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post #1 of 11
7/26/05 at 6:55am
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Hello, I'm new here so I'm not sure if this was already posted but i want to flash my bios for my asus z80k to an earlier version but winflash doesn't let me do that. I don't have floppy drives on any other computers either. I have a SD Card slot but that's it. I'm trying to flash to an earlier version because I had 0207 and I flashed to 0208.002 for Windows XP 64 bit. However, I decided to keep using 32 bit Windows so I reinstalled Windows XP 32 bit. But after I flashed to 0208 bios, the notebook freezes every time I try to watch any type of video file. Please Help!
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post #2 of 11
7/26/05 at 2:40pm
What video drivers are you using? Make sure that they're the right ones and are updated (I prefer the Omega Drivers). What about booting from a USB key? I'm going to try that with my Z80K later this week (thursday) and I'll post an update then...
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post #3 of 11
7/26/05 at 8:38pm
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I'm using kinda old ati 6.14.10.6458 drivers. Could you post a link to the omega drivers that I could use for the Mobility Radeon 9700? I heard that it might be because of the bios too...is that a possibility?
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post #4 of 11
7/28/05 at 10:14pm
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Can anyone please help me?
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post #5 of 11
7/28/05 at 10:33pm
Hey Blackhawk981. The Omega drivers or if you prefer to download the latest Catalyst from atitech.com and then go to Patje's Mobility Modding and use DH Mod tool V2.2. I have nvidia on my laptop so I can't vouch for DH Mod tool V2.2. On my desktops I have ATI and I like using the Omega drivers,when i remember to update them.
Also remember to go to windows update if you haven't already.
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post #6 of 11
7/31/05 at 6:59pm
bah...couldn't manage a boot from a usb key...did the updates fix the problem for you blackhawk?

Rudie already posted a link, but the omega homepage is www.omegadrivers.net
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post #7 of 11
8/1/05 at 1:49am
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Thank you for the help. I'll try the video drivers right now and post results!


EDIT:Nope, didn't work. Notebook still freezes when I try to play a video file.
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post #8 of 11
8/5/05 at 12:56pm

Downgrade your BIOS

You were right in your original assumption, your problem is the result of the BETA 0208 BIOS.

I have the A2K notebook, which I think is the canadian market equivalent of yours, and I had an identical problem.

I spent a few frustrating days pulling my hair out trying to puzzle it out: first I though it was video drivers, then I thought it was sound, then I thought it was a heat problem (debunked that theory by sticking the notebook in my fridge for an hour before using it)

I finally trace the problem to video overlays. If you use windows media player, you can quickly check if this is indeed the source of your problem. Just go into windows media player options - on wmp 10 its options-performance-advanced - and turn off video overlays.

The problem with this is that not all video players have the option of turning video overlays off, and no games have an option like that either (games use video overlays as well, so they would be causing similar crashes)

The culprit to this problem is the 208 BIOS. For some (insert expletive) reason, the new version of the BIOS does NOT support video overlays. Which begs the question, why release a BIOS with less functionality then the first.

I downgraded to the 207 BIOS and have had no problems.

You will have to flash the BIOS from DOS using AFLASH2 and a bootable floppy. If you have no floppy drive on your laptop, then you will have to use a bootable CD. Windows doesn't let you make bootable CDs. I downloaded a bootable CD iso from http://www.bootdisk.com/

The iso files are: http://www.bootdisk.com/florida/flashcd.zip
The instructions are: http://www.bootdisk.com/txtfiles/flashcd.txt

Instead of integrating AFLASH2 and the older BIOS version onto the the boot CD, I made two CDs. The first was the boot CD, and the second had AFLASH2 and the older BIOS files. I still had to switch to R:\ to access the files on the 2nd CD though
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post #9 of 11
8/6/05 at 12:16am
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Originally Posted by BuzuBuzu
You were right in your original assumption, your problem is the result of the BETA 0208 BIOS.

I have the A2K notebook, which I think is the canadian market equivalent of yours, and I had an identical problem.

I spent a few frustrating days pulling my hair out trying to puzzle it out: first I though it was video drivers, then I thought it was sound, then I thought it was a heat problem (debunked that theory by sticking the notebook in my fridge for an hour before using it)

I finally trace the problem to video overlays. If you use windows media player, you can quickly check if this is indeed the source of your problem. Just go into windows media player options - on wmp 10 its options-performance-advanced - and turn off video overlays.

The problem with this is that not all video players have the option of turning video overlays off, and no games have an option like that either (games use video overlays as well, so they would be causing similar crashes)

The culprit to this problem is the 208 BIOS. For some (insert expletive) reason, the new version of the BIOS does NOT support video overlays. Which begs the question, why release a BIOS with less functionality then the first.

I downgraded to the 207 BIOS and have had no problems.

You will have to flash the BIOS from DOS using AFLASH2 and a bootable floppy. If you have no floppy drive on your laptop, then you will have to use a bootable CD. Windows doesn't let you make bootable CDs. I downloaded a bootable CD iso from http://www.bootdisk.com/

The iso files are: http://www.bootdisk.com/florida/flashcd.zip
The instructions are: http://www.bootdisk.com/txtfiles/flashcd.txt

Instead of integrating AFLASH2 and the older BIOS version onto the the boot CD, I made two CDs. The first was the boot CD, and the second had AFLASH2 and the older BIOS files. I still had to switch to R:\ to access the files on the 2nd CD though
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post #10 of 11
8/31/05 at 4:49pm
i'm having the same problem with the BIOS, however, when I use the DIVX player, I am able to watch all the videos that froze with winamp and windows media player.. I was curious if maybe the windows media driver for the 64 bit edition.
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post #11 of 11
9/3/05 at 12:51pm

Read more, my friend

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Originally Posted by CovertEquation
i'm having the same problem with the BIOS, however, when I use the DIVX player, I am able to watch all the videos that froze with winamp and windows media player.. I was curious if maybe the windows media driver for the 64 bit edition.

Quote:
Originally Posted by BuzuBuzu
You were right in your original assumption, your problem is the result of the BETA 0208 BIOS.

I have the A2K notebook, which I think is the canadian market equivalent of yours, and I had an identical problem.

I spent a few frustrating days pulling my hair out trying to puzzle it out: first I though it was video drivers, then I thought it was sound, then I thought it was a heat problem (debunked that theory by sticking the notebook in my fridge for an hour before using it)

I finally trace the problem to video overlays. If you use windows media player, you can quickly check if this is indeed the source of your problem. Just go into windows media player options - on wmp 10 its options-performance-advanced - and turn off video overlays.

The problem with this is that not all video players have the option of turning video overlays off, and no games have an option like that either (games use video overlays as well, so they would be causing similar crashes)

The culprit to this problem is the 208 BIOS. For some (insert expletive) reason, the new version of the BIOS does NOT support video overlays. Which begs the question, why release a BIOS with less functionality then the first.

I downgraded to the 207 BIOS and have had no problems.

You will have to flash the BIOS from DOS using AFLASH2 and a bootable floppy. If you have no floppy drive on your laptop, then you will have to use a bootable CD. Windows doesn't let you make bootable CDs. I downloaded a bootable CD iso from http://www.bootdisk.com/

The iso files are: http://www.bootdisk.com/florida/flashcd.zip
The instructions are: http://www.bootdisk.com/txtfiles/flashcd.txt

Instead of integrating AFLASH2 and the older BIOS version onto the the boot CD, I made two CDs. The first was the boot CD, and the second had AFLASH2 and the older BIOS files. I still had to switch to R:\ to access the files on the 2nd CD though
Read more, my friend
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