M5N BIOS 0209?? 0912??

So after reading couple of the post I followed the german ftp site and found several new BIOS for M5N as well. I was using 0209 at the time (since that's the newest provided by both US and Taiwan Asus website). So I decided to give the 0912 BIOS a try. After im done flash the BIOS and reboot the computer the ASUS logo is gone instead it's replaced by this company's logo called the AMI?? So i guess my question is does any body know what are the new update that come with the 0912 BIOS (i updated because i figure it might be able to solve the FAN problem WHICH NEVER STOPS!!!!). and now it seems like the new BIOS is not doing anything. So i want to go back to 0209 BIOS but i can't cause it's a older version? Any Helps?? thanks

 

I've heard stories about being able to flash via a CD... but I'm not exactly sure. Try looking that up on google...
AMI? THat's quite odd... are you sure it's not just the AMI Bios logo?

ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 1.5 Dothan, 512MB Ram, Tohiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700

 

well i saw the AMI logo. Then the run down of my computer configurations (you know the usual stuff like checking my hardware and stuff). But i still don't know what the 0212A BIOS will improve on the laptop. So do you mean flash via a CD to get back to the older version of BIOS??

 

Yes... you'll need to download a DOS flasher (e.g AWDFlash or something similar) and make a bootable CD (since you don't have a floppy drive)

Well, even though the BIOS didn't seem to do anything... why go through the trouble? If going back won't change anything...why do it?

ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 1.5 Dothan, 512MB Ram, Tohiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700

 

yea good point, i guess you are right why go through the trouble. Yea i probably won't do it then, but hehe i kinda miss my ASUS logo at the boot up screen...

 

I figure that you spend a hell of a lot more time in Windows than staring at a BIOS screen for what... 3 secs? I don't think making a bootable CD with a previous BIOS image is worth the trouble [ ]

ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 1.5 Dothan, 512MB Ram, Tohiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700

 

AFAIK

you can change the logo back to ASUS by going to the BIOS menu and just go through one by one of the menus available , there will be like a menu which states do you want to use the default logo or soemthing like that. I kinda forgot which one but im using the 912 from the german web and still has the ASUS centrino logo

 

I removed the fan and heat sink briefly from the M5N this morning. After further investigation, I am of the belief that my main problem (and I suspect that of others) is not the fact that the fan runs all the time but that the fan itself produces a noticeable whine that is very annoying after extended use.

I had the fan in my hand running and it was still whining, thereby eliminating a chassis related noise or vibration. This is a solvable engineering product defect that should not have passed quality control nor been placed on the market.

I would urge others to not stand for this deficiency and to write to Mr Leon Gong in China about this ([email protected]) and to call ASUS customer support (510-739-3777 ext. 5110) to voice their concern.

Bob