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Re: BIOS PROBLEM

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From: Tom MacIntyre
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:43
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On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:55:42 GMT, David Segall <david@segall.net>
wrote:

>James Lee <s355789@student.uq.edu.au> wrote:
>
>>To any1 who can help me out.
>>
>>i flash the bios on my abit kt7a motherbaord and now the damm thing isn't
>>even booting.
>>
>>what can i do? can some1 out there help me please
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>JL
>1. Find someone with the same motherboard who is willing to risk the
>following procedure.
>
>2. Prise their BIOS out of the socket so it is ready to remove easily
>but still makes electrical contact.
>
>3. Boot their machine and get it ready to flash a new BIOS
>
>4. Remove their BIOS chip and insert yours without switching the
>machine off.
>
>5 Flash yours.
>
>I haven't actually done this but someone who works on the campus at
>U.Q. has and I'm sure he would be willing to advise you if you can
>manage step 1.

Something like that works for Thomson TV's.

Tom
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