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  1. Posts : 759
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64
       #31

    Does that only work on motherboards that have two physical BIOS chips? Or is it a BIOS backup program?
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  2. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #32

    MadMaxData said:
    Does that only work on motherboards that have two physical BIOS chips? Or is it a BIOS backup program?

    The mobo has to be setup for it, see the 2 "BIOS" chips in the snip.

    Over at Vista Forums a couple years ago we tried to help someone that a "bad flash" had disabled his server board, it had to be replaced.
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  3. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #33

    cymb said:
    hello,
    after update bios(last build,asus website),i got 3 beeps and one message:cpu qfan error,and restart.not everytime.so,what is wrong?
    mb:asus p5ql se
    cpu:intel core 2 duo e8400 3.0 ghz
    ram:4.0 gb
    windows 7 x64 home premium
    Did you remember to plug in your CPU fan when you moved cases?

    ~Lordbob
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  4. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Professional Professional 6.01.7600 (x64)
    Thread Starter
       #34

    I installed my RAM today and (touch wood) it seems to be working. No BIOS update required.:)
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  5. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #35

    Griffin said:
    I installed my RAM today and (touch wood) it seems to be working. No BIOS update required.:)


    Well we're hoping for you, keep us updated.
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  6. Posts : 1,170
    XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86
       #36

    MadMaxData said:
    Nobody said it was hard. Dumping a glass of ice water on a fired up motherboard is easy too. But the results...not so good.
    Maybe not so good... but VERY interesting to witness.

    I once got called out to fix a machine at a local plant. The computer was a console style sitting in a bracket under a desk... where they had just spilled nearly a pint of Ferric Chloride... the stuff went down the front of the desk, under the edge, got on top of the computer, dripped in through a vent and disolved part of the heatsink...

    Their complaint? "Funny smell coming from computer".

    OT... BIOS flashes may be easy, but I would still hold them for the last resort in fixing a given problem. Windows "automatic updates" have created an "I always need the newest____" attitude that flies right in the face of all common sense. Extending this same mindset to crucial parts of the system makes even less sense.

    Plainly... "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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