URGENT!! BIOS update failure

[Youmei]

Hi I tried to update bios for my giga 965P DS3. I used @bios to dowload from giga's website, and update the old bios. BUT, when I rebooted my PC, it didn't POST. The screen shows "Scanning BIOS Image in Hard Drive..." for more than 1 minute. The HD LED was off, and power LED kept blinking. Then I rebooted again, the screen showed the same messege.......
Who can help me out of this problem? I tried to take off the battery but it didn't work... Thank you very much!

 

[sruane]

Get into the BIOS setup screen, press F8 and load the bis from floppy

 

[CmdPT]

Lots of people are having the same trouble all the time, Its better when you put the updated in a floppy and go to Q-Flash and do it from there. Even though its has been successfully updated in @BIOS, almost all the people trying to update results in the same way.

 

[Youmei]

Thanks, but my problem is I don't have a floopy drive on my PC. This is my first time to update bios, I didn't realize that it was so risky. Anything else I can do to save my mobo??

 

[sruane]

Get onto the BIOS setup screen, press F8, and tell it to boot from the backup BIOS

 

[Youmei]

I can not enter BIOS setup screen because my PC freezes before going that far. Actually, it stops at the screen of showing BIOS information after checking Video card. [/quote]

 

[CmdPT]

Try clearing the bios by either taking off the battery or jumping the 2 pins.

 

[Youmei]

Thanks, but I have already tried that. I unplugged the power cable and took off the battery for 1 hour. Nothing changed after I put the battery back..... If no way I can fix that, I would like to ask for a RMA from Newegg.

 

[CmdPT]

Yes try RMA it, just say it has stopped working after (XX days for how long you had it for) and just hope they buy it.

 

[ms2005]

It's pretty cheap to buy a floppy. You dont even have to install it - just plug in with case open, use for BIOS update then disconnect. I have an old one I use for that plus F6 drivers when needed.

 

[CmdPT]

The problem the whole system won't even post and can't even get into BIOS.
Yes after you get a new board and try to update the BIOS try using Q-Flash as the success rate on that thing is alot high then @BIOS thats for sure.

 

[Youmei]

So tricky. I have got a RMA number for replacement for this board from Newegg . Does this mean I will have no problem to get a new board?

 

[CmdPT]

Not too sure. But it doesn't hurt to try.