ASUS A7N8X Series BIOS 1007 Final Released

[Steven]

ASUS A7N8X Rev 2.00 bios 1007 final

ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Soc...xx/1007__r2.zip

ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2.00 bios 1007 final

ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Soc...xx/1007d_r2.zip

ASUS A7N8X Rev 1.xx bios 1007 final

ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Soc...xx/1007__r1.zip

ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Rev 1.x bios 1007 final

ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Soc...xx/1007d_r1.zip

ASUS A7N8X-X bios 1007 final

ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Soc...N8X-X/1007x.zip

http://www.asuscom.de/support/news/news.htm

[best_uv_d_best]

very cool... that's a nice board. I just installed one and fell in love. i think i'll be buying one for myself soon.

[desaul17]

Thanks man.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

thank you. updated and ready to configure BIOS again and this time i was smart enough to write my settings down!!

[Psy]

i cant find any info on what was updated.. any clues stained?

[nomis_nehc]

I want to know the changes too... Though I am going to flash it right now. Haha.

[Steven]

i cant find any info on what was updated.. any clues stained?

as soon as its posted to the ASUS Global site, i'll leave them here :D

[Garrett Socling]

For the A7N8X-X :

The only listed changes were memory compatability for like two companies :

1. Improve system stability with Hynix and PSC memory modules.

I thought, great, better memory compatablity...

Except it broke the support for my Crucial PC2700 sticks.

I loaded up the settings I had...and after restarting the computer I get a sudden reboot before XP finished loading. Unplug, discharge PSU, clear CMOS...

I changed the settings to something more conservative, still a reboot...

I had the idea that it was a memory problem, so I set the memory by SPD and still a BSOD.

Finally, I set the BIOS to completely default, asynch 133/166, and it is now running (as in, here I am).

****ing Asus.

BTW...memory compatability wasn't the ONLY thing they changed...they changed the way that the memory settings worked, as in I can't access certain settings the way I used to, and it locks one setting out completley.

**** Asus...instead of improving the (IMHO) already shaky BIOS they made it worse...on a FINAL BIOS to boot.

I'm going back to 1006.

Of course, your milage may vary.

G

Edited October 10, 2003 by Garrett Socling

[aem4162]

yummy....thank you

[Brandon]

Ill stay with 1006 then cuz i have Crucial PC2700 in mine

[Garrett Socling]

well...mine are older, got them a couple months ago...

1006 works great tho (great overclocking and performance) so that is where I am staying until 1007a at least ;)

G

[aem4162]

i'm still on 1005...flashing my bios terrifies me :cry:

[Steven]

Use ASUS LiveUpdate. There's nothing to be afraid of. (Y).

Here: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=106686

[aem4162]

Use ASUS LiveUpdate. There's nothing to be afraid of. (Y).

Here: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=106686

I AM using liveupdate. I keep getting disconnected from all 3 servers. I tried doing it the old fashioned way but couldn't get into any of the download sites. It shouldn't be THIS difficult to update a bios! :argh:

[vf-]

Use ASUS LiveUpdate. There's nothing to be afraid of. (Y).

Here: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=106686

I AM using liveupdate. I keep getting disconnected from all 3 servers. I tried doing it the old fashioned way but couldn't get into any of the download sites. It shouldn't be THIS difficult to update a bios! :argh:

most likely their servers are getting hammered

[Steven]

Use ASUS LiveUpdate. There's nothing to be afraid of. (Y).

Here: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=106686

I AM using liveupdate. I keep getting disconnected from all 3 servers. I tried doing it the old fashioned way but couldn't get into any of the download sites. It shouldn't be THIS difficult to update a bios! :argh:

I'm able to download the bios file fine from here..

Which do you need?

I don't bother with using LiveUpdate to get the file, i just use it to install the bios.

[aem4162]

I need the 1006 bios, but I'm gonna wait until tomorrow....I'm too distracted and tired right now. Thanks, StainD :)

[nomis_nehc]

i don't use liveupdate to get the files, everytime i tried to use it, freaking busy.

just load the file manually, it's not even that hard. the whole process finishes within a second

[slapnuts_ox]

I tried 1007 and i flashed back to 1004. For some reason with 1005, 1006 or 1007 my pc will crash in less then 1 min when i try to run prime 95 but with 1004 will run all day without problems. I don't get it because I am using Corsair XMS 3200 cl2 memory at cas2 3, 3, 7 and its fine with 1004. Well looks like i'll be waiting on 1008.

[desaul17]

Windows reinstalled memory controllers after flashing and reboot. Heard this from others too.

Good news is that it increased memory bandwidth 42MB/s and 3dmark went from 14.1k to 14.35k.

For me they're keepers.

[nomis_nehc]

Ok, I am f'ed. I flashed the bios in the late afternoon, but did not restart until an hour ago. Well, I am totally screwed, my Windows can't boot at all, and when I tried to flash back to the previous bios, it frozed. Now, I am stuck with dead system. Bootguard is not working at all either... wtf? It says all the usually bios failed mumbo jumbo, and it says it detects my floppy disk, loading AWDFLASH... etc. But even when I load AWDFLASH onto the floppy disk, it still says load failed... WTF?!!? Somewhere help me here, else I would have to pick up a brand new board. Which is pretty bad... since I bought this board just 3 weeks ago.

HELP?!

[Garrett Socling]

1006 mirror : http://www.kcnet.org/~gsocling/c18x1006.zip

slapnuts_ox : each BIOS really seems to treat memory differently...like what happened to me, there were practically NO settings which would allow my Crucial memory to boot...I was pretty ****ed after a while, so I didn't explore EVERY setting (as in, instead of giving more conservative settings, pushing the memory harder instead (hey, you never know)). At least Asus regularly releases BIOS (even if they don't work for everyone heh)...

desaul17 : a sucess story! what memory are you using that 1007 likes?

nomis_nehc : if you are brave, find someone with the same board, get their BIOS, boot into Windows, put your BIOS back in, flash it from Windows, and reboot. If you are not brave, either RMA the board to Asus or try badflash.com (I used them a year or so ago and was very pleased with their service).

G

[Psy]

you can still use the live update and a floppy - just dl the appropriate file, save to disk, when running the live update- use flash file from disk and point to it.. easy as pie. i did notice 1007 has the cpu interface shadowed (cant change it).. didnt see any performance increase from 1006.

[nomis_nehc]

you can still use the live update and a floppy - just dl the appropriate file, save to disk, when running the live update- use flash file from disk and point to it.. easy as pie. i did notice 1007 has the cpu interface shadowed (cant change it).. didnt see any performance increase from 1006.

Psy: can you elaborate more? This is where I am right now. I have made a startup disk, and put awdflash and 1006 onto the startup disk. I can actually get into the awdflash program now, but when it tried to auto flash, it says "Source File not Found" Am I suppose to be loading a certain version of the bios onto the disk? This is killing me. Oh yeah, I also tried to use a different version of awdflash that I found online, it'll actually start to flash, but right before it even gets to the first block, I will hear beeping and the system reboots.

More help please!!

[Psy]

sure thing.. download and run the asus live update.. where it says update bios from the internet.. click and change it to update bios from a file (drop down menu).. then it will ask where.. just point to the new bios.