BIOS dead

50Twuncle

NiftyDigits wrote: »

What model is it exactly?

its a PC type MT 7
MED MT 515 according to the label on the back

Its a AKOYA P7321 D - 4core Pentium powered beast

NiftyDigits

21Twinkle wrote: »

its a PC type MT 7
MED MT 515 according to the label on the back

Its a AKOYA P7321 D - 4core Pentium powered beast

Is this actually on the machine? From whence did you get this model number?

I was going to suggest that this was the correct BIOS. But that Akoya number doesn't correspond.

NiftyDigits

I think it's perhaps time to run CPU-Z and to upload the HTML report for me.

50Twuncle

NiftyDigits wrote: »

I think it's perhaps time to run CPU-Z and to upload the HTML report for me.

No can do. ...
Machine non bootable. ... Need to be able to run exe file! !!
New MoBo here we come?

NiftyDigits

21Twinkle wrote: »

No can do. ...
Machine non bootable. ... Need to be able to run exe file! !!
New MoBo here we come?

No( just thrown because of your contrary reporting ). Perhaps reply to the question posed in #43.
For instance, where is it written that it is Quad Core (Pentium)?

It's this kind of thing that it confusing the issue.

So let's keep to the facts. That is, what is actually written on the machine.

So, from where the Akoya number?

NiftyDigits

If as I suspect, you were using a bit of artistic licence(as the Akoya details appear to link to a second generation i5) and the "Quad Core (Pentium)" may turn out to be a (Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200/8300), we should perhaps take a look at the Motherboard itself in order to be absolutely sure as to which BIOS you need. As there are two from which to choose.
Watch the video. Then we can be sure.

It will either be MSI MS-7366 Ver: 2.2 or MSI MS-7366 Ver: 3.1

You'll have to open it to fit the floppy drive anyway.

50Twuncle

NiftyDigits wrote: »

If as I suspect, you were using a bit of artistic licence(as the Akoya details appear to link to a second generation i5) and the "Quad Core (Pentium)" may turn out to be a (Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q8200/8300), we should perhaps take a look at the Motherboard itself in order to be absolutely sure as to which BIOS you need. As there are two from which to choose.
Watch the video. Then we can be sure.

It will either be MSI MS-7366 Ver: 2.2 or MSI MS-7366 Ver: 3.1

You'll have to open it to fit the floppy drive anyway.

sorry about the delay - it is a 4 core Q8300 processor
The MoBo though - I am still unsure about - I will check this evening - at work now (have borrowed an internal floppy drive and an external USB one for reinstalling the BIOS)
The case is already opened.....

ComradeBenno

Hi Twinkle,

I once borked my BIOS with a bad flash. If you have done this then the computer will not even post a flash screen upon boot up or let out any beeps. If your computer is showing anything on screen or is letting out beeps from the internal speaker then something else is at fault such as lose/faulty RAM.

Therefore If your BIOS is actually broken the floppy disk procedure will not work as your computer will have no idea what a floppy disk is. In this case there are 2 options for you to take:

1) Get in contact with Bios Recovery and request a new BIOS chip, they will need to know the make of motherboard, CPU and what BIOS version you want putting on it. They then send out a the new chip and all you have to do is pull your broken chip out and replace it - job done, this costs about 16euros (I think the company is Italian - I have used this service and it is a lifesaver!)

2) If you are fortunate enough to have a friend with the same motherboard you can hotswap and re flash - I.e. They boot up their machine and then you extract their chip. Replace with your broken chip and flash it as usual in windows. Switch off their machine and reinsert their chip. Take your chip back to your pc and reinsert and it should then work.

A busted flash does not mean the motherboard is a write off - at worst only the BIOS chip is! Hope that helps.

Edit....Sorry the company you want to RecoveryBIOS not BIOS Recovery (The website looks rubbish but don't let that put you off!)

NiftyDigits

21Twinkle wrote: »

sorry about the delay - it is a 4 core Q8300 processor
The MoBo though - I am still unsure about - I will check this evening - at work now (have borrowed an internal floppy drive and an external USB one for reinstalling the BIOS)
The case is already opened.....

You don't need an external USB floppy drive, if you have an internal floppy drive.

Once you have the Motherboard revision, you can utilise the correct ROM.

AMIBOOT.ROM for MS-7366 Ver: 2.2 or AMIBOOT.ROM for MS-7366 Ver: 3.1

Don't mix them up.

- strip your system down to barebone configuration (CPU, one memory module, PS/2 keyboard)(this is not strictly necessary, though the PS/2 keyboard is essential)
- attach an internal floppy drive to the system
- copy AMIBOOT.ROM to an empty floppy disk
- insert the properly prepared floppy disk into the floppy drive attached to your Motherboard
- Clear CMOS, with main A/C power cable removed from PSU
- turn on the system and press CTRL + HOME (multiple times) to force the system into BIOS Recovery Mode

50Twuncle

NiftyDigits wrote: »

You don't need an external USB floppy drive, if you have an internal floppy drive.

Once you have the Motherboard revision, you can utilise the correct ROM.

AMIBOOT.ROM for MS-7366 Ver: 2.2 or AMIBOOT.ROM for MS-7366 Ver: 3.1

Don't mix them up.

I do need both - the external USB drive to obtain the file for the floppy from my laptop and the internal drive in order to reinstall it to the desktop PC !!
I will be trying it later tonight - thanks