- Joined
- Jan 19, 2003
- Location
- Ortonville,MI
I finally got the A7N8X to post by installing my old T-bird 1000 CPU. I need to update the BIOS (1002) but I am apprehensive...(actually, scared to death). The very unclear ASUS site says to use AFLASH but elsewhere on the site it says to use AWDFLASH. When I run AWDFLASH it asks me for the "filename to program". Is it asking for the new filename or the existing filename...which I don't know? Also, it does not seem to give me the option of saving my existing BIOS......I'm scared!
P.S. after getting the board to post with the old CPU, I wiped the excess Arctic Silver from around the surface mount parts on the XP2100+ and now, it too will post, albeit with the audible error message "CPU FAN FAILED". I also had to turn off APIC to keep the board from shutting down every thirty seconds.
Thanks
P.S. after getting the board to post with the old CPU, I wiped the excess Arctic Silver from around the surface mount parts on the XP2100+ and now, it too will post, albeit with the audible error message "CPU FAN FAILED". I also had to turn off APIC to keep the board from shutting down every thirty seconds.
Thanks