**Official ABIT IP-35 Pro Review/Overclock/Guide Thread**

[Knight]

Is there a date for the final release of the BIOS? I can't afford a bad flash.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Is there a date for the final release of the BIOS? I can't afford a bad flash.

probably in about 3 weeks.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Is there a date for the final release of the BIOS? I can't afford a bad flash.

you can still get a bad flash with an official bios...if you follow my flashing instructions for flashing with a floppy, it should go ok.

my particular flash failure using the USB thumbdrive was my fault...i looked back at that event and i found my error...when it happened twice to me, i knew it was something that i had done incorrectly.

when i formatted my thumbdrive, i incorrectly used the FAT table (FAT16)...with that table, there is a maximum design limitation for a drive...up to 2G's is allowed for a FAT 16 table...my drive was 4G's...so, i screwed the pooch...i since then reformatted the USB drive to FAT32 and i have successfully flashed many times using the switches from my flashing guide link.

Aside from the inefficiency of FAT 16 on larger drives, it has a maximum partition size of 2GB. If you were to purchase a 4GB hard disk, you would have to partition or divide it into two disks of 2GB each in order to format it with FAT 16.

the HP tool does not allow you to divide the partition up if you use the "FAT" option to format....design flaw, YES!...but...i should have known better.

[Knight]

you can still get a bad flash with an official bios...if you follow my flashing instructions for flashing with a floppy, it should go ok.

my particular flash failure using the USB thumbdrive was my fault...i looked back at that event and i found my error...when it happened twice to me, i knew it was something that i had done incorrectly.

when i formatted my thumbdrive, i incorrectly used the FAT table (FAT16)...with that table, there is a maximum design limitation for a drive...up to 2G's is allowed for a FAT 16 table...my drive was 4G's...so, i screwed the pooch...i since then reformatted the USB drive to FAT32 and i have successfully flashed many times using the switches from my flashing guide link.


the HP tool does not allow you to divide the partition up if you use the "FAT" option to format....design flaw, YES!...but...i should have known better.

I can't seem to find that HP format tool anywhere. And can you explain how you would use the switches for a USB drive. All I see is the .B01 file, no RUNME.BAT or BIN file.

[ncsa]

C/o of rlm ... just adjust the HDD setup for USB on the Abit.

I've used a usb disk on my last few flashes with no problems.

Method I used.

Download HP USB Disk storage utility. Download a DOS image (Links below) and unzip.

Insert USB driver. Run HP USB Disk storage utility and select the DOS option. When prompted for an image direct it to the downloaded dos image (win98boot)

Copy the files awdflash, autoexec and the bios bin file on to your usb.

Restart with key in and go to bios.

Note: Make sure machine is set back to stock settings before flashing

Go to Peripherals -> USB options -> USB storage function and select FDD drive

Go to Advanced Bios Features

Select USB ZIP (Not USB FDD) as first boot disk under boot priority and disable the rest. RESTART.

Should then boot up and flash automatically.

Note: There are other methods, but this has worked for me

Links here:

HP USB Disk storage utility
http://www.freebsd.uwaterloo.ca/twik...ot/SP27608.exe

If I remember, this is the DOS Image I used.
http://www.dewassoc.com/download/Win98boot.zip

RLM

I can't seem to find that HP format tool anywhere. And can you explain how you would use the switches for a USB drive. All I see is the .B01 file, no RUNME.BAT or BIN file.

[Knight]

C/o of rlm ... just adjust the HDD setup for USB on the Abit.

Thank you.

[Knight]

Now my problem is that the BIOS does not have a USB-HDD boot option and I can't see the flash drive in the HDD boot order section.

[Alik4041]

Now my problem is that the BIOS does not have a USB-HDD boot option and I can't see the flash drive in the HDD boot order section.

You first must go into integrated peripherals and enable usb mass storage. Then go to your boot device order and set the first three boot devices as usb (there is only 3). USB-HDD,USB-ZIP,USB-CD. Hit F10, yes and wait. It should send you into ms-dos.

[Alik4041]

I can't seem to find that HP format tool anywhere. And can you explain how you would use the switches for a USB drive. All I see is the .B01 file, no RUNME.BAT or BIN file.

HP TOOL
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197

System Files for HP TOOL
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=196

You MUST download the latest stable drivers from ABIT's website which include the runme.bat, etc. Beta does not contain these files. Then you must right click and edit runme.bat to have the same bios name as your beta. I find this pretty funny that your asking this since ACE's Bios Flashing Guide is in your sig

[Knight]

HP TOOL
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197

System Files for HP TOOL
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=196

You MUST download the latest stable drivers from ABIT's website which include the runme.bat, etc. Beta does not contain these files. Then you must right click and edit runme.bat to have the same bios name as your beta. I find this pretty funny that your asking this since ACE's Bios Flashing Guide is in your sig

Thank you.
To be honest... the guide was much clearer a while back ago.

[Knight]

Ok well I edited the runme.bat so that the file would now be M629B_16AT.B01. But I get the error that the file is not a .bin file during flash.

Should I change the file extension to .bin?

[new-b]

Ok well I edited the runme.bat so that the file would now be M629B_16AT.B01. But I get the error that the file is not a .bin file during flash.

Should I change the file extension to .bin?

Shorten the file name by removing the AT (M629B_16.BIN)..... dos will not work with a file name that has more than 8 letters/numbers in it.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Thank you.
To be honest... the guide was much clearer a while back ago.

i think you had a massive brain fart!

[Knight]

i think you had a massive brain fart!

You're not the only one who thinks that.

...

One note about the new 14 bios. uGuru shows cpu temp way lower and now the gap with CoreTemp has further widened to 15'C off. Something that forced me to reset the EQFan settings. Anyone else experienced this?

My temp differences also increased a little going from 11 to the beta 16.