My son has a 700 mhz AMD Athlon, 256 MB Ram, 30G Seagate HD, and is
running Windows XP home SP2. The computer begins to start up but
only gets to a screen that says Award Bootblock Bios V1.0 at the
top of the screen. It then says Bios Checksum error detecting
floppy drive A media. Insert system disk and press enter. Not
knowing what it wanted I created XP boot disks to try but then I
get a message saying "Error awdflash.exe not found. I also tried
replacing the computer battery, which didn't help. No attempt was
made to flash the bios but it sounds form the error message that
that is what it is looking for? I have never flashed the bios and
was not sure how to go about it, but finally obtained an updated
bios from Epox. I put that on a floppy and then tried to restart
the computer again. This time it went to a screen that attempted
to update the bios. However, the update didn't complete. There is
a message on the screen saying '"Image file is not original bios.
Checksum not zero." I have no idea what to try now.
This is the bios information:
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 07/25/2000-8371-686A-6A6LKPA9C-00
Motherboard Name Epox EP-7KXA(+)
Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 200 MHz
Bandwidth 1600 MB/s
Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type SDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz
Effective Clock 100 MHz
Bandwidth 800 MB/s
Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type PCI
Bus Width 32-bit
Real Clock 33 MHz
Effective Clock 33 MHz
Bandwidth 133 MB/s
Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1
Expansion Slots 1 ISA, 5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 AMR
RAM Slots 3 DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 220 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset KX133
BIOS Properties
BIOS Type Award Modular
Award BIOS Type Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Award BIOS Message 07/25/2000 For KX-133 K7 Chipset Support
System BIOS Date 07/25/00
Video BIOS Date 01/09/28
On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:39:12 -0700, sharonf wrote:
> My son has a 700 mhz AMD Athlon, 256 MB Ram, 30G Seagate HD, and is
> running Windows XP home SP2. The computer begins to start up but
> only gets to a screen that says Award Bootblock Bios V1.0 at the
> top of the screen. It then says Bios Checksum error detecting
> floppy drive A media. Insert system disk and press enter. Not
> knowing what it wanted I created XP boot disks to try but then I
> get a message saying "Error awdflash.exe not found. I also tried
> replacing the computer battery, which didn't help. No attempt was
> made to flash the bios but it sounds form the error message that
> that is what it is looking for? I have never flashed the bios and
> was not sure how to go about it, but finally obtained an updated
> bios from Epox. I put that on a floppy and then tried to restart
> the computer again. This time it went to a screen that attempted
> to update the bios. However, the update didn't complete. There is
> a message on the screen saying '"Image file is not original bios.
> Checksum not zero." I have no idea what to try now.
I've never had to do this, but from what I've read you need a dos boot
floppy with the award flash program and bios file on it. you then need to
create an autexec,bat file that has awdflash.exe <bios filename> in it.
Then boot the floppy. I'd double check this info, but I think it's
accurate. Otherwise, you could buy a new bios chip and replace the old one
or have the old one reprogramed.
Wes Newell wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:39:12 -0700, sharonf wrote:
>
>> My son has a 700 mhz AMD Athlon, 256 MB Ram, 30G Seagate HD, and is
>> running Windows XP home SP2. The computer begins to start up but
>> only gets to a screen that says Award Bootblock Bios V1.0 at the
>> top of the screen. It then says Bios Checksum error detecting
>> floppy drive A media. Insert system disk and press enter. Not
>> knowing what it wanted I created XP boot disks to try but then I
>> get a message saying "Error awdflash.exe not found. I also tried
>> replacing the computer battery, which didn't help. No attempt was
>> made to flash the bios but it sounds form the error message that
>> that is what it is looking for? I have never flashed the bios and
>> was not sure how to go about it, but finally obtained an updated
>> bios from Epox. I put that on a floppy and then tried to restart
>> the computer again. This time it went to a screen that attempted
>> to update the bios. However, the update didn't complete. There is
>> a message on the screen saying '"Image file is not original bios.
>> Checksum not zero." I have no idea what to try now.
>
> I've never had to do this, but from what I've read you need a dos boot
> floppy with the award flash program and bios file on it. you then need to
> create an autexec,bat file that has awdflash.exe <bios filename> in it.
> Then boot the floppy. I'd double check this info, but I think it's
> accurate. Otherwise, you could buy a new bios chip and replace the old one
> or have the old one reprogramed.
>
Thanks for the reply. How exactly should the line in the autoexec.bat
read? My bin file is named k7001b13.bin.
sharonf wrote:
> Wes Newell wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:39:12 -0700, sharonf wrote:
>>
>>> My son has a 700 mhz AMD Athlon, 256 MB Ram, 30G Seagate HD, and is
>>> running Windows XP home SP2. The computer begins to start up but
>>> only gets to a screen that says Award Bootblock Bios V1.0 at the
>>> top of the screen. It then says Bios Checksum error detecting
>>> floppy drive A media. Insert system disk and press enter. Not
>>> knowing what it wanted I created XP boot disks to try but then I
>>> get a message saying "Error awdflash.exe not found. I also tried
>>> replacing the computer battery, which didn't help. No attempt was
>>> made to flash the bios but it sounds form the error message that
>>> that is what it is looking for? I have never flashed the bios and
>>> was not sure how to go about it, but finally obtained an updated
>>> bios from Epox. I put that on a floppy and then tried to restart
>>> the computer again. This time it went to a screen that attempted
>>> to update the bios. However, the update didn't complete. There is
>>> a message on the screen saying '"Image file is not original bios.
