Addendum: the testing procedure
The testing Procedure was as follows:
Action
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Notes
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1. Boot from Original BIOS Chip with RD1 inserted |
This tells us if the RD1 interferes with booting |
2. Backup old BIOS to Floppy |
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3. Flashing old BIOS to RD1 |
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4. Booting from RD1 with old BIOS |
This tells us if the old BIOS version works
with RD1 |
5. Booting from Original BIOS Chip again |
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6. Flashing newest avaiable BIOS to original BIOS
Chip |
This tells us if the newest BIOS works with
the Mainboard |
7. Booting from Original BIOS Chip again |
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8. Flashing newest avaiable BIOS to RD1 |
This tells us if the newest BIOS works with
RD1 |
9. Booting from RD1 with new BIOS |
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10. Booting from Original BIOS Chip again |
If all Steps up to here were OK, then RD1 works |
In case the boot from RD1 failed: |
It is recommended to flash
again if the first flash to the RD1 failed. |
11. Do a second flash of the original BIOS to
the RD1 |
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12. Booting from RD1 with new BIOS after second
flashing |
If it works now, RD is considered working |
Now on to the Test Candidates:
Manufacturer
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Model
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Mainboard
revision
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BIOS
Chip type
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Old
BIOS version
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new
BIOS version
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Flash Utility
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Shuttle
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HOT-663
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V12
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SST 29EE020
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6630s019
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6630S032
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not listed
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AWDFLASH 6.31 Evaluation!, AWDFLASH 7.66
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When flashing the old BIOS into RD1, the BIOS complained
after PCI listing displaying "flash unknown", so
this means the old BIOS doesn't know the flash chip used in
the RD1. This problem is only cosmetic, the Mainboard booted
OK. After flashing the newest available BIOS, the error message
dissapeared.
The RD1 is suited for this mainboard.
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Manufacturer
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Model
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Mainboard
revision
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BIOS
Chip type
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Old
BIOS version
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new
BIOS version
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Flash Utility
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Giga Byte
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GA-6BXC
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1.9
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SST 29EE020
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2.5
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F3
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yes
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Flash 8.53, AWDFLASH 7.66
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All test steps were OK, the RD1 is suited for this mainboard.
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Manufacturer
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Model
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Mainboard
revision
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BIOS
Chip type
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Old
BIOS version
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new
BIOS version
|
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Flash Utility
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Soltek
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75KAV
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F5
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SST 39SF02
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Q7
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Q9.1
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not listed
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AWDFLASH 8.0
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All test steps were OK, the RD1 is suited for this mainboard.
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Manufacturer
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Model
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Mainboard
revision
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BIOS
Chip type
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Old
BIOS version
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new
BIOS version
|
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Flash Utility
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ASUS
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A7V133
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1.05
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Mosel V29C51002T
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1006 Beta 0001-I
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1008
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yes, reported to ioss by two users
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AFLASH 2.02
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The only problem was that after flashing the new BIOS version
to the original bios chip the CMOS had to be cleared in order
to get the mainboard to boot. This seems not to be RD1 related,
but the genaral ASUS problem with new BIOSes.
The RD1 is suited for this mainboard.
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Manufacturer
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Model
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Mainboard
revision
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BIOS
Chip type
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Old
BIOS version
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new
BIOS version
|
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Flash Utility
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Shuttle
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AK31
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V13A
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Winbond 29C020
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AK31S027
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Ak31s40a
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not listed
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AWDFLASH 8.14C
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All test steps were OK, the RD1 is suited for this mainboard.
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Manufacturer
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Model
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Mainboard
revision
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BIOS
Chip type
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Old
BIOS version
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new
BIOS version
|
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Flash Utility
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ASUS
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P2B
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1.10.
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Winbond W29C020
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1008
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1012
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yes, reported to ioss by eight users
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Aflash 202, Aflash 1.27
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After flashing the old BIOS to the RD1, booting from it hung
with POST code 63h ("Boot Attempt; Set Low Stack; Boot
via INT 19h"). Flashing the new BIOS to the RD1 twice
did not change anything, the P2B did not boot from RD1, only
from the original bios chip.
Micke from Eksitdata
gave me the tip to try a older flash tool. And lo and behold
- with Aflash 1.27 I did succeed.
After using Aflash 1.27 all test steps were OK, so the RD1
is suited for this mainboard.
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