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Jerry
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 Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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Can anyone tell me where to find a Bios Flash (file) for this
motherboard? A power surge has corrupted the bios
and I need to reflash it. |
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Alex Zorrilla
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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I wish I did. I see that FIC has the AM37 and AM37S listed on their
website and FTP site, but nothing for the AM37L. Have you tried asking
eMachines tech support?
If there is anyone out here with an AM37L (various models of eMachines),
I suppose they could take their existing BIOS and save it to a floppy.
So if there is anyone out there with one of these boards......
Jerry wrote:
| Quote: | Can anyone tell me where to find a Bios Flash (file) for this
motherboard? A power surge has corrupted the bios
and I need to reflash it. |
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ABoretz
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:54:01 -0600, Jerry <jerry.hart@ppd.uky.edu>
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Can anyone tell me where to find a Bios Flash (file) for this
motherboard? A power surge has corrupted the bios
and I need to reflash it.
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Does this help?
http://www.bios-drivers.com/companies/365.htm |
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Jerry
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:33 am Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:49:40 -0600, Alex Zorrilla <apz@zxeng.com>
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| Quote: | I wish I did. I see that FIC has the AM37 and AM37S listed on their
website and FTP site, but nothing for the AM37L. Have you tried asking
eMachines tech support?
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Yes - They sent me to FIC. And FIC has an announcement on their Bios
page that says something like: "We do not support OEM boards" - which
in this case refers to the AM37L model.
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If there is anyone out here with an AM37L (various models of eMachines),
I suppose they could take their existing BIOS and save it to a floppy.
So if there is anyone out there with one of these boards......
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That would be great - Does anyone have an Emachines Model S1940?
And if so, could you run the flash program to save the Bios File for
me? TIA . . .
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Jerry wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to find a Bios Flash (file) for this
motherboard? A power surge has corrupted the bios
and I need to reflash it. |
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Roger Hunt
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2006, Alex Zorrilla typed this :
| Quote: | I wish I did. I see that FIC has the AM37 and AM37S listed on their
website and FTP site, but nothing for the AM37L. Have you tried asking
eMachines tech support?
I had a look at emachines tech support and they do offer the S1940 BIOS, |
but at a price :
http://www.esupport.com/global/model.cfm?model=6249
Clicking the green BIOS Update button takes us to the page where they
casually mention that it costs $29.95!
Robbery!
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Roger Hunt |
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Jerry
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:32 am Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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This is most certainly a viable option if the free one cannot be
located. Replacement boards are going for about $90 on ebay - which is
also a bit steep although I could resell it after extracting the Bios.
I contacted one of the sellers about my dilemna. She directed me to
the following site which looks like the best yet:
http://www.emachineupgraders.info/
I'll let you all know the outcome when I get back to the office
tomorrow and initiate the flash process.
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:25:30 +0000, Roger Hunt <x@carewg.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
| Quote: | On Tue, 14 Mar 2006, Alex Zorrilla typed this :
I wish I did. I see that FIC has the AM37 and AM37S listed on their
website and FTP site, but nothing for the AM37L. Have you tried asking
eMachines tech support?
I had a look at emachines tech support and they do offer the S1940 BIOS,
but at a price :
http://www.esupport.com/global/model.cfm?model=6249
Clicking the green BIOS Update button takes us to the page where they
casually mention that it costs $29.95!
Robbery! |
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Jerry
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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Well - the flash that I download from the link (below) did not work,
so I'm guessing I will try the next alternative of $29.95 . . .
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:37:25 -0600, Jerry <jerry.hart@ppd.uky.edu>
wrote:
| Quote: | This is most certainly a viable option if the free one cannot be
located. Replacement boards are going for about $90 on ebay - which is
also a bit steep although I could resell it after extracting the Bios.
I contacted one of the sellers about my dilemna. She directed me to
the following site which looks like the best yet:
http://www.emachineupgraders.info/
I'll let you all know the outcome when I get back to the office
tomorrow and initiate the flash process.
