Updating BIOS - Asus A8N SLI Premium

[Deadlight]

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.

[davidstone28]

You're not trying to update the BIOS through Windows are you!?? Eeesh.....

[Deadlight]

You got a better idea? This PC is sans floppy drive!

[davidstone28]

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.

[arthurleung]

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...

[user1453]

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

[Agent]

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.

And to even things up a little, ive not seen one go wrong where the software flashing itself was to blame

[arthurleung]

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

I wish people make a BIOS CD for Asus, like what they've done to DFI NF4 boards...
Some of us stopped using floppy drives for a hell long time...

[TooNice]

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.

Umm, my Abit NF7-S worked flashed fine under windows...

[noTHINGface]

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.

[Deadlight]

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?

[dangel]

Last 4 mobos (Abit/asus/asus) all flashed fine through windows - welcome to the 21st Century kids

[Deadlight]

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!

[kalniel]

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)

[Lee H]

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!

Thank you !!!!!!!

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 .... so another case of SNAFU from creative ?

I'll do this later tonight and flash my BIOS

[DanceswithUnix]

I wish people make a BIOS CD for Asus, like what they've done to DFI NF4 boards...
Some of us stopped using floppy drives for a hell long time...

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.