fc2 will not install to sata

[Manuel Moreno]

Tha same happened to me blank screen, no boot, nothing. (when going from
1006->1007) 


I put the original CD-ROM that came with the MB (inside there is a file
called k8v.rom or something alike) in the cd-rom unit and powered on
_while pressing_ ALT-F2, after a while (30 second maybe or more!) I
could see that it was reflashing from CD. 

Y reflashed again to 1007 using 1005.exe from asus download area.

On Sat, 2004-05-29 at 17:18, Linux wrote:
> Subject: Re: fc2 will not install to sata
> 
> 
> > On Sat, 2004-05-29 at 11:15, Linux wrote:
> > > Hi Kas
> > >
> > > Thanks for that however the system is "dead" very dead so will not boot
> from
> > > floppy or cd. It was while using the ASUS EZ Flash bios update facility
> <alt
> > > +f2> at boot that destroyed the bios. So as much as I would like to try
> the
> > > restore from cd or floppy I cant, unless you know a way to?
> > >
> > > Thanks have ordered a new bios chip from http://www.biosflash.co.uk/
> > >
> > > Thanks anyway just wish someone would explain why fc1 installs to my
> sata
> > > drive but fc2 wont.
> >
> > The manual certainly implies that there is a protected boot block so
> > that, even with a corrupted BIOS EEPROM, you should be able to boot the
> > CD loader and get the original bios from the CD.  Since your original
> > flash attempt didn't work, and apparently your further attempts at this
> > procedure don't either, I would suspect that there is something
> > seriously amiss on the MB and it needs to be RMAed.  I've flashed my K8V
> > from 1002 to 1004 to 1005 without any problems...although I admit I've
> > crossed my fingers, eyes and anything else handy whilst doing so.
> >
> > I would prolly clear CMOS (including removing the battery just to be
> > absolutely sure) to make certain you didn't have something there that
> > the loader was looking at that confused it...shouldn't be looking that
> > early but BIOS is a black art...and they generally get it wrong...after
> > 5 attempts they still can't get BIOS to read my DIMMs SPD correctly.
> >
> > KAS
> >
> Hi Kas
> 
> What is "protected boot block" and what is RMAed? excuse the ignorance
> 
> You say I should still be able to but there is no drive to the screen and no
> attempt to even read the bios etc.
> Do you think that flashing the bios could damage a mb? I would not have
> thought so, it is 5 days old with all components same age. It worked fine
> until I flashed it.
> 
> I tried clearing CMOS, removing battery, removing all power including power
> cables to board just to be sure that it cleared but it remains dead and no
> attempt to read bios or drives, I must say I have flashed a few before but
> never had one go dead on me.
> I saved the existing bios to floppy and have the cd but they are no good if
> I cant get it to read from them.
> 
> Jeff
>