Hi all,
a quote from eXcaliberPC
For more info click on the link.
With the ABIT NF7-S nForce2 BIOS Survival Kit u get a replacement Bios chip, which is already flashed with the latest bios. It costs $11.99
Alternatively you can get the IOSS Bios Savior
Pics are from the Review on bit-tech.net
The reviewer says that you can get the Bios Savior from pcmods.com
The compatibility list is not up to date,
contact IOSS for which model is the right one for your mainboard.
Here an answer to an email:
Imho $24 is not too much
Regards
beerman
a quote from eXcaliberPC
Right after our very successful launch of NF7-S v1.2, we were immediately alerted by very high ratios of users requesting and ordering replacement BIOS for their newly purchased v1.2.
Through our very extensive and laborious research and investigation, we have come to a very solid and alarming conclusion that:
- There is a basic architectural loophole in nVidia’s implementation of nForce2 chipset to handle BIOS update. Due to the nature design of nForce2 chipset, complex instructions will be written into nVidia Northbridge. However, its CMOS space is rather limited which has resulted in a high potential risk to save data back into BIOS chip improperly. Whenever there is an increased numbers of BIOS/CMOS saving actions taking place, data loss may just occurs. The symptom is very clear that you would get stuck right on the spot, and not able to boot up your system again.
...
For more info click on the link.
With the ABIT NF7-S nForce2 BIOS Survival Kit u get a replacement Bios chip, which is already flashed with the latest bios. It costs $11.99
Alternatively you can get the IOSS Bios Savior
Pics are from the Review on bit-tech.net
The reviewer says that you can get the Bios Savior from pcmods.com
The compatibility list is not up to date,
contact IOSS for which model is the right one for your mainboard.
Here an answer to an email:
The BIOS chip on Abit NF7-S is PM49LF004T-33JC. We have RD1-PMC4 for your motherboard.
Or you can check the BIOS chip model on your board and let me know I will
check suitable RD1 model for you.
Imho $24 is not too much
Regards
beerman