Hi,
saw somting similar some time ago with a buddy of mine....
Date change and even spontaneous typing !!
In that case only the bios was affected.
I unhooked the HDD and booted from floppy.
Flashed the BIOS.... shit, 2 sectors are not overwritten ?
Oh well, let's see what happens .... you guessed it : same thang.
I found out the BIOS had an update util aboard that flashes the BIOS the standard way - and that did not work, obviously.
I got me the dos flash tool which is freely available on the net.
It had a /F option to force a complete overwrite, and this time around it worked. Including the 2 sectors that would not work the first time(s).
And those contained the virus.
Most antivirus programs scan for and find various BIOS viruses.
BTW, do not give up on the board too quickly - usually there is a fix or workaround for your kind of problem.
I work in IT and i have seen only 2 unrecoverable mainboards in 10 years.
If the BIOS is onboard it cannot be replaced. If it is seated in a socket it can be replaced for a few bucks.
Even if regular BIOS flashers do not work there are more powerful programs on the net to be found. Ask someone for help if not sure.... and STILL think a few times before messing with your BIOS though.
I have found technicians from 4 big manufacturors that were willing to let me have BIOS software only factory technicians are supposed to posess.
Got those per Email, under strict orders NOT to spread them.
Just be nice to them :-)
Also, i would recommend to scan your disk in another system.
Just add the disk to a working pc which has a fully updated av-scanner.
And if you have the option, jumper the mobo to write-protect the BIOS.
(after flashing, ofcourse)
I love Asus mobos and have found the Asus people helpful in the past.
I would not give up on that board.
Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by dreamy
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