Bios update without a floppy.

Nick1881 · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:26

I want to update my Rampage Bios but I dont have a floppy drive. Can I do this from a CDROM? I dont even have a USB stick although could probably get my hands on one assuming you can do it from a usb stick.

Never done this before so any help would be great.

Sorry for the Noobness.

Imy · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:34

My Asus P5Q Deluxe board as a utility that allows you to do it from within the BIOS (under Tools tab). I think the Rampage is a newer board so should have it too?

Cob · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:36

Yeah you can use a CD to update an ASUS BIOS.

reflux · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:39

All decent modern mobos let you flash from a USB stick. Get a cheap one, format it as FAT, load the binary on there and head to the EZ Flash option in the BIOS.

Nick1881 · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:46

Thanks guys. I have a USB Hard drive.

I'm burning it to a CDROM now so will try that.

Asus say to rename it, do you know if it matters what you rename it too? I just called is RAMPAGEFormula.ROM

Nick1881 · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:51

All done, that was easier than I thought.

Thanks again.

edit - hasnt fixed my temp reading problem with E8600

Imy · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:52

I can't remember having to either rename it or burn it to CD. EZ Flash read it straight from my USB HDD if I remember correctly.

Cob · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:54

mr_x_plosion said:
All done, that was easier than I thought.

Thanks again.

edit - hasnt fixed my temp reading problem with E8600

Did you clear the CMOS after flashing?

TheCenturion · 29 Aug 2008 at 14:57

you can do from cd rom or usb, usb sticks can be had for a few quid

Nick1881 · 29 Aug 2008 at 15:00

Cob said:
Did you clear the CMOS after flashing?

No I didnt, should I?

I will now just for you lol brb

edit - done CMOS clear and still not reading temps

Chip must be duff.

Imy · 29 Aug 2008 at 15:58

Ummmm.... installed cooler properly?

A quick (but some might say dangerous) and easy test I usually do when I think temps look higher than they should be is to push down on the cooler a little while keeping an eye on temp readings.

Also have you verified the BIOS was flashed correctly? It should display the current BIOS version somewhere.

Nick1881 · 29 Aug 2008 at 17:06

The temps werent being read at all, RealTemp was showing 0 movement during the sensor test. Chip is being RMA'd.

Bios flash worked ok, it shows the version on the post screen.

Thanks and hi neighbour lol

Dee! · 29 Aug 2008 at 17:39

Imy said:
I can't remember having to either rename it or burn it to CD. EZ Flash read it straight from my USB HDD if I remember correctly.

You don't have to rename it, but if you have multiple files to choose from then it can be easier to find on a drive or CD. In BIOS, only the first 8 characters are displayed, then you get a ~ character. An example might be "ASUSP5Q~" instead of "P5QE1201BIOS.ROM".