TH7-II and 1.6a Error

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Just recently bought a TH7-II R and a 1.6a, 2x256 PC800 Samsung.. built the system and low and behold... error 29 on the display. Just sits there, no beeps, squeeks or pops. I am told that the prob could possibly be that the boards bios version does not support the Northwood (ie does not recognise the 512k cache). Can anyone verify this fact ???

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you need a bios update, since the old one doesn't know the northwood

 

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oh, i've forgotten, somewhere here in the forum is discribed, howit goes, something with the dip-switch on your board, i think.

 

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You sure about the dip switches, surely they are only for certain settings on the motherboard, I believe the only solution is the bios update. But seeing as the board will not boot due to the chip, I am going to have to either get the loan of a 256k cache chip or buy another one with the intention of returning it ;(

 

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with the switches, you can somehow disable that the board set the cpu settings auto. so you are able to somehow boot, so that you can flash the new bios and you don't need an "old" p4 to do so

 

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Don't tell me that, cos I have just gone and ordered a P4 1.5 so I can flash the bios ;(

 

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Just tried the board jumper settings that you indicated. That option still does not allow the pc to boot... good try

 

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buy a new bios with the 38 version from abit for $15

 

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sorry, i thougth it would help. i had the same problem, but my reseller helped , good service.

 

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Cooler666 said:

buy a new bios with the 38 version from abit for $15

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1.5 already ordered, will only cost a few quid to send back, hopefully !!

 

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free solution,
i too and many others had the same problem and abit realizes it now that th7II will not boot with 1.6a without the latest bios, just email abit and tell them the story don't let em make you pay for the bios chip. Ask them to send you one for free. I got it for free.

 

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here's abit email [email protected]

 

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free solution,
i too and many others had the same problem and abit realizes it now that th7II will not boot with 1.6a without the latest bios, just email abit and tell them the story don't let em make you pay for the bios chip. Ask them to send you one for free. I got it for free.

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Thanks for that, I will give it a bash... but considering that I am in the UK, it will (if they send it for nothing) take a week or so ;(

 

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They're free solution worked for me. Got my new BIOS chipset and EPROM remover last week.