Downgrade my BIOS

P11 · 12-16-2005, 04:25 PM

Hi, i recently upgraded my BIOS to a BETA version and its causing me some problems...so ive decided to go back to 1007 but i cant do it through Asus Update Utility. Is there a way that i can downgrade my bios through some type of Asus program?

Thanks

johnb35 · 12-16-2005, 04:32 PM

NEVER download any beta programs or especially bios. Beta means its in testing. You can download the flash utility and then download the bios file that you had on your computer originally or download the newest nonbeta bios file.

P11 · 12-16-2005, 04:37 PM

I have the flash utility BUT it says i need to update from dos

ghost · 12-16-2005, 04:39 PM

cant you put the BIOS and flash utility on floppy and boot it from that ?

EDIT: Ahh i see, can`t you get a dos based flash utility ??

Hairy_Lee · 12-16-2005, 04:42 PM

you cant actually damage hardware by using beta bioses.
in order to do this you need to create a bootable floppy disk. this is done by formatting a floppy disk and selecting copy system files.
then, you unzip your flash program and older bios and copy those onto the disk, then boot using the disk and you should be able to flash your bios no problems.
i found that its better to flash in dos mode when i upgraded my bios, i never had problems with the windows utility when i was using it but downgrading the bios can be a problem with windows based utilities

*edit* there's another version of the program that will only work in dos. you need to download that. the one you showed in your screenshot is for windows only

P11 · 12-16-2005, 04:46 PM

Well, one problem with that...i hate floppy's so therfore i never installed a floppy drive. I do however have a USB drive.

Hairy_Lee · 12-16-2005, 04:47 PM

i dont see why that shouldn't work. make sure you have the correct usb settings enabled in your bios to allow you to boot to dos with it, but you still need to get the dos boot files onto the drive, i dont know how to go about doing this

P11 · 12-16-2005, 04:57 PM

Does anyone know what files i need to copy to my usb drive in order to flash my bios?

johnb35 · 12-16-2005, 05:19 PM

According to Asus site, the K8 series can't be updated using dos based flash utility. Have you tried replacing the the bios with the one from the motherboard cd? If its a motherboard that supports crash free bios? look at the crash free bios and the asus ez flash options on this page http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l...35&modelmenu=1

P11 · 12-16-2005, 05:34 PM

I tried using the motherboard software program to change my bios...and thats the program thats in the picture above.

12-16-2005, 04:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 18 Posts: 1,309	Downgrade my BIOS Hi, i recently upgraded my BIOS to a BETA version and its causing me some problems...so ive decided to go back to 1007 but i cant do it through Asus Update Utility. Is there a way that i can downgrade my bios through some type of Asus program? Thanks __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

12-16-2005, 04:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 18 Posts: 1,309	I have the flash utility BUT it says i need to update from dos __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

12-16-2005, 04:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
ghost Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,005	cant you put the BIOS and flash utility on floppy and boot it from that ? EDIT: Ahh i see, can`t you get a dos based flash utility ?? __________________ ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe Corsair 2GB DDR XMS3200XL Pro TwinX (4x512MB) AMD Athlon 64 X2 939 4600+ @ 2.6 Ghz ATi Radeon HD 3850 @ 680/844 80GB SATA HDD/200GB PATA HDD 1x DVDRW DL 485W PSU, Alpha watercooling

12-16-2005, 04:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	you cant actually damage hardware by using beta bioses. in order to do this you need to create a bootable floppy disk. this is done by formatting a floppy disk and selecting copy system files. then, you unzip your flash program and older bios and copy those onto the disk, then boot using the disk and you should be able to flash your bios no problems. i found that its better to flash in dos mode when i upgraded my bios, i never had problems with the windows utility when i was using it but downgrading the bios can be a problem with windows based utilities edit there's another version of the program that will only work in dos. you need to download that. the one you showed in your screenshot is for windows only __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

12-16-2005, 04:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 18 Posts: 1,309	Well, one problem with that...i hate floppy's so therfore i never installed a floppy drive. I do however have a USB drive. __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

12-16-2005, 04:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnb35 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IL, USA Age: 38 Posts: 876	NEVER download any beta programs or especially bios. Beta means its in testing. You can download the flash utility and then download the bios file that you had on your computer originally or download the newest nonbeta bios file.

12-16-2005, 04:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	i dont see why that shouldn't work. make sure you have the correct usb settings enabled in your bios to allow you to boot to dos with it, but you still need to get the dos boot files onto the drive, i dont know how to go about doing this __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

12-16-2005, 04:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 18 Posts: 1,309	Does anyone know what files i need to copy to my usb drive in order to flash my bios? __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

12-16-2005, 05:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
johnb35 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IL, USA Age: 38 Posts: 876	According to Asus site, the K8 series can't be updated using dos based flash utility. Have you tried replacing the the bios with the one from the motherboard cd? If its a motherboard that supports crash free bios? look at the crash free bios and the asus ez flash options on this page http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l...35&modelmenu=1

12-16-2005, 05:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 18 Posts: 1,309	I tried using the motherboard software program to change my bios...and thats the program thats in the picture above. __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

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