:( just kill my k7d

[dr0p0ut]

hello all

this is sad. try to flash the newest bios in dos. all seem
to be ok, the board even spit out flash successful and press F1 to
continue. upon restart the pc, i got nothing. just black screen.

should have read up on how to flash bios in this board. :(

i have question, whats msi tech support email address so i can ask them to shipped me a new chip.

thx for listening.

dr0p0ut

[cmcquistion]

www.msi.com.tw

You can find the info you need, there.

[JimmyK]

E-mail MSI they will mail you out a new one ASAP they did for me at least

[dr0p0ut]

thx you for the info. they will sent me a new bios chip.
have another question, how do i pull the old chip out,
what tool do i need.

thx

dr0p0ut

[Rav]

Did you clear the CMOS using the jumper after you flashed? I had to do that once when I was experimenting with different BIOS's on my K7D.

-Rav

[dr0p0ut]

thx for the tip and help. i had clear the cmos, change power supply, pull out chip and swap between socket. i got same reset.
board wont boot. I have mail msi support and they will sent me a bios chip, however, i am getting k7d -l bios chip and i have
green version 1 k7d. would this cause problem???

thx again for the help.

dr0p0ut

[cmcquistion]

Originally posted by dr0p0ut
I have mail msi support and they will sent me a bios chip, however, i am getting k7d -l bios chip and i have
green version 1 k7d. would this cause problem???


I don't think that would cause a problem, since the -L and the non-L use the same BIOS.

[dr0p0ut]

thank you. cant wait until i receive the replacement bios.

is it hard to remove the bios out of the board? do i have to buy
the kit from radioshak??

thx again

dr0p0ut

[ookabooka]

if its just a standard ROM chip, it shouldn't be too hard, just pull at it from the edges, going back and forth so it comes up evenly, make sure not to bump any capacitors with your fingers. As for popping the new one in, make sure its lined up properly, then slowly push making sure not to bend any of the pins.

[dr0p0ut]

the board lived :) got the replacement chip from msi.
need to run to radiooshack to pick up chip exactor.
going to reinstall winblow to see if i have any more problem

thx all for the help

dr0p0ut