Bios Flashing ?

olithereal · May 28, 2008

Hey guys, I wonder if with the p5k-e/wifi and the CPU e8400 I will need to flash to BIOS, or they will work out of the box?

If I need to flash it, I will use an old intel pentium 4 2.6ghz CPU I have, it will work fine, right?

And for the updating procedure, I'm not sure, will this work?

Updade:

1. Reboot.
2. Press (tap) <DEL> during POST (Power-On Self Test) to enter BIOS Setup.
3. Load BIOS Defaults (press <F5>).
4. Insert the USB Flash Disk containing the BIOS file P5BDxxxx.ROM. (Note that the USB Flash Disk has to be inserted before boot to enter BIOS, otherwise it won't be detected).
5. Save and Exit <F10>. (BIOS will now restart).
6. During BIOS restart, press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup again.
7. Under Tools menu, select ASUS EZ Flash 2. It may take 20 seconds for the drives to show up. Select a drive in the left pane <Tab>. Use <Up> and <Down> arrows and <Enter> to select a drive. If you don't see the BIOS file in the right pane, check the other drives. Note that the drive letters are not the same here as in Windows and that no HDD's are shown here.
8. Select the BIOS file (e.g. P5BD1101.ROM) and press <Enter> to start flashing. Supervise the update, which includes the following stages: Erasing - Flashing (writing) - Verification. BIOS will automatically restart when the update is ready.
9. Disconnect the USB Flash Disk before/during the restart.
10. Perform a C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) which resets the chipset. Power down, remove power cord from the PSU for 2 minutes and then power up.
11. Enter BIOS and load BIOS Defaults <F5> again.
12. Reinsert your preferred BIOS settings - if you are using AHCI or RAID mode, don't forget to set 'Configure SATA as' to [AHCI / RAID]. Also remember the settings for the JMicron Controller, Audio and Memory Voltage. Check also that the Boot Device Priority is ok.
13. Save and Exit <F10> (automatic restart).
14. Press <DEL> to enter BIOS Setup and make a final check that all BIOS settings are ok. Save any changes.

BTW, I get the new BIOS revision from ASUS' website, right?

And will this work with a CD-ROM?

Thanks.

J-Man · May 28, 2008

Can you flash a BIOS with a CD because I left the floppy out of my case.

hat · May 28, 2008

I like to use my USB drive for this process but, at least with the way DFI does things, it complicates the process a little bit.
you SHOULD be able to make a DOS bootdisk with the files on it, I'm not sure though. I've never done it with a CD

CrackerJack · May 28, 2008

If you got atleast the 201 bios you shouldn't have to flash.
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=P5K-E/WIFI-AP

farlex85 · May 28, 2008

I imagine you'll be fine unless you get shipped an older board for some reason. The Bios needed for the 8400 came out in January, so they should be shipping w/ at least that one at this point. Is that p4 a lga 775? The earlier ones were socket 478, and if thats the case it won't work, but if its a later one it should work.

olithereal · May 28, 2008

farlex85 said:
I imagine you'll be fine unless you get shipped an older board for some reason. The Bios needed for the 8400 came out in January, so they should be shipping w/ at least that one at this point. Is that p4 a lga 775? The earlier ones were socket 478, and if thats the case it won't work, but if its a later one it should work.

How do I look if its a lga 775 or if its 478? :ohwell:

Frogger · May 28, 2008

olithereal said:
How do I look if its a lga 775 or if its 478?

just build the rig put the 84 in and see if it BOOTs

farlex85 · May 28, 2008

olithereal said:
How do I look if its a lga 775 or if its 478?

It should actually be on the chip, in very small print. If you know the exact model number (should also be printed on the chip) you can look it up. Like I said, I don't think you'll have to worry about it though, it should come w/ the correct bios. I don't think you can use a cd, but I've never used an asus board, so others may know more about that process.

Wetbehindtheears · May 29, 2008

Use the instructions you posted - the easiest way on ASUS is with USB. You can make a bootable USB Flash disk from following this article (was for flashing Maximus to Rampage) but it will apply to make a USB Flash Disk.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=179580

Good luck :toast:

olithereal · May 29, 2008

Wetbehindtheears said:
Use the instructions you posted - the easiest way on ASUS is with USB. You can make a bootable USB Flash disk from following this article (was for flashing Maximus to Rampage) but it will apply to make a USB Flash Disk.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=179580

Good luck

the link seems broken to me

Frogger · May 29, 2008

try this link http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=179580

olithereal · May 29, 2008

Frogger said:
try this link http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=179580

working,thanks

Wetbehindtheears · May 29, 2008

sorry bout that

driver66 · May 29, 2008

olithereal said:
How do I look if its a lga 775 or if its 478?

478 pins on the CPU .....775 pins are in the mobo socket :toast:

philbrown23 · May 29, 2008

yeah if it is a 478 it would have lots of pins on the cpu, the 775 cpus just have a bunch of small dots.

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