Buffalo wrote:
Lil' Dave wrote:
"McDermotts" wrote in message
...
I know this is off subject for this group, but have gotten great
info here before and hoping for some help. Please excuse if not
proper ettiquette.

I have an old AOpen AX6BC motherboard. Per AOpens advise, I tried to
install
BIOS update so the system would recognize the larger drive I added
to the system.

During the update process, something went wrong and a message
flashed that said "UNKNOWN FLASH TYPE".

Since then, the system will not even boot and no monitor. If I turn
it on with the floppy containing the BIOS file in the drive it tries
to read for a
while and then stops. Same thing if I power on with a startup floppy
in drive a. Also, if I power with either one of these disks, if I
hit any key on keyboard it tries to read from a drive for a few
seconds.

If I power on w/out a floppy, it makes a quick two tone noise, then
stops.

I'd be very happy at this point just to get a functioining machine!!
I've been told there's nothing that can be done, the mobo is ruined,
I've been told it's easy to fix, and everything in between.

I read somewhere that there may be a removable jumper on the
motherboard that if pulled will go back to the original bios.

Any advise or point in right direction greatly appreciated, Todd McD


Beep codes:

http://usa.aopen.com/news_detail.asp...AQ&suppo rt=Y

Check out this page : http://www.overclockers.com/articles30/

It sounds like:
"AOpen has a nice feature to make BIOS upgrades easier - the download
file for BIOS upgrades contains both the BIOS file and flashing
program, so all you do is download one file, save it to a bootable
floppy and boot the system with it. Nice. It also looks like if the
BIOS upgrade fails, you can use a PCI VGA card to reboot and flash
again, a really great feature for paranoid BIOS flashers. "
Perhaps you have the wrong BIOS for the version of AOpen AX6BC that
you have (there are six of them).
Look for the VERSION # of your board. VERY important.
The version number should be on the motherboard somewhere, possibly
on a sticker.
Try holding down the Home key upon booting as this will set the BIOS
to Default, however it will not correct a bad flash.

I believe that the version number is printed on the MB between the PCI and
AGP slots towards the connector side of the MB.