Aver,
If i recall, you *backflashed* the backup BIOS with an older version, is that right?

Maybe the main bios can be backflashed, but perhaps it was backflashing the backup that killed it?

I remember WAY back, with an Abit BH6 board (rev 1.1), they released some BIOS (around the time they broke CAS latency changes temporarily), I think it was version NK, and if you backflashed to an older version, it would brick the BIOS (the dos flasher would reach around 30%, then suddenly "insta-speed" 3x faster up to 100%, then the board wouldn't POST anymore. You could backflash successfully by hot flashing *twice* (the first hotflash would brick, the second one would succeed).

There was a 1.0 board BIOS version which did the exact same brick...I think it was two bios versions after the initial release of that board. I recall posting (maybe on the old ocforums?) about warning people NOT to backflash.

LOL I still have an old spare bios chip abit mailed me from back then...


Has ANYONE here successfully backflashed the backup BIOS with alt-f12 and NOT bricked their boards? (I don't suggest you try it until you get your RMA'd replacement from the recall...)