BIOS Flashing..

[Starburn]

Will be getting my shiney new Epox 9NPA+ Ultra soon, and just looking for some bios flashing tips

I don't think I'll trust the windows flashing app, so will probably be downloading the bin directly from the site, put it on a floppy (formatted with system drivers only..) with awdflash.exe, boot from floppy & just run awdflash.exe (should just prompt me for the file name when it runs?)..

Only done one bios flash before, hence why I'm asking, nervous about killing my new board

[sgoaty]

Best bet is read your manual when it comes or look on the epox website. I have done a few boards but they have all been different. Hope this helps
Scott

[Hans Voralberg]

I'll say use Winflash, it works for Epox 9NPA range, i tested on the Sli model. It's just way easier, and safer.

[Starburn]

It's safer as long as windows doesn't crash half way through flashing :| ..
I think the Epox app (magicflash, or something?) that comes with the board uses winflash after downloading the bios actually.

[Hans Voralberg]

It takes only 10 sec to flash, what's the odd of window creashing in the middle of the process ???

[Starburn]

Low, ... but high enough?

[Hans Voralberg]

Doubt it, did that many many times, while playing game, listen to music, surfing, etc. never crash even once

[Starburn]

mmm. I will perhaps do it in Windows, soon as I ascertain the system is stable

[autopilot]

To be honest, unless you have any stability issues or a BIOS revision contains a major new feature update, i would deffinatly take the 'if it's not broken, dont fix it' aproach. There is always a risk with BIOS flashing, no mater which method you use. A bust BIOS is not much fun, dont do it for the sake of it.

[Starburn]

Theres a mass of new features in the later epox bios's, there have been bout 8 revisions afaik.

Edit: Bios updates, theres also a bootable iso there.. I might use that

Actually there was one released yesterday that they don't have on the UK site yet as a bootable ISO.. hmm.