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farmuse
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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Jerry wrote:
| Quote: | Well - the flash that I download from the link (below) did not work,
so I'm guessing I will try the next alternative of $29.95
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just wondering, what makes you think it is corrupt ie what is it
doing or not doing ? |
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Roger Hunt
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Jerry typed this :
| Quote: | This is most certainly a viable option if the free one cannot be
located. Replacement boards are going for about $90 on ebay - which is
also a bit steep although I could resell it after extracting the Bios.
I contacted one of the sellers about my dilemna. She directed me to
the following site which looks like the best yet:
http://www.emachineupgraders.info/
That looks like a really well maintained unofficial site, and bursting |
with stuff.
Bookmarked! (In the unlikely event of me encountering one of these
machines.)
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Jerry
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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Nope - It gives drivers only; No Bios Flash files.
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:02:13 GMT, ABoretz
<ABoretz_diespamdiediedie@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:54:01 -0600, Jerry <jerry.hart@ppd.uky.edu
wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to find a Bios Flash (file) for this
motherboard? A power surge has corrupted the bios
and I need to reflash it.
Does this help?
http://www.bios-drivers.com/companies/365.htm |
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Jerry
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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It will boot up to CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR one time only without shorting
the CMOS jumper. If you try to boot up a 2nd time, the monitor led
stays orange (instead of turning green) and the computer will not boot
at all.
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:29:12 -0500, farmuse <farmuse@cows.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Jerry wrote:
Well - the flash that I download from the link (below) did not work,
so I'm guessing I will try the next alternative of $29.95
just wondering, what makes you think it is corrupt ie what is it
doing or not doing ? |
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farmuse
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| Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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Jerry wrote:
| Quote: | It will boot up to CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR one time only without shorting
the CMOS jumper. If you try to boot up a 2nd time, the monitor led
stays orange (instead of turning green) and the computer will not boot
at all.
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:29:12 -0500, farmuse <farmuse@cows.net> wrote:
Jerry wrote:
Well - the flash that I download from the link (below) did not work,
so I'm guessing I will try the next alternative of $29.95
just wondering, what makes you think it is corrupt ie what is it
doing or not doing ?
and you changed the battery hopefully. I realize that error does not |
directly point to the battery, but I would try that first. |
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Jerry
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:35 am Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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Measured voltage shows 3.06, so figured it was ok.
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 19:42:57 GMT, farmuse <spammenot@farms.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Jerry wrote:
It will boot up to CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR one time only without shorting
the CMOS jumper. If you try to boot up a 2nd time, the monitor led
stays orange (instead of turning green) and the computer will not boot
at all.
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:29:12 -0500, farmuse <farmuse@cows.net> wrote:
Jerry wrote:
Well - the flash that I download from the link (below) did not work,
so I'm guessing I will try the next alternative of $29.95
just wondering, what makes you think it is corrupt ie what is it
doing or not doing ?
and you changed the battery hopefully. I realize that error does not
directly point to the battery, but I would try that first. |
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Ben Myers
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: Help! - Need Bios Flash for Emachines S1940 (FIC AM37L) |
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Try removing and reseating the memory modules. If this doesn't help, go into
the BIOS setup and make sure that "System BIOS Shadowing" and "System
BIOS Cacheable" are disabled. Be sure to save the change when exiting.
Ben
"Jerry" <jerry.hart@ppd.uky.edu> wrote in message news:b5sl12lo14pkc4q7dsq354kfulsquiop4k@4ax.com...
| Quote: | It will boot up to CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR one time only without shorting
the CMOS jumper. If you try to boot up a 2nd time, the monitor led
stays orange (instead of turning green) and the computer will not boot
at all.
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:29:12 -0500, farmuse <farmuse@cows.net> wrote:
Jerry wrote:
Well - the flash that I download from the link (below) did not work,
so I'm guessing I will try the next alternative of $29.95
just wondering, what makes you think it is corrupt ie what is it
doing or not doing ?
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