BIOS flash gone haywire
Tue, 2008-06-17 05:16 — streethawker
Hi, I updated the BIOS using the @BIOS utility of my Gigabyte motherboard.
It detected a file for update and i updated it and was confirmed since i had previously downloaded the same file from Gigabyte site. So, it said that the flash was successful and i restarted my computer. No display, the keyboard is not detected, the floppy drive is not recognised, nothing. I used to get a beep sound after a successful post, but am not getting now.
What shall i do??? The BIOS flash has gone wrong. Please Help..
Wrong BIOS
Time to read the motherboard's manual or to ask the manufacturer, in this case, Gigabyte. They probably have instructions on their web site.
The most likely cause is that a BIOS flash file has been used that does not match the motherboard. Other possibilities are that the flashing process was interrupted or did not work for other reasons.
Some motherboards have a BIOS recovery procedure that will allow you to get the motherboard back into a working state and then flash the latest BIOS, for example with a special BIOS recovery CD. Some others don't have that, but can be reflashed by the manufacturer. Others don't have that either and require the BIOS flash chip to be replaced, usually also by the manufacturer.