Vista keeps on crashing...

d.chatten · 19 Oct 2007 at 16:29

yantorsen said:
right so i just download the new bios and run it?

Considering how unstable Windows is i would be very reluctant to update the bios from within Windows.

Take a look at the link below, you will find all the info you need to flash the bios, also make shure you download and read the pdf file at the bottom of that page and read it very carefully.

How to reflash Motherboard BIOS

Also, i have looked at the bios updates for your mobo and it doesn't mention anything that may fix the issues you are having so i doubt that updating the bios will help, i could be wrong though.

I have also found this > audio seems to be failing which refers to the sound failing when you install the drivers for a Radeon HD 2000 series GFX, i know you have an NVIDIA card, but, the same fix may work for the issue you are having with the audio.

SkeeterUK · 19 Oct 2007 at 16:34

If you check the cpu compatability page it shows his q6600 g0 stepping requires f4 bios. And if his bios is f1 or f2 it defo couldnt hurt to have other fixes.

yantorsen · 19 Oct 2007 at 16:36

that page says:

"Make sure you have a functional floppy disk with the correct BIOS version for your motherboard. "

I'm asuming that a USB stick will also be fine?

SkeeterUK · 19 Oct 2007 at 16:38

Duno mate. Floppy or bios iso burned to cd or somit would work.

d.chatten · 19 Oct 2007 at 16:40

SkeeterPSA said:
If you check the cpu compatability page it shows his q6600 g0 stepping requires f4 bios. And if his bios is f1 or f2 it defo couldnt hurt to have other fixes.

Yes you are right, thanks for pointing that out, i didn't think to check the CPU compatibility list, LOL

yantorsen · 19 Oct 2007 at 16:43

SkeeterPSA said:
Duno mate. Floppy or bios iso burned to cd or somit would work.

oh right, I thought I read somewhere that you could only use a floppy or a USB stick.

So bascailly I burn the ISO onto a CD, then boot from the CD, and it will take me from there? Or do I have to use "Q-Flash"?

SkeeterUK · 19 Oct 2007 at 16:46

Not sure exact procedure mate but basically u could try putting the bios as a image on to a cd burn it and reboot and boot from cd and use Q-Flash and it should do it.

Tho if u can boot from usb stick then try that. It will either pick it up or it wont.

yantorsen · 19 Oct 2007 at 16:51

yeah, i'll have a go at it,

I've just realised I'm an hour late for my paper round! lol, i'll do it when I get back

Yanto.

yantorsen · 19 Oct 2007 at 18:25

d.chatten · 19 Oct 2007 at 23:25

As SkeeterPSA has pointed out, for the G0 Q6600 you need the F4 bios, if you update the bios to F4 then the issues you are having will probably go away.

You could try the solution below to update your bios, it should work ok in safe mode.

1) Start your computer in safe mode with networking.

2) Download the bios from here > motherboard_bios_ga-p35c-ds3r_f4.exe

3) Download the Windows flash utility from here > @BIOS

4) Right click the .exe file that you downloaded in step one and select "Run as administrator" to extract the bios file.

5) Right click the @BIOS program file that you downloaded in step two and select "Run as administrator" to install or run the program.

6) Read the instructions very carefully on the @BIOS download page before you flash the bios, also make shure you use Method III to flash the bios and NOT "Method II".

7) When the bios has been updated, restart your system and enter the bios, set the bios to it's default settings then save and exit the bios, once this has been done you can re-enter the bios and change any of the settings that need changing.

Hope this helps!

yantorsen · 19 Oct 2007 at 23:32

yep thanks, I put some better quality pictures of those errors on the other thread btw.

I'll try doing it through windows like you've just described, I tryed doing it from my USB stick, but it wasn't recognising it in the Q-Flash utility in the BIOS.

d.chatten · 20 Oct 2007 at 01:35

Here is the actual download page for the @BIOS utility > http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/Support/Motherboard/Utility_DownloadFile.aspx?FileType=Utility&FileID=52, when you search for the bios file, use the file with F4 in the file name.

d.chatten · 20 Oct 2007 at 02:53

@yantorsen,

I have made a bootable flash cd for you to make it a lot easier to flash your bios, just follow the instructions below.

1) Download the (created by me) custom ISO file from here > P35CDS3R_F4.iso < THIS ISO HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED

2) Burn the ISO to a CD using burning software that can burn ISO images to CD, such as ImgBurn here > ImgBurn, it's free.

3) Boot your system with the CD you have just created.

4) When you get to the A> prompt, type r: and press enter

5) At the R> prompt, type runme.bat and press enter and you will be able to update the bios to version F4.

NOTE: The dos flash utility & bios file are on the CD so all you need to do is type runme.bat at the R> prompt as explained in step 5.

Hope this helps!

SkeeterUK · 20 Oct 2007 at 09:09

R: is presuming the optical drive is named this letter.

d.chatten · 20 Oct 2007 at 12:36

SkeeterPSA said:
R: is presuming the optical drive is named this letter.

Yes, R: is the drive letter that will be assigned to the first optical drive.

SkeeterUK · 20 Oct 2007 at 13:46

yantorsen · 21 Oct 2007 at 10:31

d.chatten said:
@yantorsen,

I have made a bootable flash cd for you to make it a lot easier to flash your bios, just follow the instructions below.

1) Download the (created by me) custom ISO file from here > P35CDS3R_F4.iso < Contains bios F4 for GA-P35C-DS3R

2) Burn the ISO to a CD using burning software that can burn ISO images to CD, such as ImgBurn here > ImgBurn, it's free.

3) Boot your system with the CD you have just created.

4) When you get to the A> prompt, type r: and press enter

5) At the R> prompt, type runme.bat and press enter and you will be able to update the bios to version F4.

NOTE: The dos flash utility & bios file are on the CD so all you need to do is type runme.bat at the R> prompt as explained in step 5.

Hope this helps!

thanks for that mate, i'll be using that today. I'll let you know how I get on.

doesn't the optical drive usually default as the D drive though?

Yanto.

SkeeterUK · 21 Oct 2007 at 10:50

Ah you'r back, thought u boogerd the bios flash as u aint been on for a bit. lol.

Btw when bios flash is done it might be wise to reset the bios with clearing cmos with the jumper and resetting the bios again to suit ** hardware.

yantorsen · 21 Oct 2007 at 11:10

SkeeterPSA said:
Ah you'r back, thought u boogerd the bios flash as u aint been on for a bit. lol.

Btw when bios flash is done it might be wise to reset the bios with clearing cmos with the jumper and resetting the bios again to suit ** hardware.

lol I was in london from 6am till 2am yesterday lol.

and reseting the cmos, where abouts on the mb is the jumper, I can't see any jumpers?

Yanto.

SkeeterUK · 21 Oct 2007 at 11:11

its clearly marked, its in the middle to the right of the pci-e 16x slot i think. Read motherboard manual its in their and where it is and how to use it.