[ale] bios update died

Tom & JaVonn pairoftwins at mindspring.com
Sun Jan 4 12:35:04 EST 2004


Geoffrey:

Check out http://www.badflash.com/

Tom
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On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 23:16:43 -0500
Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net> wrote:

> I've always heard that if your bios update goes south, you're screwed. 
> Well, there's a first time for everything.
> 
> Updating the bios on my primary box, all was going well, then the screen 
> goes blank and the machine begins to cycle through my cd drives.  First 
> one appears like it's being accessed, then the 2nd.  It just keeps doing 
> this.  I know you're not supposed to shut the box down during a bios 
> update, but after 30 minutes, I figured it's toast anyway.
> 
> So, it appears this mb has a replaceable bios chip.  Is this a possible 
> solution, or am I looking at a piece of artwork now?
> 
> --
> until later, Geoffrey
> 
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