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    Winflash bios update failure

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Sarmaee, Jan 30, 2007.

  1. Sarmaee

    Sarmaee Notebook Enthusiast

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    When I tried to update the BIOS using Winflash (version 2.18), the application
    shows this message: "Fail to backup the BIOS file. Please, press
    [FLASH] button to try again, or [EXIT] to abort." And as you know,pressing [FLASH] shows the same message again.
     
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Try updating the BIOS from the BIOS menu itself, there should be an option somewhere. Put the BIOS file, unzipped, on a flash drive, insert it, boot into BIOS, and choose option Flash BIOS. This is the easiest option.

    I think most newer ASUS notebooks support it.

    Otherwise, try updating using the DOS flash utility, from a DOS prompt.
     
    E.B.E., Jan 30, 2007
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  3. TehStranger

    TehStranger Notebook Consultant

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    Not too sure if this helps you, but for me when I used Winflash on my S96J, I had to place the BIOS file on C drive root (not in any subdirectory). For some reason, flashing the file in a subdirectory always fails.
     
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  4. Sarmaee

    Sarmaee Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for your support.
    Yes,I tried updating the bios from bios menue,and it worked,
     
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  5. E.B.E.

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    Glad it worked ;) I think BIOS update of BIOS is least prone to failure since you only have BIOS running rather than a (maybe buggy) OS and corresponding software.
     
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