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avi8tir   09-30-2008 at 10:39:07 PM

I am getting a new cpu on my P5N32-E SLI. Going from E6700 to E8600. I need to flash the bios but have never done that before. I am running Vista Ultimate 64.

can someone explain the steps? I have already downloaded the latest version to my hdd.

any precautions that I should take?

thanks!

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captaincharisma   09-30-2008 at 10:54:33 PM
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depends on what your mobo options are for upgrading. with my Asus P5n-E i am able to download the latest BIOS file from ASUS and put it on a usb stick and then i can go into bios and upgrade it that way. the only other way i know of is loading it via a floppy disk

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dokk2   09-30-2008 at 11:07:32 PM
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it's really simple
1.put your new bios file in a directory where you can easily find it,after you have extracted it form the zip,it should be like so :xxxx.bin,ie it is a binary file,,
2,your board comes with a util called asus update,install it and follow the instructions for flashing from a file,,
you might be given the option to save the original bios,your choice,,
upon reboot go into the bios and make sure everything is as it should be,some folks reset their bios before flashing,again your choice..:)
note:flash with the oldest cpu just to be sure..:)


Message edited by dokk2 on 09-30-2008 at 11:09:30 PM
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Zorg   09-30-2008 at 11:14:00 PM
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Use the EZ Flash 2 utility and a USB stick. Read about it in the PDF manual on page 2-8 (Reader p8). Be sure to default the BIOS after the flash and set the parameters again.

Do not Flash your BIOS through Windows or you will be sorry.

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aznguy0028   09-30-2008 at 11:25:50 PM
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^ +1

totally agreed with Zorg, flashing bios through windows is so risky, if something goes wrong such as a power failure or your internet connection dying or BSOD or whatever, good chance your mobo is gone as most BIOS chips these days are soldered on directly to the mobo.

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avi8tir   10-01-2008 at 12:59:59 AM
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thanks. how do I find out what version of BIOS I currently have? I cant seem to find it in the bios menus anywhere.

thanks!

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Zorg   10-01-2008 at 01:06:46 AM
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Download CPU-Z and look at the mainboard tab.

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avi8tir   10-01-2008 at 01:15:33 AM
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ok, updated the bios. everything seemed to go well. bios said it was complete and that it would restart in 5 seconds. however, upon restart, it didnt post or anything. now I get nothing fans spool up, thats it.

I think I fried my mb!

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avi8tir   10-01-2008 at 01:27:45 AM
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I dont know why this happened. but I popped out the battery on the board for 5 minutes and restarted and all *appears* to be ok. Bios is now showing the updated version. phew!

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Zorg   10-01-2008 at 02:25:08 AM
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Yeah, whenever the mobo fails to post like that the first thing to to is default the BIOS.

Congratulations on a successful flash.

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