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post #21 of 51
5/15/06 at 3:49pm
the battery is exactly the same in targa and emachines (at least by my m6805). Difference is the power adapter unit (targa has a higher voltage/amps than emachines)

cheers ...
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post #22 of 51
5/17/06 at 9:49pm
Oaky all you BIOS Guru's how do I uninstall a BIOS Upgrade? Everytime I try to re-flash with the old BIOS, (52.00.00) all I get is "This BIOS Update is Newer Than the one you are trying to Update, so, This BIOS will NOT be changed" is there anyway around this, a work-around? anybody know how, if there's even a way? Please don't tell me I'm STUCK with this (0F09.POO BIOS) and I'm not gonna buy another mobo to fix this problem.....................Gateway & Emachines Tech support tells me that what I did, makes my 7405GX a non OEM, but if that is so, then why does my Gateway Quick Restore DVD w/ XP Home SP2 still work? when I brought that to there attention, they somehow, didn't have an answer........how funny is that, anyway what the heck to they know anyway..........not much, if you ask me, they both are a real JOKE!!!
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post #23 of 51
5/17/06 at 10:22pm
There is an option in winphlash to only write of the bin is newer. I don't have the utility handy, but I think it is on the first page IIRC. It is set by default.

Are (were) you still under warranty? If so and they made note of your BIOS flash, your warranty may now be void.
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post #24 of 51
5/17/06 at 10:39pm
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Originally Posted by Thunder_PC
There is an option in winphlash to only write of the bin is newer. I don't have the utility handy, but I think it is on the first page IIRC. It is set by default. Are (were) you still under warranty? If so and they made note of your BIOS flash, your warranty may now be void.
I have the Winphlash Phoenix BIOS utilty, but don't know how to set it to default, so, your saying, I can revert back to my old BIOS, cuz, I do have the ROM/Bin file for it, but, can't get past that NEWER BIOS NOTICE for some reason........I'm not under warranty by Gateway/Emachines, only have a replacement ONLY 1 yr. Warranty from TrigerDirect.com, they will replace or refund, if anything go's wrong with this unit..........but I'm not complaining tho, at least I got a newer BIOS, I just wanted to re-flash the old one back, just incase something go's wrong, & I have to send it back to TrigerDirect.com, but looks like I NO LONGER have that option anymore.......Here's what I don't understand, if the Gateway Restore DVD's still work, then, what's the real problem? to me that means NOTHING has changed right?...............the Gateway OEM Slash Screen is gone, and it's says TARGA Now, but everything works like a charm, it even works better than before......
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post #25 of 51
5/18/06 at 1:38am
your 7405GX restore disc works simply because the notebook ones are locked to motherboard and not to BIOS, makes it easier to make cross-restore discs since at the time they were using the same machines with both eMachines and Gateway branding

I still didnt get my question answered. does this add the ability to boot to a USB drive?
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post #26 of 51
5/18/06 at 2:07am
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Originally Posted by The Anaconda
your 7405GX restore disc works simply because the notebook ones are locked to motherboard and not to BIOS, makes it easier to make cross-restore discs since at the time they were using the same machines with both eMachines and Gateway branding I still didnt get my question answered. does this add the ability to boot to a USB drive?
I couldn't get it too boot my USB 2.0 / HHD Caddy and no matter what I did, it just wasn't showing up in the NEW BIOS.........and the 0F09.P00 BIOS was way too Flaky on my 7405GX, it was made for the Emachines M68XX, but, somehow it was from GERMANY, and Had a Targa Splash Screen (Non Gateway), so that kinda made me a little nervous, and the FAN run continuously, so here's what I did to get it back to the way it was, I was able to re-flash back to 52.00.00 BIOS I figured it out, I had to uncheck the default box that says Flash only if newer, when I did that, it worked this is where I got it from: Got it here: http://www.emachineupgraders.info/di...oem_bios.shtml just scroll to the bottom of that page & you will see it there, the Winplash utillty, just pick what ever BOIS Version you have, since I have a Phoenix BIOS Version, just make sure you have the correct BIOS ROM/BIN File, you can download them Here: http://emachines.fizi.ca/bios.php
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post #27 of 51
5/18/06 at 5:27am
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Originally Posted by denb45
... and the FAN run continuously, ...
My Computer -> Properties > Hardware > Device Manager. Expand entry Computer. it should be set 'Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC' - reboot! cheers ...
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post #28 of 51
5/18/06 at 7:13am
Just in:
Mobile AMD AThlon 64 Processor Driver 1.3.1 - "... Allows the system to automatically adjust the CPU speed, voltage and power combination that match the instantaneous user performance need ..." (isn't that always supposed to do? :-))

