GA-X48T-DQ6 - Dead or merely in coma?

JorisS · 07-30-08, 09:28 AM

Hi all,

been offered a motherboard as per topic for a couple of bucks, problem is it's defective;

all info I have is that the owner updated the bios, after which there's no screen. Don't know if there's any POST or whatsoever, guy seems not to be too familiar with it all hence the poor problem description. Don't know if he managed to turn off the pc or such during the update, or perhaps he simply flashed with a wrong bios.

Question is: can it be fixed/restored or is the board a goner?

Any advice/help appreciated!
Cheers
//Joris

maxfly · 07-30-08, 02:07 PM

if its just a bad flash you should be able to revive it.either by hot flashing or replacing the bios chip.

meionm · 07-30-08, 02:13 PM

Ask him if he tired clearing cmos on the board after flash.

Gigabyte has dual bios, if main fails to be flashed or dies backup should have kick in into action. That's what it said in the manual and I don't if works or not. Anyways the bios chips should soldiered to the board

mattspalace · 07-30-08, 02:19 PM

try pulling the battery as well - reinsert after about ten mins.

if you don't see lights when you power on the board, it's dead..

mattspalace · 07-30-08, 02:19 PM

stupid internet..

07-30-08, 09:28 AM	Thread Starter #1
JorisS Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Uppsala, Sweden	GA-X48T-DQ6 - Dead or merely in coma? Hi all, been offered a motherboard as per topic for a couple of bucks, problem is it's defective; all info I have is that the owner updated the bios, after which there's no screen. Don't know if there's any POST or whatsoever, guy seems not to be too familiar with it all hence the poor problem description. Don't know if he managed to turn off the pc or such during the update, or perhaps he simply flashed with a wrong bios. Question is: can it be fixed/restored or is the board a goner? Any advice/help appreciated! Cheers //Joris
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07-30-08, 02:07 PM	#2
maxfly Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: GlassCity USA	if its just a bad flash you should be able to revive it.either by hot flashing or replacing the bios chip. __________________ I7 2600K-MSI Z68A GD65-MSI GTX 580 4x4gb Corsair Vengeance-OCZ Agility3 120gb WD 320gb-Seasonic X1050,CM HAF-X DDC-2 w/Bitspower mini tank EK Supreme HF DD GTX580 XSPC RX360 HEAT
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07-30-08, 02:13 PM	#3
meionm Member Join Date: Mar 2004	Ask him if he tired clearing cmos on the board after flash. Gigabyte has dual bios, if main fails to be flashed or dies backup should have kick in into action. That's what it said in the manual and I don't if works or not. Anyways the bios chips should soldiered to the board
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07-30-08, 02:19 PM	#4
mattspalace I been Dolk'ed Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stuttgart, Germany	try pulling the battery as well - reinsert after about ten mins. if you don't see lights when you power on the board, it's dead.. __________________ Case: Cooler Master HAF XM Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws X-Series 16GB DDR3-1600 SSD: 2 X 120GB Kingston Hyper-X 3K in RAID-0 CPU: Intel i7 3770K @ 4.2GHz - 1.18V CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme Video Card: EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition PSU: Corsair AX-750 Monitor: Dell U2410
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07-30-08, 02:19 PM	#5
mattspalace I been Dolk'ed Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stuttgart, Germany	stupid internet.. __________________ Case: Cooler Master HAF XM Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws X-Series 16GB DDR3-1600 SSD: 2 X 120GB Kingston Hyper-X 3K in RAID-0 CPU: Intel i7 3770K @ 4.2GHz - 1.18V CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme Video Card: EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition PSU: Corsair AX-750 Monitor: Dell U2410
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