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gatekeeper53
03-29-2007, 02:23 AM
Ever have a machine shut down in the middle of flashing a Bios? I don't recommend it.
Opteron
03-29-2007, 02:24 AM
Yes, I have and I had to buy a new chip to get it going again...
Beerknurd
03-29-2007, 02:30 AM
that's a bummer... :shocked:
gatekeeper53
03-29-2007, 02:32 AM
Yup brand new Asus board. The bas part is I lose 2 days of output of an X2 3800. Worked all afternoon building it. Asus is going to overnight me a chip in the morning.
Beerknurd
03-29-2007, 02:36 AM
Tell them you lost thousands of dollars due to downtime and you are gonna need more than that... :icon_twisted:
gatekeeper53
03-29-2007, 02:37 AM
LMAO I'll settle for the chip.
Opteron
03-29-2007, 02:38 AM
Since your getting a new one I recommend hot swapping them and flashing the bad 1 so you'll have a back up for the future...
gatekeeper53
03-29-2007, 02:49 AM
Excellent Idea!! If you can tell me how I can do that right now!! I have an identical system.
Opteron
03-29-2007, 03:01 AM
Just start up the good system pop out the Bios chip pop in the bad 1 and flash it... Just be careful to not short anything...
Beerknurd
03-29-2007, 03:06 AM
Just be careful to not short anything...

No pressure... :lol:
Opteron
03-29-2007, 03:08 AM
LOL... Sorry, I just didn't want it to go bad and have him hate me...
gatekeeper53
03-29-2007, 03:09 AM
Opteron your a Genuis!!!!!!
Opteron
03-29-2007, 03:13 AM
Opteron your a Genuis!!!!!!

Well I guess there is a first time for everything... That's the first time I've ever been accused of that... LOL
Not a genius I’ve just had the same thing happen to me and I really needed it going so I gave it a try and it worked...
I'm glad it worked out for'ya...
gatekeeper53
03-29-2007, 03:15 AM
I have no idea why i didn't think of it. I was short a vid card and I hot swaped it out and that worked the other 3800 has been running all day w/o one.
Opteron
03-29-2007, 03:20 AM
Sorry I didn't say something before but most people don't have identical systems around but I guess I should have thought about where I was... Were a different kind of people...
And I like it!!!
gatekeeper53
03-29-2007, 03:40 AM
LOL Me too!!!! This is the second one of these I've build since Friday. I have another ordered. I can't find more Pi bang for the buck.
Opteron
03-29-2007, 03:42 AM
Well, look at it this way... You'll never have to buy a Bios chip for those MoBo's..