>>> Checksum not zero." I have no idea what to try now.
>>
>> I've never had to do this, but from what I've read you need a dos boot
>> floppy with the award flash program and bios file on it. you then need to
>> create an autexec,bat file that has awdflash.exe <bios filename> in it.
>> Then boot the floppy. I'd double check this info, but I think it's
>> accurate. Otherwise, you could buy a new bios chip and replace the old
>> one
>> or have the old one reprogramed.
>>
> Thanks for the reply. How exactly should the line in the autoexec.bat
> read? My bin file is named k7001b13.bin.
I opened up k7001b13.bin with a hex editor, and at 3C000, I can see the
following text strings:
It almost suggests the floppy should have two files -
AWDFLASH.EXE
k7001b13.bin
My guess would be, once the BIOS automatically loads AWDFLASH from the
floppy, you'll be in interactive mode. The .BAT method is typically
attempted, when you are "flying blind" and cannot see the screen.
So it might not hurt to try one run, with just the two above files on the
disk.
Paul wrote:
> sharonf wrote:
>> Wes Newell wrote:
>>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:39:12 -0700, sharonf wrote:
>>>
>>>> My son has a 700 mhz AMD Athlon, 256 MB Ram, 30G Seagate HD, and is
>>>> running Windows XP home SP2. The computer begins to start up but
>>>> only gets to a screen that says Award Bootblock Bios V1.0 at the
>>>> top of the screen. It then says Bios Checksum error detecting
>>>> floppy drive A media. Insert system disk and press enter. Not
>>>> knowing what it wanted I created XP boot disks to try but then I
>>>> get a message saying "Error awdflash.exe not found. I also tried
>>>> replacing the computer battery, which didn't help. No attempt was
>>>> made to flash the bios but it sounds form the error message that
>>>> that is what it is looking for? I have never flashed the bios and
>>>> was not sure how to go about it, but finally obtained an updated
>>>> bios from Epox. I put that on a floppy and then tried to restart
>>>> the computer again. This time it went to a screen that attempted
>>>> to update the bios. However, the update didn't complete. There is
>>>> a message on the screen saying '"Image file is not original bios.
>>>> Checksum not zero." I have no idea what to try now.
>>>
>>> I've never had to do this, but from what I've read you need a dos boot
>>> floppy with the award flash program and bios file on it. you then
>>> need to
>>> create an autexec,bat file that has awdflash.exe <bios filename> in it.
>>> Then boot the floppy. I'd double check this info, but I think it's
>>> accurate. Otherwise, you could buy a new bios chip and replace the
>>> old one
>>> or have the old one reprogramed.
>>>
>> Thanks for the reply. How exactly should the line in the autoexec.bat
>> read? My bin file is named k7001b13.bin.
>
> I opened up k7001b13.bin with a hex editor, and at 3C000, I can see the
> following text strings:
>
> 03C890: 21 21 20 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D 2D 20 41 57 44 46 !! ERROR -- AWDF
> 03C8A0: 4C 41 53 48 2E 45 58 45 20 4E 6F 74 20 46 6F 75 LASH.EXE Not Fou
> 03C8B0: 6E 64 20 21 21 20 21 21 20 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D nd !! !! ERROR -
> 03C8C0: 2D 20 4C 6F 61 64 20 41 57 44 46 4C 41 53 48 2E - Load AWDFLASH.
> 03C8D0: 45 58 45 20 46 61 69 6C 65 64 20 21 21 21 21 20 EXE Failed !!!!
> 03C8E0: 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D 2D 20 42 61 64 20 46 6C 6F ERROR -- Bad Flo
> 03C8F0: 70 70 79 20 42 6F 6F 74 20 53 65 63 74 6F 72 20 ppy Boot Sector
> 03C900: 21 21 21 21 20 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D 2D 20 42 61 !!!! ERROR -- Ba
> 03C910: 64 20 46 6C 6F 70 70 79 20 46 41 54 20 53 65 63 d Floppy FAT Sec
> 03C920: 74 6F 72 20 21 21 21 21 20 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D tor !!!! ERROR -
> 03C930: 2D 20 46 6C 6F 70 70 79 20 44 69 73 6B 20 4E 6F - Floppy Disk No
> 03C940: 74 20 46 6F 75 6E 64 20 21 21 41 75 74 6F 6D 61 t Found !!Automa
> 03C950: 74 69 63 20 4C 6F 61 64 20 41 57 44 46 4C 41 53 tic Load AWDFLAS
> 03C960: 48 2E 45 58 45 20 2E 2E 2E 2E 2E 52 65 70 6C 61 H.EXE .....Repla
> 03C970: 63 65 20 74 68 65 20 44 49 53 4B 20 41 4E 44 20 ce the DISK AND
> 03C980: 50 52 45 53 53 20 45 4E 54 45 52 C6 46 2A 00 C6 PRESS ENTER.F*..
