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BIOS got chewed by boot disk

  • 12-07-2004 4:21pm
    #1
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    An old Dell XPS B tried to boot off a flash upgrade disk for a laptop - and next thing you know BIOS was erased and reprogrammed - no warnings / nothing (would make a great virus)

    For some strange reason the Desktop doesn't want to boot anymore since it has an indentity crisis - nothing on screen no post - does a seek test on the floppy and that's about it.

    Any one know anyway of unflashing ?
    Have tried a DELL bios boot disk
    (with the BIOS jumper on both positions)


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Basically, there is no way to recover from a flash except to reflash to an older version, or in your case, a working version...

    Does the machine still POST ok? Where abouts does it refuse to continue?


  • #3
    unklerosco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    Welcome to the land of ****ed bios.... I have had a similar prob on two mobos in the past month. If it still seeks for the floppy theres a chance u could re-flash it. Mine r totally dead. Check the dell website for more info.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Originally posted by Capt'n Midnight
    nothing on screen no post - does a seek test on the floppy and that's about it.
    If there is a DELL BIOS floppy it crunches on Reflash Floppy for about 25 seconds - then makes low pitched buzzing beeps from speaker after that. If I reboot without floppy gives one normal beep and looks for floppy and then reboots again. Num Lock works a few times but caps lock and scroll lock don't


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