I've had bios 0402 rock solid since november. Today, in anticipation for ivy bridge I decided to upgrade to the latest bios, 3202. I downloaded it from the web, unzipped, put it on my C drive (NTFS), reboot into the bios and flashed to 3202 using Asus EZ flash 2 from inside the existing 0402 bios. I did NOT load optimized defaults prior to doing this.
It read the file just fine and prompted for reboot. I did so, and upon reboot no video from my 6970
I then cleared CMOS and rebooted, still nothing.
I removed both my 6970s and left in my 6450 in the 3rd (black) slot. Violla! Video.
I tried to revert back to 0402 but to no avail. Asus EZ flash 2 won't let you go back to an older bios.
So I call Asus and they are telling me my bios chip is corrupted and the guy went on a tirade about how its my fault and to never update bios unless there is a problem yada yada yada.
Is there a solution to this? It doesn't seem like a corrupted bios if my 6450 works in every slot, while my 6970s wont. ***. I'd like to just go back to the old bios but I can't seem to be able to.
It read the file just fine and prompted for reboot. I did so, and upon reboot no video from my 6970
I then cleared CMOS and rebooted, still nothing.
I removed both my 6970s and left in my 6450 in the 3rd (black) slot. Violla! Video.
I tried to revert back to 0402 but to no avail. Asus EZ flash 2 won't let you go back to an older bios.
So I call Asus and they are telling me my bios chip is corrupted and the guy went on a tirade about how its my fault and to never update bios unless there is a problem yada yada yada.
Is there a solution to this? It doesn't seem like a corrupted bios if my 6450 works in every slot, while my 6970s wont. ***. I'd like to just go back to the old bios but I can't seem to be able to.
Q. T. McWhiskers
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| i5-2500k @ stock | ECS H61HS-M2 uATX | MSI 7770 @ 1040/1300 | 8GB Kingston HyperX 1600mhz |
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Q. T. McWhiskers
(18 items) |
Fem-Puter
(11 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5-2500k @ stock | ECS H61HS-M2 uATX | MSI 7770 @ 1040/1300 | 8GB Kingston HyperX 1600mhz |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Hitachi 2TB 7200rpm | Corsair CAFA50 w/Enermax Fan | Win7 Pro | Dell 20" 1680x1080 work junk |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| Antec Eco Neo 520W | In-Win Mana134 w/Handle | Razer Naga 2012 | |
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Can you send me a PM with more details about the windows / 6970 thing? When I called Asus I didn't mention my cards were unlocked or anything, because to a motherboard it should see the card as a genuine 6970 because the bios is that of a 6970.
