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Old 07-31-2008, 03:31 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Re: Hardrives Don't exsist

WARNING!!!
I have done this only 2 times and was lucky (I guess). If the flashing fails, it may render your motherboard and the whole laptop useless... an expensive door stop or paper weight.

If you do not feel confident about this, PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED! Get a professional or bring it a repair shop. Sorry but I cannot guarantee this will work in your situation as it had in mine.

Proceed at your own RISK!!!
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If you do not have the PHLASH file, you can d/load from here:

http://www.biosman.com/bios-flash.html

THINGS TO REMEMBER:
  1. To use this file, boot into DOS mode.
  2. Prepare a DOS bootable floppy or a CD version equivalent
  3. Copy PHLASH.EXE and the BIOS update (name-of-bios.wph) file into the DOS floppy/CD
  4. Boot from floppy or CD
  5. In DOS, run PHLASH.exe name-of-bios.WPH
  6. If errors about a memory manager being present appears then make sure to edit CONFIG.SYS and REM DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS and REM DOS=HIGH in the floppy or in the CD version.

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