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Problems with BIOS Update
Hi, All
I piecing together a MB from componets and without hesitating Flashed the BIOS to the latest edition. The upgrade displayed "success", I then rebooted the computer and I directly went into the CMOS. And it looks like two items are missing. The CMOS does not show any temperature readings, yet the manual says it should. Also, I cannot adjust the cpu multipler. The manual shows mulitplier settings from 3X to 8X for processors from 200 to 800MHz. When the computer boots up, the initial display shows the multiplier to be 6X. I would like to set the multiplier to 8X. The CPU is an PIII-800. Is this unusal? In other older BIOS, I could find the temperature readings and also adjust the multiplier, but for this MB I cannot. For that matter, did I Flash the BIOS correctly? As a sidenote, the MB does not have jumper setings for CPU mulitplers. Any and all thoughts on the matte would certainly be appreciated. ed. Particulars: CPU: PIII-800EB memory: 512MB of SDRAM at 133MHz DTK Motherboard:PRM-27i Award BIOS BIOS version: 1.06 (the latest from DTK) multipost: alt.comp.hardware alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware |
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I've some BIOS updates that re-arrange/add menu items.
"ed." wrote in message ... Hi, All I piecing together a MB from componets and without hesitating Flashed the BIOS to the latest edition. The upgrade displayed "success", I then rebooted the computer and I directly went into the CMOS. And it looks like two items are missing. The CMOS does not show any temperature readings, yet the manual says it should. Also, I cannot adjust the cpu multipler. The manual shows mulitplier settings from 3X to 8X for processors from 200 to 800MHz. When the computer boots up, the initial display shows the multiplier to be 6X. I would like to set the multiplier to 8X. The CPU is an PIII-800. Is this unusal? In other older BIOS, I could find the temperature readings and also adjust the multiplier, but for this MB I cannot. For that matter, did I Flash the BIOS correctly? As a sidenote, the MB does not have jumper setings for CPU mulitplers. Any and all thoughts on the matte would certainly be appreciated. ed. Particulars: CPU: PIII-800EB memory: 512MB of SDRAM at 133MHz DTK Motherboard:PRM-27i Award BIOS BIOS version: 1.06 (the latest from DTK) multipost: alt.comp.hardware alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware |
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ed. wrote:
Hi, All I piecing together a MB from componets and without hesitating Flashed the BIOS to the latest edition. The upgrade displayed "success", I then rebooted the computer and I directly went into the CMOS. And it looks like two items are missing. The CMOS does not show any temperature readings, yet the manual says it should. Also, I cannot adjust the cpu multipler. The manual shows mulitplier settings from 3X to 8X for processors from 200 to 800MHz. When the computer boots up, the initial display shows the multiplier to be 6X. I would like to set the multiplier to 8X. The CPU is an PIII-800. Is this unusal? In other older BIOS, I could find the temperature readings and also adjust the multiplier, but for this MB I cannot. For that matter, did I Flash the BIOS correctly? Your CPU uses a 133 MHz FSB so the times 6 multiplier is correct. I don't think Intel allows you to override this setting. As for the temperature readings most boards of that age required a separate temperature probe, like the one I created for my P2B-S. As a sidenote, the MB does not have jumper setings for CPU mulitplers. Any and all thoughts on the matte would certainly be appreciated. ed. Particulars: CPU: PIII-800EB memory: 512MB of SDRAM at 133MHz DTK Motherboard:PRM-27i Award BIOS BIOS version: 1.06 (the latest from DTK) multipost: alt.comp.hardware alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware |
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On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:12:21 -0400, "ed."
