Need Help with Lanparty SLi-DR Expert BIOS (bad flash?) - Overclock.net

Holi^oNe · 04-21-08

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Hi everyone ,

I'm new to posting here, so I hope that I'm posting the right section.

I'm actually running a system an opty 144 system with the above said motherboard stable for 2 years. So the otherday I wanted to try out a pair of 2GB RAM modules I bought and I cleared the CMOS by accident while the PC was running.

Naturally the system tripped and when I tried to boot up again , it would just hang there and I could access the BIOS. So I concluded that the BIOS chip needed to be reprogrammed via flashing as nothing else seemed wrong with my system.

I tried winflashing using an ASUS A8N-SLi Board which uses the same bios chip but I'll just get a CMOS checksum error after reinserting it into the DFI Board, I think due to it being recognized as an ASUS board eventhough it was flashed with the latest DFI BIOS.

I read that I could cross flash a motherboard by force flashing under DOS mode (which I tried and failed) . Maybe I just don't know the exact command string or steps to force flash it.

Can anyone kindly provide me suggestions / alternatives to buying a replacement bios chip online which costs a bomb ? I've tried local tech forums for anyone kind enough to do a hotflash for me but I have yet to receive a reply.

Thanks in advanced to anyone kind enough to help ~!

Just for the record :

Processor : Opteron 144
Mobo : DFI Lanparty SLi-DR Expert #A3
RAM :2x 512mb BT-D43 / 2x 512 BH-5
BIOS attempted to updated : NF4ED406.BIN

Mr. Jules · 04-22-08

maybe I am missing something but why did you put the chip in an Asus to flash it, why not just flash it in the DFI?? Anyways... I'm not sure if this will help but after 14 hours without a response you're probably up for anything. If you see in my sig there is a link to a DFI Bios flashing CD. Check out that link and try flashing the bios to a stable version from the cd and while the chip is in the DFI.

Holi^oNe · 04-22-08

Thanks for the help. I actually managed to hotflash using Tmod's BIOS CD today. I used the a8n-sli to flash the chip back to the DFI bios and it works fine now. All the help is much appreciated~!

Mr. Jules · 04-22-08

Whew! Glad it worked!

04-21-08	#1 (permalink)
Holi^oNe New to Overclock.net Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0 Trader Rating: 1	Need Help with Lanparty SLi-DR Expert BIOS (bad flash?) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone , I'm new to posting here, so I hope that I'm posting the right section. I'm actually running a system an opty 144 system with the above said motherboard stable for 2 years. So the otherday I wanted to try out a pair of 2GB RAM modules I bought and I cleared the CMOS by accident while the PC was running. Naturally the system tripped and when I tried to boot up again , it would just hang there and I could access the BIOS. So I concluded that the BIOS chip needed to be reprogrammed via flashing as nothing else seemed wrong with my system. I tried winflashing using an ASUS A8N-SLi Board which uses the same bios chip but I'll just get a CMOS checksum error after reinserting it into the DFI Board, I think due to it being recognized as an ASUS board eventhough it was flashed with the latest DFI BIOS. I read that I could cross flash a motherboard by force flashing under DOS mode (which I tried and failed) . Maybe I just don't know the exact command string or steps to force flash it. Can anyone kindly provide me suggestions / alternatives to buying a replacement bios chip online which costs a bomb ? I've tried local tech forums for anyone kind enough to do a hotflash for me but I have yet to receive a reply. Thanks in advanced to anyone kind enough to help ~! Just for the record : Processor : Opteron 144 Mobo : DFI Lanparty SLi-DR Expert #A3 RAM :2x 512mb BT-D43 / 2x 512 BH-5 BIOS attempted to updated : NF4ED406.BIN

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Holi^oNe New to Overclock.net Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0 Trader Rating: 1	Thanks for the help. I actually managed to hotflash using Tmod's BIOS CD today. I used the a8n-sli to flash the chip back to the DFI bios and it works fine now. All the help is much appreciated~!

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