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/..._12474,00.html

cheers ...
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post #29 of 51
5/18/06 at 9:04am
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Originally Posted by denb45
it was made for the Emachines M68XX, but, somehow it was from GERMANY,

It wasn't made for the emachines m68xx. It was made for the Arima w730-k8 (which your machine is, as is the m68xx series). It was then customized for the Targa Visionary 811 (a German machine, hence it's origin). There are several machines that use the same BIOS off the Arima w730-k8. Some other companies that have used the Arima w730-k8 machine are Medion (RAM2010), Vodoo (m:855?), QDI, Tsinghua Unisplendour Purple Star. There may be others, but those are the only ones that come to mind. All of those machines are made by the same company.
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post #30 of 51
5/18/06 at 12:20pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by denb45
Oaky all you BIOS Guru's how do I uninstall a BIOS Upgrade? Everytime I try to re-flash with the old BIOS, (52.00.00) all I get is "This BIOS Update is Newer Than the one you are trying to Update, so, This BIOS will NOT be changed" is there anyway around this, a work-around? anybody know how, if there's even a way? Please don't tell me I'm STUCK with this (0F09.POO BIOS) and I'm not gonna buy another mobo to fix this problem.....................Gateway & Emachines Tech support tells me that what I did, makes my 7405GX a non OEM, but if that is so, then why does my Gateway Quick Restore DVD w/ XP Home SP2 still work? when I brought that to there attention, they somehow, didn't have an answer........how funny is that, anyway what the heck to they know anyway..........not much, if you ask me, they both are a real JOKE!!!

Why exactly do you want to flash back to an earlier version?

As I mentioned a few posts earlier in the thread, alot of bioses won't allow a rollback like you mention. Your restore disks "should" work still, since the only difference from one bios flavor to the next is the bitmap personalized to each brand. So, technically, a eMachines or Targa or any other restore disk for Arima-based laptops should work too, I'd reckon.

At some point, Gateway will also get the 0F09.POO and test it, and put their logo into the rom, and offer it up to the general public. At that point, you can get "their" OEM-branded version, reflash, and be back under warranty, if that's what's bothering you.

In the meantime, you should be harassing Gateway to provide the 0F09.POO under their brand.
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post #31 of 51
5/18/06 at 1:46pm
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Originally Posted by pharlaptop
Why exactly do you want to flash back to an earlier version? As I mentioned a few posts earlier in the thread, alot of bioses won't allow a rollback like you mention. Your restore disks "should" work still, since the only difference from one bios flavor to the next is the bitmap personalized to each brand. So, technically, a eMachines or Targa or any other restore disk for Arima-based laptops should work too, I'd reckon. At some point, Gateway will also get the 0F09.POO and test it, and put their logo into the rom, and offer it up to the general public. At that point, you can get "their" OEM-branded version, reflash, and be back under warranty, if that's what's bothering you. In the meantime, you should be harassing Gateway to provide the 0F09.POO under their brand.
If you go back a few post I already Re-Flashed back to 52.00.00 BIOS, NO, nothing was bothering me, I just wanted the old BIOS back, I couldn't boot-off-of my USB Drive, even tho I changed the, My Computer -> Properties > Hardware > Device Manager. Expand entry Computer. it should be set 'Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC' - reboot! Well That DIDN"T WORK with the 0F09.P00 BIOS, everything else worked find, but, after a few days my 7405GX would FREEZE up, and run very HOT, so all is well, I went back to 52.00.00 BIOS, now, don't have any of those problems anymore, so, That's why, I know that this 0F09.P00 BIOS did work for some of you, but it did little, for my 7405GX and was no geat feat to me.............
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post #32 of 51
5/18/06 at 2:07pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by denb45
If you go back a few post I already Re-Flashed back to 52.00.00 BIOS, NO, nothing was bothering me, I just wanted the old BIOS back, I couldn't boot-off-of my USB Drive, even tho I changed the, My Computer -> Properties > Hardware > Device Manager. Expand entry Computer. it should be set 'Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC' - reboot! Well That DIDN"T WORK with the 0F09.P00 BIOS, everything else worked find, but, after a few days my 7405GX would FREEZE up, and run very HOT, so all is well, I went back to 52.00.00 BIOS, now, don't have any of those problems anymore, so, That's why, I know that this 0F09.P00 BIOS did work for some of you, but it did little, for my 7405GX and was no geat feat to me.............