wrote: Hi, All I piecing together a MB from componets and without hesitating Flashed the BIOS to the latest edition. The upgrade displayed "success", I then rebooted the computer and I directly went into the CMOS. And it looks like two items are missing. First, double-check the markings on your board to confirm that you do in fact have the correct bios. Next, IF you had the correct one, redownload it and compare the CRC checksum between the first downloaded file and this newly downloaded file to confirm it's same. The CMOS does not show any temperature readings, yet the manual says it should. Perhaps it should, but, sometimes it's fairly obvious a manufacturer just copied and pasted info from one board's manual into another to create it. Sadly, this means there are occasional errors in manuals. Do you "need" a temp reading in the bios? If it seems cool enough, you might try installing the OS then a hardware monitor software to check temps. Also, I cannot adjust the cpu multipler. The manual shows mulitplier settings from 3X to 8X for processors from 200 to 800MHz. When the computer boots up, the initial display shows the multiplier to be 6X. I would like to set the multiplier to 8X. The CPU is an PIII-800. You couldn't set the multiplier even if the setting were present. It may be hidden or omitted for this reason as well. P3 CPUs are locked and none (save a few quite rare engineering samples) allow multiplier changes. If you wanted to overclock it, or underclock (whatever), your only option is changing the FSB speed IF the bios or jumpers allow it. Is this unusal? In other older BIOS, I could find the temperature readings and also adjust the multiplier, but for this MB I cannot. For that matter, did I Flash the BIOS correctly? As a sidenote, the MB does not have jumper setings for CPU mulitplers. Any and all thoughts on the matte would certainly be appreciated. ed. Particulars: CPU: PIII-800EB memory: 512MB of SDRAM at 133MHz DTK Motherboard:PRM-27i Award BIOS BIOS version: 1.06 (the latest from DTK) What is "usual" does not necessarily apply to generic boards... generally a good board would have the temp working, but you could not adjust multipliers on any board with that CPU so it's not a detail worth any further thought. |
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ed. wrote:
Hi, All I piecing together a MB from componets and without hesitating Flashed the BIOS to the latest edition. The upgrade displayed "success", I then rebooted the computer and I directly went into the CMOS. And it looks like two items are missing. The CMOS does not show any temperature readings, yet the manual says it should. Also, I cannot adjust the cpu multipler. The manual shows mulitplier settings from 3X to 8X for processors from 200 to 800MHz. When the computer boots up, the initial display shows the multiplier to be 6X. I would like to set the multiplier to 8X. The CPU is an PIII-800. Is this unusal? In other older BIOS, I could find the temperature readings and also adjust the multiplier, but for this MB I cannot. For that matter, did I Flash the BIOS correctly? As a sidenote, the MB does not have jumper setings for CPU mulitplers. Any and all thoughts on the matte would certainly be appreciated. ed. Particulars: CPU: PIII-800EB memory: 512MB of SDRAM at 133MHz DTK Motherboard:PRM-27i Award BIOS BIOS version: 1.06 (the latest from DTK) kony makes some good points. I'll add the following: 27i106.zip MD5 sum: e42b0d77d4c915e3eea283657fbfa086 http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/winmd5sum Did you flash from Windows ? If so, create a DOS bootdisk and try the following: awdflash xxxxxxxx.bin sn/py/cc/cd/cp/LD/E will delete all old BIOS info during a flash. awdflash xxxxxxxx.bin /py/cc/cd/cp/LD/E will do the same and prompt to backup the old BIOS. Where awdflash is the name of the flashing utility and xxxxxxx.bin is the name of the ROM file. Change the name and/or extension as needed. Note: all spaces on command line are single spaces. |
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ed. wrote:
Hi, All I piecing together a MB from componets and without hesitating Flashed the BIOS to the latest edition. The upgrade displayed "success", I then rebooted the computer and I directly went into the CMOS. And it looks like two items are missing. The CMOS does not show any temperature readings, yet the manual says it should. Did it before the flash? Sometimes manuals have information for features only on some versions of the motherboard. Or it might be in a different place with the revised BIOS. Or it might not have worked right to begin with and was removed. Or you might have gotten the wrong BIOS, or a bad download. Also, I cannot adjust the cpu multipler. The manual shows mulitplier settings from 3X to 8X for processors from 200 to 800MHz. When the computer boots up, the initial display shows the multiplier to be 6X. I would like to set the multiplier to 8X. The CPU