Are you using the floppy method or the harddrive method? Also, what model laptop are you working with?

Message Edited by leduke30 on 12-31-2005 02:55 PM

There are 2 floppy files and the largest one is the best for a normal BIOS Upgrade. You download it to your desktop, and then open and unzip it to a floppy diskette in A:\ Drive. Then use it to boot the computer into DOS to run the flash. If you have done all that and it still doesn't run, it may be a bad Floppy diskette. I once went through an entire 10pack of Memorex diskettes and the whole package was bad. I would do this to make as sure as possible that you have a good disk; put one in A:\Drive and format it, even though it appears to be blank and already formatted. If it balks at doing this, try another  diskette. If it still does not run, type the Flash command, skip a space at the end, and add /forceit

You got me, friend. I have done so many Bios Flashes-normal, forced and model change-that I have quit counting. That includes several on the CPiA and never had a problem. There is one other way that involves making a DOS bootable or System Disk first, then download the Non Packaged version(which is just the Executable) and simply send that file to A:\ Drive using the Send to*** option. Then put the diskette in A:\ Drive on the laptop and boot into DOS. When you use this type, you will have to type/enter the DOS Command  as there is no AUTOEXEC file on this type. When you boot to the A:\ Prompt at first,  type/enter  dir    (for directory) and it will show you the files on the diskette and then gives you another A:\ Prompt. It has been a while since I flashed a CPiA, but I believe the command is  CPIA_A15.EXE.

I use this nonpackaged type a great deal, as I make what I call "yo-yo" diskettes, to change BIOS on motherboards that can be used on more than one model, like the C800/Inspiron 8000 boards as an example, and have both Nonpackaged versions on one diskette. There is room for both of those, but not the larger versions with the extra files.

I give up!!!!! :-(

I've tried everything and it didnt work.  I get stock on the blue screen thats says Flashing Bios.  I guess I need a new computer lol.  Thank You for all your help.

Contact me with the Message service at page top. I have a good A15 CPiA Bios Chip, and maybe we can work something out. I am sorry I could help you correct yours, but  a corrupt chip sometimes does weird things.