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YanquiDawg

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:44 am
Post subject: Can't flash VNF3
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Okay,I got version 2.0 bios from Chaintech.Unzipped it and it has no extension.
Every BIOS I've seen has the .bin extension.This one doesn't. Anyway, I put it
on a floppy by itself,rebooted and hit ALT+F2 and nothing happened. It said
decompress awdflash from bios and that's it.What am I doing wrong.Thanks

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Lazarus4

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:26 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't flash VNF3 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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You need the awdflash program on the floppy!

Boot to the a prompt and type the name of the program and it will load and
run

then give the program the name of the bios file


"YanquiDawg" <yanquidawg.RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote in message
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 > Okay,I got version 2.0 bios from Chaintech.Unzipped it and it has no
extension.
 > Every BIOS I've seen has the .bin extension.This one doesn't. Anyway, I
put it
 > on a floppy by itself,rebooted and hit ALT+F2 and nothing happened. It
said
 > decompress awdflash from bios and that's it.What am I doing wrong.Thanks<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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YanquiDawg

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:14 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't flash VNF3 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Kinda thought that was it,but some new boards have awdflash in the bios.
BTW,what about the file name with no .bin extension.

 >You need the awdflash program on the floppy!
 >
 >Boot to the a prompt and type the name of the program and it will load and
 >run
 >
 >then give the program the name of the bios file<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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David Wilts

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 7:04 pm
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YanquiDawg wrote:
 > Kinda thought that was it,but some new boards have awdflash in the bios.
 > BTW,what about the file name with no .bin extension.
 >
 >
  >>You need the awdflash program on the floppy!
  >>
  >>Boot to the a prompt and type the name of the program and it will load and
  >>run
  >>
  >>then give the program the name of the bios file
 >
 >
 >
just type the file name with no .xxx extension - BTW I can never get the
alt f2 to work either - had to do it by floppy too.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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YanquiDawg

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:15 am
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Thanks.Did that.Now my mem speed isn't showing correctly. 333 instead of 400.
Got an e-mail from Chaintech.They said they'd fix it in the next BIOS.

 >just type the file name with no .xxx extension - BTW I can never get the
 >alt f2 to work either - had to do it by floppy too.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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David Wilts

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 4:46 pm
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YanquiDawg wrote:
 > Thanks.Did that.Now my mem speed isn't showing correctly. 333 instead of 400.
 > Got an e-mail from Chaintech.They said they'd fix it in the next BIOS.
 >
 >
  >>just type the file name with no .xxx extension - BTW I can never get the
  >>alt f2 to work either - had to do it by floppy too.
 >
 >
 >
Double check that it is correct in the bios - some flashes set the
memory timings back - BTW the latest posted bios screwes up my temp
readings - now i have 50 -60 and 70 C readings where before it was in
the high 20's - 30's.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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