>
> It almost suggests the floppy should have two files -
>
> AWDFLASH.EXE
> k7001b13.bin
>
> My guess would be, once the BIOS automatically loads AWDFLASH from the
> floppy, you'll be in interactive mode. The .BAT method is typically
> attempted, when you are "flying blind" and cannot see the screen.
> So it might not hurt to try one run, with just the two above files on the
> disk.
>
> Paul
I tried that but it didn't work either. Could the bin file have errors?
sharonf wrote:
> Paul wrote:
>> sharonf wrote:
>>> Wes Newell wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:39:12 -0700, sharonf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My son has a 700 mhz AMD Athlon, 256 MB Ram, 30G Seagate HD, and is
>>>>> running Windows XP home SP2. The computer begins to start up but
>>>>> only gets to a screen that says Award Bootblock Bios V1.0 at the
>>>>> top of the screen. It then says Bios Checksum error detecting
>>>>> floppy drive A media. Insert system disk and press enter. Not
>>>>> knowing what it wanted I created XP boot disks to try but then I
>>>>> get a message saying "Error awdflash.exe not found. I also tried
>>>>> replacing the computer battery, which didn't help. No attempt was
>>>>> made to flash the bios but it sounds form the error message that
>>>>> that is what it is looking for? I have never flashed the bios and
>>>>> was not sure how to go about it, but finally obtained an updated
>>>>> bios from Epox. I put that on a floppy and then tried to restart
>>>>> the computer again. This time it went to a screen that attempted
>>>>> to update the bios. However, the update didn't complete. There is
>>>>> a message on the screen saying '"Image file is not original bios.
>>>>> Checksum not zero." I have no idea what to try now.
>>>>
>>>> I've never had to do this, but from what I've read you need a dos boot
>>>> floppy with the award flash program and bios file on it. you then
>>>> need to
>>>> create an autexec,bat file that has awdflash.exe <bios filename> in it.
>>>> Then boot the floppy. I'd double check this info, but I think it's
>>>> accurate. Otherwise, you could buy a new bios chip and replace the
>>>> old one
>>>> or have the old one reprogramed.
>>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply. How exactly should the line in the
>>> autoexec.bat read? My bin file is named k7001b13.bin.
>>
>> I opened up k7001b13.bin with a hex editor, and at 3C000, I can see the
>> following text strings:
>>
>> 03C890: 21 21 20 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D 2D 20 41 57 44 46 !! ERROR -- AWDF
>> 03C8A0: 4C 41 53 48 2E 45 58 45 20 4E 6F 74 20 46 6F 75 LASH.EXE Not Fou
>> 03C8B0: 6E 64 20 21 21 20 21 21 20 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D nd !! !! ERROR -
>> 03C8C0: 2D 20 4C 6F 61 64 20 41 57 44 46 4C 41 53 48 2E - Load AWDFLASH.
>> 03C8D0: 45 58 45 20 46 61 69 6C 65 64 20 21 21 21 21 20 EXE Failed !!!!
>> 03C8E0: 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D 2D 20 42 61 64 20 46 6C 6F ERROR -- Bad Flo
>> 03C8F0: 70 70 79 20 42 6F 6F 74 20 53 65 63 74 6F 72 20 ppy Boot Sector
>> 03C900: 21 21 21 21 20 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D 2D 20 42 61 !!!! ERROR -- Ba
>> 03C910: 64 20 46 6C 6F 70 70 79 20 46 41 54 20 53 65 63 d Floppy FAT Sec
>> 03C920: 74 6F 72 20 21 21 21 21 20 45 52 52 4F 52 20 2D tor !!!! ERROR -
>> 03C930: 2D 20 46 6C 6F 70 70 79 20 44 69 73 6B 20 4E 6F - Floppy Disk No
>> 03C940: 74 20 46 6F 75 6E 64 20 21 21 41 75 74 6F 6D 61 t Found !!Automa
>> 03C950: 74 69 63 20 4C 6F 61 64 20 41 57 44 46 4C 41 53 tic Load AWDFLAS
>> 03C960: 48 2E 45 58 45 20 2E 2E 2E 2E 2E 52 65 70 6C 61 H.EXE .....Repla
>> 03C970: 63 65 20 74 68 65 20 44 49 53 4B 20 41 4E 44 20 ce the DISK AND
>> 03C980: 50 52 45 53 53 20 45 4E 54 45 52 C6 46 2A 00 C6 PRESS ENTER.F*..
>>
>> It almost suggests the floppy should have two files -
>>
>> AWDFLASH.EXE
>> k7001b13.bin
>>
>> My guess would be, once the BIOS automatically loads AWDFLASH from the
>> floppy, you'll be in interactive mode. The .BAT method is typically
>> attempted, when you are "flying blind" and cannot see the screen.
>> So it might not hurt to try one run, with just the two above files on the
>> disk.
>>
>> Paul
> I tried that but it didn't work either. Could the bin file have errors?
Bios Flash Failure 
Linear Mode
