BIOS update

[D.Arbib]

Chipset driver version is 7.01 and i am using 32bit XPpro/Sp2

 

[JohnnyX]

Download this and try it.
ASUS Update V6.01.01 Installation Program for Windows 95/98/ME/NT40/2000/XP/2003.

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

 

[D.Arbib]

I would add

These are the details of the BIOS Image Information
Model A8N-SLI
Version Asus A8N-SLI deluxe ACPI.BIOS
Rev 1012
Chipset: NF-CK804
Date: 03/20/2005
On board Sound AC97
Onboard Lan Exist (WL)
BIOS size 512k BIOS Type Award

 

[D.Arbib]

Can't find v.6.01.01

 

[D.Arbib]

This is the error file sent to M$

T<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<DATABASE>
<EXE NAME="Winflash.exe" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_PRIVACY">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="AsMultiLang.dll" SIZE="50688" CHECKSUM="0x6A05C030" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.1.3" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.1.3" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.1" FILE_DESCRIPTION="AsMultiLang" COMPANY_NAME="" PRODUCT_NAME="" FILE_VERSION="1.0.1.3" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="AsMultiLang" INTERNAL_NAME="" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) 2005 ASUS" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.1.3" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.1.3" LINK_DATE="10/24/2005 08:02:44" UPTO_LINK_DATE="10/24/2005 08:02:44" VER_LANGUAGE="Chinese (Taiwan) [0x404]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="ASUSBIOS.DLL" SIZE="53248" CHECKSUM="0xA3516FC4" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.30.0.1" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.30.0.1" PRODUCT_VERSION="5, 30, 0, 1" FILE_DESCRIPTION="DLL for ASUSBIOS Flash Driver with reserving DMI information" COMPANY_NAME="ASUSTeK Computer Inc." PRODUCT_NAME="ASUSBIOS.DLL" FILE_VERSION="5, 30, 0, 1" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="ASUSBIOS.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="ASUSBIOS" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (c) ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 1999-2004" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.30.0.1" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.30.0.1" LINK_DATE="11/24/2004 04:07:01" UPTO_LINK_DATE="11/24/2004 04:07:01" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="AsusSite.dll" SIZE="32768" CHECKSUM="0x57E00B2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" LINK_DATE="11/15/2005 00:49:51" UPTO_LINK_DATE="11/15/2005 00:49:51" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="BIOSINFO.DLL" SIZE="57344" CHECKSUM="0x62CF4700" BIN_FILE_VERSION="6.0.0.1" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="6.0.0.1" PRODUCT_VERSION="6, 0, 0, 1" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Get the ASUS BIOS Information" COMPANY_NAME="ASUSTeK Computer Inc." PRODUCT_NAME="ASUSTeK BIOSINFO.DLL" FILE_VERSION="6, 0, 0, 1" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="BIOSINFO.DLL" INTERNAL_NAME="BIOSINFO.DLL" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (c) ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 1999-2004" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="6.0.0.1" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="6.0.0.1" LINK_DATE="09/26/2005 01:41:54" UPTO_LINK_DATE="09/26/2005 01:41:54" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="BS_DEF.DLL" SIZE="159744" CHECKSUM="0xE4DB33CB" BIN_FILE_VERSION="6.5.0.1" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="6.5.0.1" PRODUCT_VERSION="6, 5, 0, 1" FILE_DESCRIPTION="ASUS BIOS Flash Default Driver" COMPANY_NAME="ASUSTeK Computer Inc." PRODUCT_NAME="ASUS BS_DEF" FILE_VERSION="6, 5, 0, 1" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="BS_DEF.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="BS_DEF" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (c) ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 2000-2005" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="6.5.0.1" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="6.5.0.1" LINK_DATE="10/07/2005 02:24:22" UPTO_LINK_DATE="10/07/2005 02:24:22" VER_LANGUAGE="Chinese (Taiwan) [0x404]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="MyLogo.exe" SIZE="1839104" CHECKSUM="0x42B52411" BIN_FILE_VERSION="7.1.0.4" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.1.0.4" PRODUCT_VERSION="7, 1, 0, 4" FILE_DESCRIPTION="MyLogo MFC Application" COMPANY_NAME="ASUSTek Computer Inc." PRODUCT_NAME="MyLogo Application" FILE_VERSION="7, 1, 0, 4" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="MyLogo.EXE" INTERNAL_NAME="MyLogo" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) 2001-2005" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="7.1.0.4" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.1.0.4" LINK_DATE="11/23/2005 03:11:27" UPTO_LINK_DATE="11/23/2005 03:11:27" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="Update.exe" SIZE="1417216" CHECKSUM="0x72C107FD" BIN_FILE_VERSION="7.3.0.1" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.3.0.1" PRODUCT_VERSION="7, 3, 0, 1" FILE_DESCRIPTION="ASUS Windows Platform Flash Program" COMPANY_NAME="ASUSTek Computer Inc." PRODUCT_NAME="ASUS Update" FILE_VERSION="7, 3, 0, 1" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="Update.EXE" INTERNAL_NAME="ASUS Update" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) 2001-2005" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="7.3.0.1" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.3.0.1" LINK_DATE="12/29/2005 06:36:00" UPTO_LINK_DATE="12/29/2005 06:36:00" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="WinFlash.exe" SIZE="917504" CHECKSUM="0x1E744E44" BIN_FILE_VERSION="7.0.0.3" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.0.0.3" PRODUCT_VERSION="7, 0, 0, 3" FILE_DESCRIPTION="ASUS Window base BIOS Flash Program" COMPANY_NAME="ASUSTeK Computer Inc." PRODUCT_NAME="ASUS Window Base BIOS Flash Program" FILE_VERSION="7, 0, 0, 3" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="WinFlash.EXE" INTERNAL_NAME="WinFlash" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright (c) ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 2000-2004" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="7.0.0.3" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.0.0.3" LINK_DATE="12/20/2005 08:21:50" UPTO_LINK_DATE="12/20/2005 08:21:50" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
</EXE>
<EXE NAME="kernel32.dll" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_THISFILEONLY">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="kernel32.dll" SIZE="983552" CHECKSUM="0x4CE79457" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows NT BASE API Client DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="kernel32" INTERNAL_NAME="kernel32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xFF848" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:36" UPTO_LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:36" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
</EXE>
</DATABASE>

 

[JohnnyX]

That link takes you to where the file is.

" ASUS Update V6.01.01 Installation Program for Windows 95/98/ME/NT40/2000/XP/2003"

Was pasted from there...

 

[D.Arbib]

I found and installed v6.10.01 which was the only one I could find,and searched on the three sites and after prolonged search insisted on upgrading to 7.04.01 which I had before.

I also tried 1016.001 in case. No good. but a brief note came up:
NT Service Registry Error

 

[D.Arbib]

Aha! Problem solved

Asus confirmed that there may be a flaw in 7.04.01 and suggested 6.01.02 which I installed from their url.

But I found that the uninstallation of 7.04.01 did not remove the desktop icon which when I ran it created an error "Unable to load BIOS.INFO.dll"

Searched and deleted any reference to Asus update as well as the icon and re-installed 6.01.02

Tried updating from their sites, but a call to update the updater was always first.

So downloaded, unzipped and filed 1016.001

Updated sucessfully from this file

Inforned Asus they have a flaw in 7.04.01 for my particualr setup.

The url for 6.01.02

http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/flash/AsusUpdt61002.zip

might be useful for others.