HAALLP !! XP x64 issue !!

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ok, so i install the final version of XP x64,…everything goes fine…(installed version includes service pack)
FYI my config - AMD64 3000+ ,asus K8N, 256 RAM.
Now…i install my latest nvidia nforce 64 bit 250 drivers, also nvidia 64 bit display drivers.and my Realtek AC97 64bit drivers.

Now everything works fine, networking n all…except…i get this error !!
I get a bubble saying i have a system error.. Event 106.
this is what it says.

so i go check on microsoft site and find out many people are facing the same problem…and apparently the solution is to re-flash your bios.

ok…now…1stly…my driver cd which i got alog with the motherboard does not recognize my motherboard :open_mouth: …meaning it says its not asus.

now i have 2 files which i think are bios files…plz help me here…
one is K8N.rom (512kb) and the other is K8N1004.ami (downloaded from asus site recently)

now…1> my asus bios flasher is not 64bit compatible, hence it does not work, nor does the asus update utility.
2> if i have to,..how do i flash my bios ,and which file do i use. :huh:

thts all for now…need feedback asap !!

p.s - no AV works,…had read somewhere that NOD32 does,..tried it..but it does not ! suggest 64bit compatible AV also !!

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flash ur m/b bios in dos using a dos bootable floppy /cd. you can find the dos flasher program on the asus site.

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u mean using a 98 bootable floppy rite…but which file do i use for the bios…rom or.ami

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What video card?if ur card has different 2d and 3d clocks-that error is actually an unsuccessful transition from one to the other,fairly common and nothing to worry about.

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try any of them. the flasher program will promt you if it is wrong extension. try the *.rom first.

I hope you have d/l’ed the correct bios file for your m/b. kindly reconfirm it from the asus website.

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i’m on a nvidia GeForce 4 440 mx 128DDR

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@deejay - the rom file is on the motherboard cd..whereas i downloaded the .ali file from the asus website.

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update..-- i reflashed my bios with the old k8n.rom which is included in my motherboard driver cd by the alt + F2 method.
but its still the same…
i need to update it with the new bios which i downloaded from the asus site, but its K8N1004.AMI …now how do i use a ami file type to upgrade ??
using the alt +F2 method..it says 'could not find ‘K8N.rom’

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why dont you use the afudos utility that comes with the bios files at asus site ? create a bootable floppy and then copy the afudos and the bios file then boot from the floppy and use the afudos command to flash the bios. think the command is

afudos /i

but check out the exact command to use by typing afudos /? at the prompt

alternatively you can try renaming the .ami file to k8n.rom and dumping it on a floppy and then use the alt + f2 method

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Yes , as bottle has suggested rename the file “K8N1004.rom” and try the alt + f2 method.

if that is not successful then use the tried and tested method of dos flashing.

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ok guys…thanks a lot. flashing successful…my new bios is ver. 1004 …still prob exisits… i still get error event id 106 :frowning: