Bad Bios update unable to boot (Striker II Formula)

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Hello,

Specs are Striker II Formaul mobo (780i), QX9650/4 gig ddr2 ram (*tracer balistics) Windows 7 Premium 64 bit

I was currently on 1901 Bios, and everything was working ok, but i decided to do an update - to "2201" I flashed it in windows (Ezflash i think, that came with my CD software

After restarting, I got just a b;lank screeen, and was unable to even get into set up form Bios. Nothing. After turning pc off overnight, it went a bit further than this - and actually booted to windows - but afrer 2 mins - it blue screened on me, and now every time i boot up,andafter the logo, it goes to "repair mode" Attempting repairs - but this just goes on - and on and on (left it for about 2 hours this morning, but nothing happened.

So, how do i get my pc to its original format?, and special tips/software apps to "Flashback" the bios?

PS: I know, if it aint broke...........:(

Ant
 
Will have a look thank

Tried the battery removal, but when i reboot it just keeps taking me to "start-up" repair, And if i select "start windows normally", it goes through the same loop again.

Like i said, it booted up this morning, and even started a vantage tes - but Blue screened on me and its "back to square one".

Thanks anyway, much appreciated



Ant:(
 
millsy888 said:
Does that board have the crashfree bios? have a quick google about if it has, this should be able to restore your bios.
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it does according to the manual(ASUS CrashFree Bios2 utility)

it says:

""""the asus crashfree BIOS 2 is an Auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. you can update a corrupted BIOS filer using the MOBO support DVD thaty contains the Updated BIOS File""""

Am i assuming i have to make a DVD with the new bios on it or use the one that came with my MOBO? :confused:


Ant
 
Antx777 said:
it does according to the manual(ASUS CrashFree Bios2 utility)

it says:

""""the asus crashfree BIOS 2 is an Auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. you can update a corrupted BIOS filer using the MOBO support DVD thaty contains the Updated BIOS File""""

Am i assuming i have to make a DVD with the new bios on it or use the one that came with my MOBO? :confused:


Ant
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I'm guessing that it's all on the original DVD that came with the motherboard.
 
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Well, ive had a problem trying to flash fron the DVD that came with it (keeps asking me to create Sata Floppy disk) So i tried the EZ flash in the Bios itself (I missed that - a big doh there)! And when i selected that i was prompted to enter which bios to flash

Well, I had a USB with my "old" 1901 in, and clicked on that,and it erased the 2201 and said "updated bios press F1 to restart (or something like that)

Went to bios check, and 1901 was there. I cant get into windows though ATM (keeps prompting me for a reapair) so I am doing a IMAGE resore (from windows 7 backup - and takes about an hour with my 250 Gig image. Hope it restores ok (been gettins lots of blue screens interupting similar progress like these)


Thanks for your help


Ant
 
redknight333 said:
And this is why i never flash a bios if i don't need too, if it ain't broken don't fix it as they say.
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The problem was because he used Asus's crappy windows software to flash. if he used EZ flash in the bios to begin with this thread would never have existed. I always update to the latest bios and have never had a bad flash yet.
 
Hi, I just updated my striker ii formula's bios to the latest and experience the same problem.

I flashed from EZ flash and it seemed to flash fine and it completed, then it said it was going to reboot in 5 seconds and it didnt come back on.

Monitor goes on standby and I can hear the fans running on full speed and the little LCD poster says DET DRAM on it.

I've tried changing the RAM, etc and pretty much everything else but no luck. I've tested the other components on another pc and they all work fine.

I'm not keen on spending another 200 quid to replace the motherboard. I've got data on a RAID 0 array that I was about to backup and then this went **** up.

Can anyone help me with this problem?
 
This motherboard comes with crashfree bios but as I cant see anything on screen I dont know how to initiate it. The motherboard cd is supposed to be used in these situations as the motherboard flashes straight from it in case of a failure but theres no indication that the crashfree bios has kicked in.

If I cant recover the BIOS, could someone recommend me a replacement motherboard? Should I go the nvidia or intel chipset route? I'd want this to be a decent overclocker and planning to water cool it soon.

At this point I'm more interested in recovering my RAID array which was set up on the NVIDIA RAID on board. I've seen a few evaluation trials for some good raid recovery tools, what about using linux to recover? I've heard its quite possible to rebuild a RAID, irrespective of RAID Controller used through linux.
 
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According to your manual you should insert the disk, reboot and it should automatically detect the bios and update it. While doing this it should show some text on the screen. If it's not doing this then i would say it's had it. Does the board have a replaceable bios chip or is it soldered in place?
 
Long shot but since flashing a BIOS resets all the settings, hard drive settings might have been changed. I.e from AHCI to IDE or RAID to IDE or something like that
 
Temi_D said:
Long shot but since flashing a BIOS resets all the settings, hard drive settings might have been changed. I.e from AHCI to IDE or RAID to IDE or something like that
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The motherboard doesn't boot. The LCD Poster gets stuck on DET DRAM even though I know that the memory is fine because ive tested it. Its a BIOS issue as it was working 5 mins earlier before the BIOS flash.
 
Yup, this is ridiculous, I should have just gone for a Gigabyte, at least their Dual Bios works properly, never have a problem with them. Crashfree is a load of ********, doesn't even work when its needed.

I think I'll have to fork out a replacement. Does anyone know if the BIOS chip on this board is removable without soldering? The Extreme edition of the board has a removable chip, but not sure about this one. I don't see any.
 
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