Asus BIOS Updates

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Habe einen sehr informativen Eintrag im Asus-Forum gefunden:

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id= ... uage=en-us

Insbesondere sagt dort ein Moderator dass es große Probleme gibt wenn ein BIOS-Update unter 64-Bit-Windows durchgeführt wird. Es wird stattdessen empfohlen das Programm "EZ Flash" zu benutzen.

"It sounds like your CMOS chip has been corrupted. This happens countless times every week because of AsusUpdate + 64-bit OS. Actually that combination seems to be the kiss of death."

Es werden in dem Artikel aber auch sehr detaillierte Hilfestellungen gegeben wie man das Mainboard wieder retten kann. Hier ein Auszug:


1.)Disconnect the power cord from the PSU and clear the CMOS leaving the battery out and jumper moved for ten minutes (600 seconds). Now try booting with no memory, but with video card installed--- you should get 'no memory detected' beep code, no beeps at all here means the video card may be faulty
2.) try booting with no video, but with a single stick of memory installed in slot B1 (you can try all slots if no beeps)---you should get 'no VGA detected' beep code, no beeps at all here means that the memory may be faulty or it may have a conflict with the board---try the other memory sticks now to see if any of them produce beeps
3.) try booting with both the single stick of memory and the video card installed-- you should get a single beep indicating a good POST---if so, go into BIOS and set the memory speed, timings, and voltage manually to manufacturer's specs

If you get no beeps during 2 & 3 then I would suspect the memory. If no beeps at all then try booting the board from a tabletop, lying the board on cardboard to protect it---this will test for shorts to the case---repeat the above scenarios. If no beeps or display at all ever then I suspect hardware compatibility, so verify the installed BIOS will support the cpu.

AMI BIOS beep codes:

The manual for the P5B Premium gives the following AMI BEEP codes:
one short beep = VGA detected, quick boot disabled, no keyboard detected
one long + two short = no memory detected
one long + three short = no VGA detected
one long + four short = hardware component failure

The manual for the P5W DH Deluxe defines the following AMI BEEP codes:
one beep = keyboard controller error, refresh time error, no master drive detected
two long + two short = floppy controller failure
two long + four short = hardware component failure

Und dann gibt es noch eine Anleitung wie man ein komplett zerschossenes AMI oder AWARD BIOS wieder retten kann: http://www.biosman.com/biosrecovery.html