Rampage Formula bad flash HELP!

OptyTrooper

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So I flashed my BIOS to the latest and om reboot I keep getting boot block .003, bad boot block. So I copied BIOS to CD and rebooted and I get the same message and CD-ROM not found. I tried USB and I get file "FORMULA.ROM" not found, CD-ROM not found over and over. I have Googled the hell out of and no help.

 

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Did you try renaming the bios file? That worked for me in the past a few times.

 

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Nebulous said:

Did you try renaming the bios file? That worked for me in the past a few times.

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I have tried naming it everything possible still the same result.

 

Johan45

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Are you trying winflash or afusdos?

 

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Johan45 said:

Are you trying winflash or afusdos?

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I can't even get into BIOS to boot afusdos much less Windows. I finally got it read the USB but it just sticks on reading FORMULA.ROM.

 

Johan45

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If it's the X48 board you use a bootable floppy for afudos bios update

 

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Johan45 said:

If it's the X48 board you use a bootable floppy for afudos bios update

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It won't boot from floppy/DOS it is stuck on boot block .003, bad bios checksum.

Checking fo CD-ROM
CD-ROM not found
CHecking for USB device
USB device found
Reading file FORMULA.ROM

 

Johan45

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Have you tried a different file possibly. Other than that you might need a new chip.

 

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Johan45 said:

Have you tried a different file possibly. Other than that you might need a new chip.

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Yeah I've tried every thing I can think of and the BIOS chip on the Rampage Formula is soldered to the board I broke down and ordered a P5K Deluxe today.

 

Johan45

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• Oct 8, 2014

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That's a bummer, check out soldering on line those big chips didn't really "seem" that hard. I'm sure you have a bonepile there you could practice on??

 

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Johan45 said:

That's a bummer, check out soldering on line those big chips didn't really "seem" that hard. I'm sure you have a bonepile there you could practice on??

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That I do thanks for trying to help.

 

Johan45

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NP Opty

 

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I figured it out. I formatted my flash drive in FAT instead FAT32 and it went off without a hitch.

 

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• Oct 20, 2014

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OH man, at least I'm not the only one with Youngtimers.
Good news you got it figured out though