My Sound is not working...

[katzdvd]

Chewy, should I pull all cards from their slots/unplug usb hub, etc., before flash bios, or does that not matter?

[doctorhardware]

If the computer is still booting you can still reflash the bios. It is only when the computer is not booting that you can't reflash and the flash chip needs to be pulled to reprogram the flash chip.

[Chewy]

Chewy, should I pull all cards from their slots/unplug usb hub, etc., before flash bios, or does that not matter?

usb hub, anything that draws or supplies power

a pci card won't matter

when computers had isa slots a failed flash could be recovered with an isa video card, go figure

[katzdvd]

Another thought;
Instead of putting these files on a floppy, could I burn them all to cd & do the flash from there? Seems like it would be more reliable.

[Chewy]

sure, ever make a dos boot cd?

I would have the bios flashed quicker

[katzdvd]

sure, ever make a dos boot cd?

I would have the bios flashed quicker

Never did; Always booted from floppy w/ old 95/98 systems when formatting. When xp came out it was easy enough to format/partition/install with the xp installation cd.

Guess I need to read up on the "slipstream" method a bit more before attempting the new install as well.

[katzdvd]

Chewy, when fresh installing; Should I use the older mobo drivers from abits' site, or the newer VIA ones? (we don't like the VIA ones)?

[Chewy]

now this part is critical, I have covered it before and there is a semi-consensus on the issue

load no drivers till you see what's missing from device manager

the motherboard cd's are worse than useless in most cases

the websites not much better

the drivers embedded in the OS are well tested
MS finally forced chipset makers to quit screwing up usb with their mickey mouse drivers

for example nforce drivers work great for pata drives, just don't try and burn a dvd with em

[katzdvd]

load no drivers till you see what's missing from device manager

the motherboard cd's are worse than useless in most cases

the websites not much better

the drivers embedded in the OS are well tested
MS finally forced chipset makers to quit screwing up usb with their mickey mouse drivers

If memory serves me correct, I believe after I install win xp/sp2, the only thing that shows up missing in dev. manager is the onboard sound. So, if I disable that in the bios after the flash, it looks like everything should come up roses

I will tackle this later today.

[Chewy]

stay the heck away from them damn via hyperon drivers

[katzdvd]

Chewy - printed out & followed your instructions to a "T". Flash went well from floppy. Rebooted, turned off onboard sound in bios.

Still no ESCD entry there... what is up with that?

Did not do clean install at this point - should try to get bios situation figured out first?

[doctorhardware]

Is there an updated manual for the motherboard or any notes for the new version for the Bios update? Maybe that was a feature that was eliminated?

[Chewy]

well the manual does not match the bios, that's ok

they may have that feature auto implemented

remove the sound card from device manager and let windows redetect after reboot

have you uninstalled the hyperion drivers

[katzdvd]

I have disabled the sound card in the bios, after the flash; It does not show up in dev. manager. The hyperion drivers? Do you mean the ones from abit's site?
http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/...es=1&model=230 Those are the ones that I have on the pc right now. VIA SATA & Chipset.

[Chewy]

VIA Chipset Driver is the

VIAHyperion4in1456v.exe