tech help question non Alc. related.
#21
Posted 12 August 2005 - 05:57 AM
I have had a glance at the manual. There is no such 'enable P/S2 mouse' option in your BIOS. The only thing you may try is at the main page, load 'Optimized defaults' and see.
In MSI forum, there are also some people having this problem, so it may be an error in the BIOS. As Jito, Tron, and Shawn have advised, return to the previous version (v1.8).
But, you may not be able to use the AutoUpdate function, you will need to download it manually, and I had a look there, it saids you needed to flash the BIOS in DOS. But if you are familiar with DOS, then it is not a problem for you.
#22
Posted 12 August 2005 - 07:50 AM
I do think going back to an earlier BIOS is the solution after all. I guess the famous saying comes to mind "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" or in this case my bios was working fine so why oh why did I have to try to update it? Bleh....
Perhaps the load optimized defaults is what I will try first. Ah well. Thanks again for your time everyone and a special thank you to Ma Ling!
Edit: I'll post back once I have the solution to not keep you all in suspense! LOL
Edited by Attila, 12 August 2005 - 07:51 AM.
#23
Posted 12 August 2005 - 11:44 AM
Anyway, wish you good luck.
#24
Posted 12 August 2005 - 04:50 PM
1. Extract the BIOS that you have downloaded by double click it and extract it to a blank formatted floppy disk.
2. Boot the system with a bootable floppy disk
a. A Windows 98/ME startup disk can be used
b. Or you can create an MS-DOS startup disk under Windows XP, to create an MS-DOS startup disk under Windows XP, right click on the 3 ½ floppy drive icon under my computer and select format. On the format dialog box, check the box next to “Create MS-DOS startup disk” and then click the start button to make a MS-DOS startup disk.
3 Once you boot off of the bootable floppy disk, replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk containing the bios files.
4. At the A:\ prompt, you will type in the following command
a. A:\FLASHUTILITY BIOSFILE.VER
b. The flash utility will be the .EXE file included in the BIOS you downloaded. For example: ADSFI712.EXE = BIOS FLASH UTILITY
c. The BIOS file will end with the version number you downloaded. For example:
A6728ims.210 = BIOS file version 2.10
5. To update the BIOS using the example above you would type the following command.
a. A:\ADSFI712 A6728ims.210, then push the enter key.
b. Follow the onscreen prompts to update the BIOS.
6. DO NOT TURN OFF THE POWER or RESET/REBOOT the SYSTEM before the BIOS update is completed, stopping the BIOS UPATE before it is completed will cause the system to become non-functional.
7. Reboot the system once the bios update has been completed.
#25
Posted 12 August 2005 - 05:27 PM
#26
Posted 13 August 2005 - 09:17 AM
Though I almost had a heart attack in the process. I downloaded the latest Bios as per TobiasMerlins email above which was 1.9 and I also went to the MSI website and downloaded 1.8 as well as 1.7 which was the version I had before I updated to 1.9. So I installed 1.9 from DOS with no effect, the PS/2 port was still not working. So I went back into DOS and installed the 1.8 version. I reboot and....nothing. Absolutely nothing. The computer would not boot up!!! I thought I was going to *##@ myself. Could I have downloaded the wrong BIOS file and toasted my board?!?! Each time I turned off and turned on, nothing no boot up! So I stopped my screaming (as it was 0100 in the morning and I don't think my neighbors would have appreciated it) and put on my thinking cap. I remembered reading somewhere that if you take the battery out of the board wait a bit and then put it back it can re-set the CMOS and that may coax the system to boot up again. So that is what I did, said a quick prayer and lo and behold it worked!! A miracle, I promptly said another prayer of thanksgiving and here I am! So thanks again all for your help and suggestions. My PS/2 port is working again and all is well and good in the world!
Lesson of the day. If your BIOS is working properly and you don't have to update...then DON'T!!
#27
Posted 13 August 2005 - 09:29 AM
#28
Posted 15 August 2005 - 07:23 AM
Well, I should say updating motherboard Bios was very risky indeed. Updating operating systems is often said to be very risky, but it is nothing if you compare it to updating Bios. Just a wrong minor step in updating Bios, you can say goodbye to your computer. The only option for you is to send the board to the sevice centre of the manufacturer.
In addition, I never update my Bios in Windows, I am too frightened that I will risk to import some viruses into the Bios, once viruses are written into Bios, there are no ways to rectify, anti-virus applications can never help.
I always reboot by a clean floppy disc to do this job, not only because of the virus infection, but also in Dos the environment is a lot more stable, in Windows there are too many unknown drivers and background applications which influence the process, and thus make the job fail, and thus cause me a big trouble.
Edited by MaLing, 15 August 2005 - 07:31 AM.
#29
Posted 15 August 2005 - 05:31 PM
Attila, I was happy to read that you solved your problem .
You didn't sell your problem of course as I firstly wrote. It seems I must be more carefull when typing...
Edited by Charalambos, 16 August 2005 - 03:46 PM.
#30
Posted 15 August 2005 - 07:48 PM
#31
Posted 16 August 2005 - 02:02 AM
DFI LanPartyUT Ultra-D board
3500+ AMD64 Socket-939 (Venice core)
2 x 512MB PC4000 Buffallo Firestix RAM
GeForce 6600GT PCIe
400WT DeVanni PSU
Whenever we ran more than one stick of RAM or one of the sticks in the first slot instead of the second, the install would BSOD constantly if it even started at all. Once we updated the BIOS, it worked fine and installed Windows without a hitch. So while it's true you shouldn't worry if everything's working, there are times when it's important.
#32
Posted 16 August 2005 - 06:38 AM
Charalambos, is it smooth to run Windows XP on a Pentium III 1G? How much Ram does it need so?
#33
Posted 16 August 2005 - 03:54 PM
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