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Hiya chaps
Im trying to install the Asus Update utility (V7.04.01) in order to flash my BIOS, and on doing so I get an error box titled 'ASUS BIOSINFO.DLL' which says 'Nt service registry error! Please reboot NT asnd run again'. Then I get thrown back to the desktop with a 'could not find an Asus motherboard'.
Any ideas or sugestions please? This is XP Pro by the way.
You're not trying to update the BIOS through Windows are you!?? Eeesh.....
You got a better idea? This PC is sans floppy drive!
LOL. The likes of Asus, Abit etc, all say that winflash is fine, but I've never seen a BIOS flash from Windows work properly.
I did flash my BIOS in windows XP fine, odd enough it worked on my Premium but not my Deluxe. Got the same error as Deadlight. I could find a floppy drive but I don't want to spend money on a floppy disk...
btw It worked on my XP64...while not on my XP32...
just put the bios file onto a floppy, restart, peas alt + F2 to get into ezflash and then follow the instuctions, took me less than a minute on my asus a8n sli se
And to even things up a little, ive not seen one go wrong where the software flashing itself was to blame :)Quote:
Originally Posted by davidstone28
I wish people make a BIOS CD for Asus, like what they've done to DFI NF4 boards...Quote:
Originally Posted by user1453
Some of us stopped using floppy drives for a hell long time...
Umm, my Abit NF7-S worked flashed fine under windows...Quote:
Originally Posted by davidstone28
Done a couple of A8N SLI Deluxes from windows with no problems - but I have to say I was not as comfortable as doing so from a floppy.
Thanks chaps - to reiterate though; this nsystem has NO floppy drive. I don't use one, didn't install one. OK - what are my options?
Last 4 mobos (Abit/asus/asus) all flashed fine through windows - welcome to the 21st Century kids :)
Aha - found the answer. There's a conflict with some Creative/Logitech drivers (I have an X-fi). See http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php...c=14241&st=20/ Works fine after changing the registry!
Glad you found the solution. Seems those cards do create a few conflicts.
I'm also in the sucessful windows xp BIOS flash camp, and thats for a budget board! (Even if parent company is Asustek)
Thank you !!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadlight
I tried to install the bios updater last night and had the error about detecting an Asus motherboard all thanks to the X-Fi card :undecided .... so another case of SNAFU from creative ?
I'll do this later tonight and flash my BIOS :)
I always boot from a Windows Me install CD (I presume 98 will do), and choose the "boot from CD with CD drivers" option. That gets me running DOS. All you need then is a CD with the DOS flash utility and copy of the new BIOS.Quote:
Originally Posted by arthurleung