i think i fried my mobo

whuppinboy · Post by **whuppinboy** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:53 am

i've got a asus k8v deluxe, i (probably stupidly) used the auto update function to get the latest bios version, downloaded it, rebooted the computer and.......nothing, absolutely nothing.

it powers on, the keyboard and mouse light up, but nothing else. it won't even recognize the floppy when i insert it and reboot. tried hitting alt+f2 but nada, zilch zero.

the only other thing i did prior to this was get the latest nvidia drivers but after reboot, worked like a charm.

ideas?

whuppinboy · Post by **whuppinboy** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:24 am

well, that was strange. i unhooked everything, cracked the case, cleaned out some dust bunnies, hooked it all back up, and lo and behold, she's running. AND it's got the new BIOS update i downloaded. weird!

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:35 am

When you update your BIOS,you MUST turn off your PC not just reboot it.

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 9:53 am

Sometimes it helps to unplug the PSU from the wall outlet for a few minutes..

whuppinboy · Post by **whuppinboy** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:17 pm

CDN_Merlin wrote:When you update your BIOS,you MUST turn off your PC not just reboot it.

never heard of that. any particular reason why?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:22 pm

whuppinboy wrote:
CDN_Merlin wrote:When you update your BIOS,you MUST turn off your PC not just reboot it.
never heard of that. any particular reason why?

because a softboot doesnt power the BIOS chip down and prepare it for flashing

whuppinboy · Post by **whuppinboy** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:32 pm

so how long then? i waited about 10 minutes from the last shut down to boot up and the same thing still happened.

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:03 pm

whuppinboy wrote:
CDN_Merlin wrote:When you update your BIOS,you MUST turn off your PC not just reboot it.
never heard of that. any particular reason why?

not true. i update my abit mobo's bios every time it needs one using their autoupdate feature, and after a reboot its working like a charm. new bios and everything.