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Gateway E-4000 Flashing Bios
Name: JustinCS Date: May 16, 2005 at 15:24:48 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: p4 2.0 768 ddr pc2100
Comment:
Is there anyway I can reflash a bios that Gateway has locked with their own bios version? I have a intel845grg motherboard but whenever I use intel's flash bios program it says invalid version... I know absolutely the board is 845grg and find every board I read saying its set to Gateways...
I saw a familar dell post http://forum.pcstats.com/archive/index.php/t-21656.html and wondered am I screwed into buying a new mobo if I must do this?
Name: ExoByte Date: May 16, 2005 at 16:58:50 Pacific
Reply:
you can try to clear cmos by using the jumper or removing the battery...just a thought
-Exobyte
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Response Number 2
Name: JustinCS Date: May 16, 2005 at 17:51:41 Pacific
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Do you have a webpage on the howto of intel 845grg?
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Response Number 3
Name: marky81 Date: May 17, 2005 at 05:52:12 Pacific
Reply:
Did you check the version of the BIOS your trying to flash with the version your trying to update? Are you sure its a newer version you are trying to put on?
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Response Number 4
Name: Badboy Date: May 17, 2005 at 11:16:21 Pacific
Reply:
Why do you want to flash the BIOS?
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: May 17, 2005 at 12:37:57 Pacific
Reply:
You may end up killing the MB. Gateway probably has a custom BIOS chip, or at the very least, a custom .bin file. If the latter one then it may be possible to flash with a non Gateway bios file. Still risky though.
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