DS4 - On Off On Off issue - any remedy?

Cob · 22 Apr 2007 at 13:57

MeatLoaf said:
Hopefully theres going to be a new bios release with the release of the new C2D chips.

F9c is knocking around if you wish to try it.

Sipha · 22 Apr 2007 at 14:06

I had Exactly the same on my DS3 Rev 3.3, I tryed absolutely everything to remedy it believe me, no joy.

The only fix I found was in the form of a P5B Deluxe.

MeatLoaf · 22 Apr 2007 at 14:24

Cob said:
F9c is knocking around if you wish to try it.

Have you got a link to it mate

phi1 · 22 Apr 2007 at 14:26

I had the same thing... I RMA and i got a brand new DS4 3.3 i had the old ds4....

Cob · 22 Apr 2007 at 14:37

MeatLoaf said:
Have you got a link to it mate

I'm probably better emailing you the link.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 22 Apr 2007 at 14:48

Cob · 22 Apr 2007 at 14:55

It's on station-drivers.com. No idea if they carry ads for competitors, so I'm not hot-linking.

TomL · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:00

Sipha said:
I had Exactly the same on my DS3 Rev 3.3, I tryed absolutely everything to remedy it believe me, no joy.

The only fix I found was in the form of a P5B Deluxe.

Amen to that.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:01

Cob · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:12

Nah most of those fixes came in f10 for the DS3 and f8 for the DS4.

MeatLoaf · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:18

Bit worried tho that if i flash this im going to end up with a german BIOS

Also, why cant i format my USB stick as a system disk to boot from?

Cob · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:22

It'll be in English dude.

I'm running f11b from that site on my DS3 and it's in English.

MeatLoaf · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:39

Did you use the @BIOS util.ity from in wndows or did you do it via dos?

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:39

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:41

MeatLoaf · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:42

Problem is i havent got a floppy installed, and if i turn the PC off to connect it, then i may not be able to get it to come on again to flash the bios

Cob · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:49

MeatLoaf said:
Did you use the @BIOS util.ity from in wndows or did you do it via dos?

I do it via Q Flash in the BIOS using a floppy.

MeatLoaf · 22 Apr 2007 at 15:58

Cob said:
I do it via Q Flash in the BIOS using a floppy.

Cob, youre a star mate.

I used QFlash and flashed it using a USB pen drive

Running F9C now. Loaded optimised defaults, the rebooted, set my overclock and stuff, pressed F10 and the system shut off.

BIG breath, it switched back on - DEEP breath - and my god it booted

Ah well, its only taken 9 BIOS revisions to fix it ( hopefully )

Cob · 22 Apr 2007 at 16:46

I hope that's it.

Tho remember that it's a beta and it *may* have other side-effects.

IAmATeaf · 22 Apr 2007 at 16:47

MeatLoaf said:
Cob, youre a star mate.

I used QFlash and flashed it using a USB pen drive

Running F9C now. Loaded optimised defaults, the rebooted, set my overclock and stuff, pressed F10 and the system shut off.

BIG breath, it switched back on - DEEP breath - and my god it booted

Ah well, its only taken 9 BIOS revisions to fix it ( hopefully )

I put the counting of the chickens on hold for the time being mate as I'd say it was a bit too early to say it's fixed

Hope it is fixed though