[Notip]

Motherboard: ECS PM800-M2 Rev.:1.0
Serial No.: H99100F42300074
Chipsets: VIA PM800 & VIA VT8237
CPU: Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 2.26GHz
BIOS: Phoenix-AwardBIOS v 6.00PG
Firmware Version: 101.110
Bios Date: 05/25/2004
BIOS Size: 512 KB
BIOS Starting Segment: E000h
DMI Version: 2.2


System: Windows XP Pro SP3

The present CPU shall be changed into Intel Pentium 4 Prescott 3.00GHz,
which will be recognized only after a BIOS-update.
Please try to help where to find a BIOS-update; Phoenix support did not reply.
Thank you very much in advance.

[iPlayer]

ECS Web Site

[MIG-31]

Just open Iplayers link he posted select Download & then Bios:

The latest version vor the board is 1.2e

and the fixes are (and will include the updates from the previous versions)

1. Update micro code CPUID = 0F44H, Patch ID = 02h.
2. Patch need set time/date/year second time after clear CMOS issue.
3. Support S3.
4. Patch NX , C1E , TM2 function.
5. Support E0 stepping Hi-ratio frequency
6. Update micro code.
7. Set NX BIOS Function Default is Disabled.
8. Fixed Prescott CPU speed 3.4G shows 2.8G
9. Support ATMEL flash ROM.
10. Patch ATI 9800 AGP card compatiblity.
11. Fixed some k/B mouse cannot resume from S1

[Notip]

Hallo again and thanks for your so fast reply.
I downloaded this version 1.2e already before and used Winflash. Only WinFlash said
that the Bios is too big. In the Award Flash Utility I found an Application 'AWD865'.
What do I have to do with that? Do I have to use it before using WinFlash?

[simonw]

AWD865 is the DOS app to flash the BIOS.

Read this:
http://www.ecs.com.tw/extra/flashutl/awardflash.pdf

[Notip]

Hi SIMONW, thanks a lot for this good advice. I found only a Bios 1.2e on the ECS Web site, but this came down as an .exe ( m8m2318.exe) not as .bin
Since I am not very familiar with DOS would my input then be:
A\:> AWD865 m8m2318.exe /cc/cd/cp
Kindly confirm. Thanks

[iPlayer]

No, you need to extract the *.bin first. The *.exe should be a self extracting archive.

[Notip]

Thanks iPlayer,
I got the .bin : *m8m2318.BIN* . Now I will try when I am sure not to have a frequent brownout

[Notip]

Hi ,
I followed the example given by simonw, only that WinXP allows me only to Quick Format and Create an MS-DOS startup disk. After adding Bios Flash Utility and Bios to it the following files were on the Floppy:

AWD865.exe
DISPLAY.SYS
EGA2.CPI
EGA3.CPI
EGA.CPI
KEYB.COM
KEYBOARD.SYS
KEYBRD2.SYS
KEYBRD3.SYS
KEYBRD4.SYS
m8m2318.BIN
MODE.COM

Booting from the Floppy produced the following message:

The following file is missing or corrupted: COMMAND.COM
Type the name of the Command Interperter (e.g., C:\Windows\COMMAND.COM)
A:\>

Even doing this I get stuck with the same message again and again after pressing 'Enter'

So far I could not find any solution to this. Please help

[Notip]

Ok, I settled the former problem with 'COMMAND.COM'. I changed the Bios Jumper Protection settings, started from the Floppy and entered
A:\> AWD865 m8m2318.bin /cc/cd/cp but at File Name to Program : m8m2318.bin_ it showed only 'Please Wait!' , no further progress.
Please who can help?

[simonw]

I just want to double-check when you used the WinFlash first, did you already change the BIOS jumper settings previously? It might be worth a second try, especially if the DOS app is not working.

Besides that, I don't really have any more ideas, you could try the ECS Technical Support:
ECS Web Site

[Notip]

A big thanks to everybody who tried to help me. In the end it was very easy to do with WinFlash: the extacted '.bin' had to be used and not the '.exe' of the Bios update. Moreover I found out that the Bios-Protection-Jumper was set in the wrong position by the original 'specialist' due to a poor description in the manual. So thanks again!

[Neshi]

glad you got it all worked out