is an PIII-800. It's apparently a 133.3MHz FSB P-III 800, which uses a 6x multiplier. As for being able to change it, doesn't matter as the P-IIIs are multiplier locked and will ignore the setting anyway. Is this unusal? In other older BIOS, I could find the temperature readings and also adjust the multiplier, but for this MB I cannot. For that matter, did I Flash the BIOS correctly? As a sidenote, the MB does not have jumper setings for CPU mulitplers. Any and all thoughts on the matte would certainly be appreciated. ed. Particulars: CPU: PIII-800EB memory: 512MB of SDRAM at 133MHz DTK Motherboard:PRM-27i Award BIOS BIOS version: 1.06 (the latest from DTK) multipost: alt.comp.hardware alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware |
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Michael W. Ryder wrote: Your CPU uses a 133 MHz FSB so the times 6 multiplier is correct. I don't think Intel allows you to override this setting. As for the temperature readings most boards of that age required a separate temperature probe, like the one I created for my P2B-S. True, Intel PIII CPU's are multiplier-locked. However, some motherboards are capable of reading the temperature directly from a temperature-sensing diode in the CPU itself. The ASUS P2B does not, however, use this feature. |
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Did you "Clear the CMOS" as per the instructions? A BIOS upgrade can and
will change the way things are laid out, and read. ed. wrote: Hi, All I piecing together a MB from componets and without hesitating Flashed the BIOS to the latest edition. The upgrade displayed "success", I then rebooted the computer and I directly went into the CMOS. And it looks like two items are missing. The CMOS does not show any temperature readings, yet the manual says it should. Also, I cannot adjust the cpu multipler. The manual shows mulitplier settings from 3X to 8X for processors from 200 to 800MHz. When the computer boots up, the initial display shows the multiplier to be 6X. I would like to set the multiplier to 8X. The CPU is an PIII-800. Is this unusal? In other older BIOS, I could find the temperature readings and also adjust the multiplier, but for this MB I cannot. For that matter, did I Flash the BIOS correctly? As a sidenote, the MB does not have jumper setings for CPU mulitplers. Any and all thoughts on the matte would certainly be appreciated. ed. Particulars: CPU: PIII-800EB memory: 512MB of SDRAM at 133MHz DTK Motherboard:PRM-27i Award BIOS BIOS version: 1.06 (the latest from DTK) multipost: alt.comp.hardware alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware |
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ed. wrote:
Hi, All I piecing together a MB from componets and without hesitating Flashed the BIOS to the latest edition. The upgrade displayed "success", I then rebooted the computer and I directly went into the CMOS. And it looks like two items are missing. The CMOS does not show any temperature readings, yet the manual says it should. Also, I cannot adjust the cpu multipler. The manual shows mulitplier settings from 3X to 8X for processors from 200 to 800MHz. When the computer boots up, the initial display shows the multiplier to be 6X. I would like to set the multiplier to 8X. The CPU is an PIII-800. Is this unusal? In other older BIOS, I could find the temperature readings and also adjust the multiplier, but for this MB I cannot. For that matter, did I Flash the BIOS correctly? As a sidenote, the MB does not have jumper setings for CPU mulitplers. Any and all thoughts on the matte would certainly be appreciated. ed. Particulars: CPU: PIII-800EB memory: 512MB of SDRAM at 133MHz DTK Motherboard:PRM-27i Award BIOS BIOS version: 1.06 (the latest from DTK) multipost: alt.comp.hardware alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware Have you tried clearing the CMOS? Quite often when there is a change in BIOS versions the data about BIOS setting in the CMOS no longer corresponds to the proper locations in the BIOS code. When that happens almost anything, the more weird the better, is likely to crop up. I'd suggest clearing CMOS and then rebooting and selecting "Safe Defaults" for all settings and working from there. -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com |
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X-No-Google-Sto yes
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 03:49:08 GMT, "S.Heenan" wrote: awdflash xxxxxxxx.bin sn/py/cc/cd/cp/LD/E will delete all old BIOS info during a flash. awdflash xxxxxxxx.bin /py/cc/cd/cp/LD/E will do the same and prompt to backup the old BIOS. Why use the Award flasher which is cryptic? You can use uniflash which is much more informative and helpful. http://www.rainbow-software.org/download/ It has a detailed list of chip sets it is compatible with. HTH -- Sandy Archer Reply to newsgroups only |
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