How can one flash the A8N32-SLI BIOS chip ?

Hello,

I am more the kind of "do it yourself" type when it comes to
computers

Flashing the (presumably) dead BIOS chip myself seems interesting.

So far I have learned of two options:

1. Hot swapping the bios. (weir/unreliable and dangerous)

2. Use an external device.

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*** Option 1 ***:
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I read about "hot swapping" the bios, but that seems way to dangerous.

And it's also weird I don't understand it, to help me understand it a
little bit I need a history lesson and more :

Were interrupts handled by CPU or BIOS back in the old days ?

Nowadays some say the BIOS is loaded into RAM (shadowed), does that
mean the CPU actually executes the BIOS code ?

Some say hot swapping works because of just that ! Since the BIOS is
in RAM, the bios chip can be removed while the computer is ON !

And it will even continue functioning ?!?

Amazing... I never tried it... especially not with my motherboard...
anybody tried it ?

Is it really true ??? How can that be ??? Does the CPU execute the
bios code ???

Maybe the BIOS code is just like another piece of software/program/DLL
library that gets sorta linked to programs... how all this works ???
hmm kinda strange...

Whatever the case may be, it's not recommended by others and I can
sure understand why

So that leads to option 2

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*** Option 2 ***:
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Use a device.

For that I have following questions:

What kind of chip is it ?

What kind of devices are available ?

How much do these devices cost ?

What's the cheapest device ?

How much does such a bios chip cost ?

Where can I order one ?

Thanks for any answers.

I am totaly newb to this any help and/or info is greatly appreciated

Bye,
Skybuck.

Also,

I like the idea of replacing the "flashable bios chip" with a "rom
bios chip" if possible.

To prevent any cracks/hacks/viruses/worms/etc from ****ing up my
computer.

Can I also make my own rom bios chip ?

Bye,
Skybuck.

On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:29:46 -0700, Skybuck <>
wrote:


>I am totaly newb to this
>
>Bye,
> Skybuck.



Dat hoef je niet meer te vermelden, want dat is intussen wel
duidelijk.
Domme Limbo!

JK

"Jaap Knasterhuis" <> schreef in bericht
news:...
> On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:29:46 -0700, Skybuck <>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I am totaly newb to this
>>
>>Bye,
>> Skybuck.
>
>
>
> Dat hoef je niet meer te vermelden, want dat is intussen wel
> duidelijk.
> Domme Limbo!
>
Don't feed the troll ;-)

--
Greets, ßiagio®

This is pretty technical information.

So I have sent an e-mail to asking for more information
about the bios chip.

Like chip model, type, price, devices, device prices, and if they sell
it

Could be interesting...

Bye,
Skybuck.

Jaap Knasterhuis wrote:
>
> On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:29:46 -0700, Skybuck <>
> wrote:
>
> >I am totaly newb to this
> >
> >Bye,
> > Skybuck.
>
> Dat hoef je niet meer te vermelden, want dat is intussen wel
> duidelijk.
> Domme Limbo!
>
> JK


Put on nothing but a long raincoat, sneak up on the chip and flash
it. Now, was that so hard?


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

> Put on nothing but a long raincoat, sneak up on the chip and flash
> it. Now, was that so hard?

Good joke ! =D

I wish it worked

Bye,
Skybuck.

On Jun 4, 10:06 pm, "d.schatkamer" <erg...@infuusdsl.nl> wrote:
> "Jaap Knasterhuis" <J.Plaf...@ronflonflon.nl> schreef in berichtnews:29r863dmu5fus54mkdb7kh3qd0254egjff@4ax .com...> On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:29:46 -0700, Skybuck <skybuck2...@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >>I am totaly newb to this
>
> >>Bye,
> >> Skybuck.
>
> > Dat hoef je niet meer te vermelden, want dat is intussen wel
> > duidelijk.
> > Domme Limbo!
>
> Don't feed the troll ;-)

Leuk spel:

Wie is de troll ?

Bye,
Skybuck.

On Jun 4, 3:29?pm, Skybuck <skybuck2...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hey Skybuck,

I think I know what's wrong with your motherboard...
http://www.fotosearch.com/bigcomp.as...6/DECDE038.JPG


I think Mike or Graham mentioned earlier this is really not the right
forum for the types of questions you ask. I would add that it's not
the right place to seek mental health assistance either.

Seriously, do you think any of us here give a damn about your broken
motherboard theories at this point? Go get some electronics
troubleshooting skills, or some lithium, or a new computer, or
whatever. Just get off S.E.D.