Updating bios on chaintech nf4ultra

[dgood]

I have read a review or two that says I may need to update the bios to most recent version for it to be compatable with dual channel memory, or something like that though it may not be the case can someone tell me how I can tell when I put it together its reading as dual channel? and how to go about flashing the bios? (i'm asking in advance before I put the computer together. ( just looked cool)

[dgood]

I also have read many people using nforce4 ultra bios for bfg board saying its the same but better bios. Should I use those and if so where can I get them at?

[killswitch83]

well, actually, you might be talking about dual-core processors...I know in order to use a dual-core processor on an older board like that, you would have to flash the BIOS for it to support the processor.....I wouldn't think you would need a BIOS flash to support dual-channel memory on that board.....but just in case, here's how to do it:

download the newest BIOS from chaintech's website (as that is your mobo manufacturer)

put it somewhere you know where it is (this will be important later); I always put it in the main C:\ directory, instead of in a file somewhere, it make things a little easier.

have a boot disk ready so you can go to DOS after restarting your machine

while in DOS, and at the A:\ prompt, change your current position to C:\

after doing this, type the name of the loading file and the .bin file as an argument (NOTE: the loading file will be a .exe, but the actual BIOS file will be a .bin file); you type the argument like this at the C:\ prompt:

executable file .bin file

where executable is the name of the .exe file, and .bin is the name of the .bin file.......what should then happen is that the BIOS loader comes up in DOS and starts the flashing process.....it varies by BIOS manufacturer, just so you know. Usually after the process is done, it will prompt you to restart the computer. After doing so, check your BIOS version by going into the BIOS to verify it worked.......this whole procedure must be done with caution, because if it isn't, it can screw the BIOS completely, thus making your mobo useless unless you have some form of recovery for the old BIOS (the loader should ask you if you want to back-up your BIOS, otherwise I'm not sure how you would back up your BIOS).

Another easy way of doing all this crap is use WinFlash. Just follow the instructions in the link, it explains how to use it, just make sure you have the newest BIOS downloaded from chaintech. It will be a zip file more than likely, so you know. I hope this helped, I know it's long, but hey, well worth it

[gvblake22]

I used the award WinFlash utility to flash the BIOS on my VNF4 Ultra right in windows and it worked great. I would highly suggest that as it is MUUUUCH easier

LINKY HERE

EDIT: HAHA, crap, just noticed you posted the winflash link too. Oh well!

[killswitch83]

hahaha, I covered all my bases!!!!! rofl