need guide to hotflash my nf4 ultra-d :(

[HolyAk]

i've been dl the latest 0406bios and tat bios kill my mobo now....4 led light up ...i assume tat my bios is corrupted...btw...i try to hotflashing it with my fren pc ( MSI nf3 k8n neo motherboard) ...im using awdflash to do it ... but cant flash it directly ...sumtin msg like " this bios is not match for ur system" ... yeah,of coz im been doing this on a nf3 which different platform...btw later im force it to flash a:\awdflash n4d702-2.bin /sn /py /cc /f to see wheter work or not ... yes but it will hang when the flash process start .. even i letting it to run for 1 hr ...

so i need those hotflash guru to help me ...sorry for my bad english

[largon]

HolyAk,
Forced flash ( /f ) should do the trick.

Driver,
You forgot to refer the source of that guide.

edit:
That's a pretty useless guide anyways.

[HolyAk]

i do exactly the same thing tat u point out.... even tat awdflash can detect tat bios chip tat i hv .... sst xxxx sumtin (forgot) ...but the problem is the flashing part... down there got a msg " dun turn off or reset system" mean tat program stRT TO FLASH MY CHIP ISNT IT..but the whole program seems hang ....even u wait 2 hr oso remain the same thing...

[gundamit]

For the sake of easy removal of the bios chip when it is in the system you may consider placing the dental floss underneath the chip prior to powering up of the recovery system.

Yup. After I did my first (and hopefully only) hot flash I just left floss under both bios chips just in case. Doesn't look great but it is much easier than going after the bios chip with a paper clip or even a "real" extractor.

[HolyAk]

someone can help me out ?? i need my pc urgently ..

[lawrywild]

Yup. After I did my first (and hopefully only) hot flash I just left floss under both bios chips just in case. Doesn't look great but it is much easier than going after the bios chip with a paper clip or even a "real" extractor.

that's such a good idea, I should've thought of that the last time I had my BIOS chip out...

I cracked the housing on my P4gpl-x before I had a real extractor and had to try and glue it bak together..

[HolyAk]

i try many time and trick to flash bios on a nf3 platform still get msg " the file program's number does not match your system" ... or force it to flash with /f the program will freeze ... i need those who so experince on cross platform hotflash to help me

[Jester FPS]

If you're in the US I could hotflash your chip, just cover S&H fees.

LMK.

[coop]

If you have not done anything to your bios since you flashed it initially, all you may need to do is power off and clear cmos. The 329 bios needed to have that done after flashing for me. The 406 I believe is derived from it.

[STEvil]

try winflash.

[HolyAk]

i dun think winflash will work... btw ... if i put /qi when flash it ... it states "this is not a award bios " im totaly blur now

[HolyAk]

i hv try several bios stock lbd14,702-2,623-2....none of this work..
juz gv me some idea to flash .. maybe it will work ... i got a lot of free time now

[HolyAk]

posible to get a flashrom tat will flash a kind of bios on any platform ??

[ReelMonza]

You made sure both chips are identical (same P/N) ?

If positive, just flash using Winflash 1.54.

Winflash's here:

http://www.dstyles.de/bios/bnobtc-files/award/flasher/

[WiD26]

If you have not done anything to your bios since you flashed it initially, all you may need to do is power off and clear cmos. The 329 bios needed to have that done after flashing for me. The 406 I believe is derived from it.

Indeed,I had the same problem(4 leds,thought I killed it) with 406bios all I had to do is clear the Cmos.

[HolyAk]

yes....it working probaly at 1st ... but later about 6 day or sumtin .. my pc cant boot ...and 4 led light up... not matter how i clear cmos ...pull battery or sumtin ...

[HolyAk]

my hotflash been success finally....i found few problem b4 im able to flash bios on different platform..

"it is not a award bios " only happen on old awdflash"older than 8.5 version"
"the program file's number does not match you system" command "/py" seems cant fix this for flashing a nf4 bios on a nf3/2 motherboard.. i simply put /qi/py/sn/cc/cd/cp/ld/nbl to make it work
command "/f" completely useless ..it will make my flashrom freeze..

[soundx98]

@ Driver - I can't believe you did not give Tmod credit for that information (or at least post the link to short media). His work on the DFI Bios Flashing and Utility CD has prevemted agony for many. Please have the courtesy to edit your post (or better yet, simply provide a link). I'll edit my post when you have.
Thank you.