**[OFFICIAL]** Asrock Z77 OC Formula Overclocking / troubleshooting/ Discussion

[C-N]

thanks man finally some one with some logical advice ...
i tried the flash bios updation ... but still same issue ... which is the other way to HOT FLASH a bad bios or ME ...

You already tried main to backup flash & that didn't work?
You already tried putting the bios file on a USB stick & attempted to boot from the bad backup bios to see if the bios would recover itself?

At this point I would probably swap the bios chips over just to confirm the good main chip can boot in the bad backup's bios socket. I would also attempt to flash the bad chip again in its new socket. This may be risky & you may bork both of them leaving you with an un bootable board. I have a bios chip flasher so would not bother me personally. Perhaps a safer! thing to do at this point would be to attempt a hot flash.

I have not had the need to hotflash for many years however it should still be doable. Basic upshot is remove both bios chips & lightly seat/replace the good main bios chip in its socket with a thin piece of string like sewing string under it then lightly replace it. The idea is to boot to dos/bios then pull on the string to pop the chip out whilst the board is running. You can then insert the bad backup chip & flash it from dos/bios. You could even boot to windows then pop the chip & flash in windows.

Only things I can see going wrong would be you may have to boot with both chips installed as the board may check for the backup bios on post & fail to do so if its not in place.

[..:: BabaR ::..]

You already tried main to backup flash & that didn't work?
You already tried putting the bios file on a USB stick & attempted to boot from the bad backup bios to see if the bios would recover itself?

At this point I would probably swap the bios chips over just to confirm the good main chip can boot in the bad backup's bios socket. I would also attempt to flash the bad chip again in its new socket. This may be risky & you may bork both of them leaving you with an un bootable board. I have a bios chip flasher so would not bother me personally. Perhaps a safer! thing to do at this point would be to attempt a hot flash.

I have not had the need to hotflash for many years however it should still be doable. Basic upshot is remove both bios chips & lightly seat/replace the good main bios chip in its socket with a thin piece of string like sewing string under it then lightly replace it. The idea is to boot to dos/bios then pull on the string to pop the chip out whilst the board is running. You can then insert the bad backup chip & flash it from dos/bios. You could even boot to windows then pop the chip & flash in windows.

Only things I can see going wrong would be you may have to boot with both chips installed as the board may check for the backup bios on post & fail to do so if its not in place.

i need a bit more details on this hot flashing stuff ...
u mean i have to physically remove n replace the bios chips ...
by the way my motherboard is still under warranty should i not try to send it for RMA claim ... n then try something if it is still faulty ...

[C-N]

i need a bit more details on this hot flashing stuff ...
u mean i have to physically remove n replace the bios chips ...

Yes a hotflash will require you to physically remove the bios chips.

Another option could be to simply buy one or two pre programed chips & fit them.

by the way my motherboard is still under warranty should i not try to send it for RMA claim ... n then try something if it is still faulty ...

Yes by all means if that's what you feel most comfortable with.

I like most here at XS like to work our own stuff out & just figured you were like me & wanted to give everything you can think of a go before RMA...

[..:: BabaR ::..]

Yes a hotflash will require you to physically remove the bios chips.

Another option could be to simply buy one or two pre programed chips & fit them.



Yes by all means if that's what you feel most comfortable with.

I like most here at XS like to work our own stuff out & just figured you were like me & wanted to give everything you can think of a go before RMA...

hey thanks man took ur advice ... as u instructed me in ur PM n voila ... the mobo is just like new again ...
thanks alot ...