yeah the fans are all working.

ok ill see what happens tommorw :)

thanks mate
 
Worst comes worst, you'll have to find a BIOS file for that motherboard in .bin format, put it on a disk, pull the chip and take 'em to a nearby computer shop.

It shouldn't cost more than $15
 
thanks pwnt i might do that if im screwed

BUT hot flashing is gonna be hard since my bios is soldiered in to my mobo unlike new bios which u can take out...

i guess if its screwed ill buy my self a cheap mobo thats around 60bucks :rolleyes:
 
hmmm the idea of using another os to boot it...

ill try with my hd tonight with vista on it

thanks mate:)
 
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