Error Unable To Close Bios Flash Interface
Czech Polski ProductsSupportFAQDownloadMemberServiceRepairLanguage SEARCH ASUS Member ID Password Forgot password? Join member Location : Forum Forum Select Forum Audio Cards Graphic Card LCD Monitors Mobile Phone Motherboard Multimedia Wireless All Topic : [Problem]M3A78-T bios flash fails - unable to erase block error New Topic Inkol VIP Member Posts : 9 Level : Tech Points : 2 From: Canada Posted:9/10/2010 9:21:00 PM # 1 I attempted to flash the bios of my M3A78-T motherboard to 1905. Using AFUDOS, the flash process terminates with warning messages:ERROR: Unable to erase block 0X00000000andERROR: Unable to close Bios flash interface The built-in EZ FLASH 2 utility also fails with an error message about being unable to erase the bios.Clearing the bios does not change anything.I seem to have been a bit unlucky with the M3A78-T - I am on my second board. The first one failed with a bios related error message on POSTThe computer boots, but I sometimes get usbhub.sys related BSODs on shutdown from Windows 7. None of my other AMD systems behave in a similar way.There seem to be a few posts about this error, but it does not seem that there are any simple fixes. I was wondering whether the replacement of the bios chip (it is socketed) would help. .I have been awaiting a response from ASUS for several days.Robert Edit Reply Quote & Reply Ulrich Moderator Posts : 95303 Level : Tech Points : 20188 From: United States Posted:9/10/2010 10:49:00 PM # 2 Hi I..Is the board a retail Asus board or an OEM or system integrator version that came in a preassembled system...? Edit Reply Quote & Reply There are 10 kinds of people in the World...Those who understand binary, and those who dont! Inkol VIP Member Posts : 9 Level : Tech Points : 2 From: Canada Posted:9/11/2010 1:43:00 AM # 3 It was a warranty replacement for a retail board which failed a year ago. AFAIK, it should be a retail board. ThanksRobert Edit Reply Quote & Reply Ulrich Moderator Posts : 95303 Level : Tech Points : 20188 From: United States Posted:9/11/2010 3:01:00 AM # 4 Hi R.. Did you use the 2.38 version of Afudos that is available on the support page or an earlier version that may have been on the support disk...?There is a sticky thread about downgrading AMI BIOS code at the beginning of the Forum that 'might' have some help. Ed
Chat Rules More InsanelyMac Forum OSx86 Project Post-Installation OSx86 10.5 (Leopard) Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality. 0 help flashing bios Started by inventor2008, Jul 22 2009 09:32 PM Please log in to reply No replies to this topic #1 inventor2008 Posted 22 July 2009 - 09:32 PM inventor2008 InsanelyMac Protégé Members 7 posts Gender:Female hi.K simple problem (hopefully) finally have every thing in OS X working, dual boot, windows etc.except its a quad core and I have to boot with "cpus=1 https://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20100910212117529&board_id=1&model=M3A78-T&page=1&SLanguage=en-us -f" in os x every time.I finally found the bios mod I need at http://www.osxcores....t/product-1.htm, and have a usb flash drive with dos installed, but I have no idea how to flash the bios.I tried afudos (the only dos program I could find) to load it and it said "error unable to erase block: 0x00000000 error unable to close bios flash interface"So does any one have http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/176088-help-flashing-bios/ or know of a program that can load a .ROM bios, and how to use it? (don't care too much if its not for dos, if any one has some thing for OS X or XP I'd be more than happy to hear of it, but I have NO FLOPPY DRIVE)I've searched all over and cant find any thing and I know this cant be that hard. Thanks for any help!!!My hardware:MSI p43 neo3-fintel quad core 2.5GHz Q93004x 2GB DDR2 ram1x 1 TB sata2 HD1x 120 MB IDE HD1x IDE dvd/CD romnvidia geforce 8600 256MB graphics card Back to top Back to OSx86 10.5 (Leopard) 0 user(s) are reading this topic 0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users Reply to quoted postsClear InsanelyMac Forum → OSx86 Project → Post-Installation → OSx86 10.5 (Leopard) Help Sign In Use Facebook Use Twitter Need an account? Register now! Username I've forgotten my password Forum Password Remember me This is not recommended for shared computers Sign in anonymously Don't add me to the active users list © 2016 InsanelyMac| News| Forum| Downloads| OSx86 Wiki| Mac Netbook| PHP hosting by CatN| Designed by Ed Gain| Logo by irfan| Privacy Policy
on June 19, 2007 by Roland Padmasree Warrior is not an ordinary blogger. As Motorola's Chief Technology Officer (CTO), she handles an R&D budget of about $4 billion and defines the technology strategy for more than 22,000 Motorola engineers all over the world. Despite her busy schedule, she started a very interesting http://blogsforcompanies.com/threads/22723-Help-with-BIOS-flashing-ASUS-K50IJ-notebook blog in September 2006, "Bits at the Edge." As someone on her staff told me that she often reads my "Emerging Technology Trends" blog, I wanted to know more about her and especially why one of the world's technology leaders http://hotyz.com/archive/index.php?t-5863-p-514.html wanted to be present online in such a personal way. She was kind enough to answer my questions. Below are selected excerpts of the friendly and open exchange I had with her last week. You can see on the left error unable an official photo of Padmasree Warrior (Credit: Motorola). Roland: First of all, let me thank you for spending some of your precious time with me. I would like to start with something which is at the boundary of viral marketing, which can include your blog, and traditional marketing. Why are you unable to generate the same kind of buzz around your new phones the way Apple is doing with its to-be-released iPhone? Padmasree: We are doing pretty well with our new error unable to product portfolio that launched in May. Roland: Will you buy an iPhone yourself? Padmasree: Sure. I'm a tech enthusiast and am curious to see it. I'll test it out. Roland: Now, let's return to your blog. Why did you start it? Did you have internal or external goals for it? Padmasree: I just thought it was important for me to talk about issues that matter to the industry and also share things that I am most passionate about. I want to build a bridge to connect people inside and outside our company. Of course, it was a personal decision, first and foremost. I want to have a vehicle to generate discussion across and over the boundaries of a large corporation, in a thoughtful yet fun way. Roland: Were you frightened by the risks of negative or offensive comments and their potential effects on you or your company? Padmasree: I was not. When I insisted that my blog be readable by the entire world, naturally some concerns were raised within the company, but we were able to work it out. Roland: By the way, are your blog comments filtered? Padmasree: Not really: they're "moderated." With the help of my staff, we remove what is obvious spam or derogatory comments. Otherwise, all the other comments -- even the ones which disagree with my views -- are posted. Roland: On a related subject, as Motorola is a public company, how do you deal w