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Flashing Non-Responsive Motherboard
Name: Damien Date: September 29, 2002 at 12:59:40 Pacific OS: 9x/xp CPU/Ram: misc
Comment:
OK heres the deal, i have had numerous motherboards that come non-responsive from my suppliers, i RMA them then they are send back by suppliers responsive with the only explanation being "bios reflashed" How The Hell Do You Flash A DOA Motherboard???? thje only way I can figure is if they are responsive in the first place-is there a trick that is somehow getting by my modestley A-OK intellect? anyone? anyone?
Name: ray Date: September 30, 2002 at 05:00:07 Pacific
Reply:
All they are doing is recopying the bios software into the bios chip. Without this software the mobo won't come to life - the wrong version has the same effect
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Response Number 2
Name: Damien Date: September 30, 2002 at 06:03:38 Pacific
Reply:
yeah....but how do they copy the bios into tha chip?
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