Its Here !!!

killer_uk · 19 Jul 2006 at 22:54

Ah, the small one. I will go take a look to see if it says anything on it, thanks a lot

killer_uk · 19 Jul 2006 at 23:07

Well it says something, I can't read what it says :/

It could well be it anyway, thanks again.

Raikiri · 19 Jul 2006 at 23:32

I doubt it is, BIOS chips are normally removable

killer_uk · 19 Jul 2006 at 23:34

Raikiri said:
I doubt it is, BIOS chips are normally removable

Well, who knows, theres nothing else on the board that looks like a BIOS chip

craigjarvis · 19 Jul 2006 at 23:56

Raikiri, Here is the link to the xs thread i mentioned eariler, if you look at the mobo pic you will see printed bp bios above a small chip similar to the one on killer_uk's board and main bios printed just above that (below if mobo turned correct way up

)
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1589620&postcount=443

killer_uk · 20 Jul 2006 at 00:02

If that is the BIOS, I can forget about getting a replacement chip should I ever need one! Will have to send back the whole board :/

Efour · 20 Jul 2006 at 00:13

I know this is stupid but have you looked in the manual that came with the board the maps of the boards ????

Surely it will say there ?

how much are these boards they look well cheap?

killer_uk · 20 Jul 2006 at 00:15

Nope, doesn't say in the manual. Just shows the jumper position

Raikiri · 20 Jul 2006 at 00:26

craigjarvis said:
Raikiri, Here is the link to the xs thread i mentioned eariler, if you look at the mobo pic you will see printed bp bios above a small chip similar to the one on killer_uk's board and main bios printed just above that (below if mobo turned correct way up )
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1589620&postcount=443

Didnt read the thread properly, my fault... seems a stupid move if you ask me. Corrupt BIOS means they need to supply a brand new board rather than swapping a relatively inexpensive chip.

.::lawrywild::. · 20 Jul 2006 at 00:51

erm that would be the PLL :rolleyes:

james32 · 20 Jul 2006 at 00:56

obviously the bios is built onto the board
dell does the same, no bios's no cmos jumpers with there computers

so when your board bios dies, you will need to send whole motherboard away to get fixed rather than just order a new bios. $$$$$$$$$$ shipping to china

asus for me are just plain cowboys over last year i noticed there products
have went downhill abit (missing heatsink chipsets coolers on lower models for all they cost 2p) and there still charging same price as other competitors boards, who do come with heatsinks, also cutting back on features all in the name of saving you, the customer money yeh right.

t31os · 20 Jul 2006 at 02:19

Looks like the bios chip is missing.

Bios chip is quite apparent on this image.

Think this board is a different version though, notice the extra sata to.

t31os · 20 Jul 2006 at 02:24

And another piccy...

james32 · 20 Jul 2006 at 03:52

its not missing its soldered onto the motherboard

ichabod crane · 20 Jul 2006 at 07:46

why not just connect the pc all up and try and flash the bios if it works its fine if not RMA

killer_uk · 20 Jul 2006 at 14:47

ichabod crane said:
why not just connect the pc all up and try and flash the bios if it works its fine if not RMA

Thats the thing though, I can't as I don't have my CPU yet.

Asus did reply to my email but they said they couldn't view my image for some strange reason, so I have attached another one. Guess I will have to wait again for another reply. :mad:

hp7909 · 20 Jul 2006 at 15:07

Asus you clever b... they better have a very good fail-safe method to recover from corrupt BIOS/etc, especially considering I had to replace a chip sometime earlier in the year (on a Asus A8V-Deluxe)!

killer_uk · 20 Jul 2006 at 15:10

Well, there is this little feature:

CrashFree BIOS 3
* Simply restore corrupted BIOS data from USB flash disk
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file. This utility saves users the cost and hassle of buying a replacement BIOS chip.

Luckily I do have a USB flash disk, but what about those who havent?

hp7909 · 20 Jul 2006 at 15:25

killer_uk said:
{snip}CrashFree BIOS 3{snip}

Hope its better, because CrashFree BIOS 2 did not save my skin

killer_uk · 21 Jul 2006 at 16:02

Well I've just heard of Asus again, heres what they had to say:

"The picture on ASUS website for P5B is engineering former. The P5B motherboard which is sold in the market is different from the one in the picture."

I will just have to test it once my CPU comes!