Ahhh.....well, nice to know you can go back using Winphlash, if need be, and no harm, no foul.
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post #33 of 51
5/18/06 at 2:15pm
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Originally Posted by pharlaptop
Ahhh.....well, nice to know you can go back using Winphlash, if need be, and no harm, no foul.
Yes I agree with you..............."If It Aint Broke,Then Don't Fit It"
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post #34 of 51
5/21/06 at 6:07pm
Re-Flashed Targa/ F0F9.P00 BIOS for all you Emachine M68xx's & Gateway 74xx's owners with F0F MotherBoards, it's up and VERY STABLE, No Probelms like before, No Fan running, very quite lappy with this new Bios, but, Still No USB Bootup & Nothing showing up in Bios tho............OH WELL!
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post #35 of 51
6/2/06 at 3:26pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by The Anaconda
your 7405GX restore disc works simply because the notebook ones are locked to motherboard and not to BIOS, makes it easier to make cross-restore discs since at the time they were using the same machines with both eMachines and Gateway branding

I still didnt get my question answered. does this add the ability to boot to a USB drive?

No, neither does the 0F08P01E.bin apparently, nor will any from Arima. And I frankly don't think they ever will.
With that in mind, I've been looking over the Acer Ferrari 3200 bios. It is a typical looking phoenix bios with alot of the Advanced tab(PCI tweak, etc.) not grayed out.
I've got a friend who has one of these laptops, and I should ask him if it supports booting off a jumpdrive.
The Ferrari 3200 has the same Via Hyperion Pro chipset and AMD Clawhammer support, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, the Broadcom wireless chip, as well as almost all the rest of the hardware identical- so my gut feeling is this bios would flash into our laptops and boot, and that it would offer alot more tweakbility.
However...... without a test board environment......it would take someone wild and crazy to just flash it into a eMachines/Gateway laptop.
I need to talk to my other friend who used to work for Micro Firmware before they went out of business....just to see if there's some leftover stuff like that in storage somewhere.
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post #36 of 51
6/2/06 at 5:07pm
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Originally Posted by pharlaptop
However...... without a test board environment......it would take someone wild and crazy to just flash it into a eMachines/Gateway laptop.

or someone who has an extra bios chip laying around???
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post #37 of 51
6/2/06 at 5:40pm
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Originally Posted by pharlaptop
... The Ferrari 3200 has the same Via Hyperion Pro chipset and AMD Clawhammer support, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, the Broadcom wireless chip, as well as almost all the rest of the hardware identical- ...

not quite:
Ferrari 3200 = k8t800 and VT8237
eMachines and some Gateway = k8t800 and VT8235(A3)

i would be VERY worried about flashing this bios :-)

cheers ...
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post #38 of 51
6/2/06 at 6:40pm
Never never never flash a BIOS from a different board manufacturer. One trace being different is all that needs to be there to make a brick out of your machine, even if they are the same chipset.
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post #39 of 51
6/2/06 at 11:48pm
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Originally Posted by Thunder_PC
Never never never flash a BIOS from a different board manufacturer. One trace being different is all that needs to be there to make a brick out of your machine, even if they are the same chipset.
never never never flash a BIOS from a different board. period.
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post #40 of 51
6/2/06 at 11:54pm
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Originally Posted by The Anaconda
never never never flash a BIOS from a different board. period.
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