Boris Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 madboyUse Belarc to find out what your mobo is ?I thought it was a MicroStar MS 6178 - is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 sorry this should have been 1st post.Double-click the BIOS update file. When the BIOS update window appears, click OK. When the extractor window appears, click Unzip. Close all open windows. The next steps will be to create a boot disk and install the BIOS upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 madboy we would need exact bios and date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted January 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 you lot are having a right laugh herewhere do you find these bios updates, all i seem to be doing is going round in circles hereagggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 To determine your current BIOS revisionTurn off the PC. Turn on the PC and when the blue screen with the logo appears, press the F1 key. The message Entering SETUP appears. When the BIOS Setup screen appears, the current revision is shown on the last line of the Main screen. Example: BIOS Revision 2.00 07/5/00. Write down this revision information and exit the BIOS program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted January 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 and then post here yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 madboy did you have error messages in the error log about netBEUI found this : Windows XP does not support NetBEUI as a LAN protocol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 madboy we will not update the bios untill we are 110% sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 Warning about upgrading ?W6178MS V1.6**WARNING**This BIOS does not install cleanly and may require a full windows rebuild after installation.Use v1.5 if possible. - This is the AWARD® BIOS ver 1.6 release. - This BIOS fixed the following problems of the previous version: - Fixed the problem wherein the system will show "suggested CAS Latency to 3" even when correct settings are made. - Fixed the problem wherein you couldn't install WINDOWS 2000/ACPI without pressing key "F5" - Fixed some SDRAM compatibility issue. - Fixed USB mouse couldn't work properly after system resumes from S3 under Windows® 2000. - Add "IPCA Function" for installing APM OS. - Support S.M.A.R.T HDD. - Updated the VGA BIOS to v3.0 W6178MS V1.5 - Fixed the problem wherein no Power management menu bar found under WINDOWS® 2000.- Fixed M****soft® ACT 5.0 test failed under the unreported memory.- Fixed FDISK failed if Boot sequence is set to (1)Floppy (2)SCSI and when you connect 1 SCSI HDD and 1 IDE HDD. - Fixed the problem wherein the system cannot wake up under Windows®98 APM mode when USB mouse is used. - Updated VGA BIOS to 2.14 - Support SigmaTel STAC9721 codec. - Support both ICW195B and Winbond W83194AR-We clock generators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 no good got to be xp support one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 You've got AMI bios when MS 6178 is supposed to have AWARD ?########## :blink: :blink: :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted January 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 pressed F1 at startup and all i got was a load of beeps and the TINY screen which seemed to start breaking up??????where do you find the error logs again ellas?madboy33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 madboy I got your bios info in system information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted January 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 you did well i think you had better sign into messenger then and heeeeeeeeelplol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 you cannot miss it just open up s/prop and on the main page you will see bios revision,make and date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 sorry s/information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted January 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 here you go folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 madboy/ellasPlease ignore everything I have posted/will post in this thread !Going by my AVG/ZA hallucinations I must still be working off Tuesday night's intake of the amber nectar ! :( :blink: :( Let one of the "real" (sober) experts sort this out ! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 But I'd like to know after everythings sorted out what the actual mobo is ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 madboy has belarc installed if he runs it should tell him his mobo if he runs it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 To be honest I found Aida http://www.aida32.hu/aida-download.php?bit=32 to be better than Sandra and Belarc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted January 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 gone to micro starMicro-Starif you select intel platform and the MS-6178it come up with 9 bios flasheswhich one do i use folks?regardsmadboy33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Only 2 AMI bioses there madboy, bottom of the page and 1 is older than the date on your one listed in sys propstelling lies only one AMI bios there :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted January 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 yep Craig has had a look for me and via remote assisstance has come to the opinion that it is not worth updating the biosmadboy33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Too much can go wrong when you flash your bios, :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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