Hi
I am trying to update the BIOS on this motherboard, but it is telling me that it is write protected.
The manual states the option to disable this is in the BIOS settings in 'Miscellaneous Control' however, it does not appear in there.
I have been through the other BIOS Setup pages very carefully but cannot find any reference to it.
In fairness the manual contradicts itself as the picture of the 'Miscellaneous Control' page does not show the option! It shows what I can see.
When I try to update the BIOS it gets right to the end and says the BIOS is right protected, 'Check the jumper settings'.
So this indicates that the right protect is jumper controlled, however, I cannot find any jumper that seems to indicate in any way that it is for this.
I have also spent several hours Googling the problem with no results.
As this is Rev: 1.0 would this seem to indicate that this is an early version? The picture of the board on the Jetway website it very slightly different.
Anyway, can someone please help with this one because I really am tearing out my hair....what's left of it.
Many thanks
Michael D Shaw
Telford England.
I understand what you are saying. The only course of action I see left is to e mail the company and ask them if there is a way to skip the "disabling" step in the update. If there is no way to skip the step then I see no way to update the Bios.
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Hi
Thank you for taking the time to respond.
The Motherboard is a 'Jetway S755MAX' and on the board under the name it states 'Rev: 1.0.'
If there is any further information required then please just let me know.
Thanks again.
Regards
Mike
Thanks for that.
I do have a copy of this but dare I say the last section which details how to update the BIOS is incorrect (or appears incorrect) for my board. It states that you go to the 'Miscellaneous Control' section of the BIOS Setup and disable the 'Flash Part Write Protect'. Only problem is the option is not there!!! I have tried to do the update and it gets right to the end and states that the 'BIOS is write protect', 'Check Jumper Settings'. So this appears to conflict with the instructions.
HELP!
The version instaled is '755MAXA03.BIN' and I want to upgrade to '755MAXA04.BIN'
Hi
Thanks for your help.
I am using the AWDFlash.exe for this, following the instructions in section 4-10 (page 43) but it just fails at the end saying BIOS write protect, check jumper settings.
I am beginning to wonder if because this option is missing from the BIOS settings to disable the write-protect, does this effectively make it impossible to upgrade, as the option is actually part of the BIOS itself...if you see what I mean???
Yes you are correct, the info on that page is incorrect. The new bios was put out in 05 and the manual you have was put out in 03. Hence why I do believe they are wanting you to use the Awdflash exe for the install... when you go to the main download page for the bios there is a link at the top regarding updating the bios... http://www.jetway.com.tw/evisn/download/...
Here is a question, are you using the Awdflash.exe that they reccoment to use for doing the bios flash?
After looking through the info on jetway website and going over the files for the bios updates, if you do not see the selection to disable the Write Protect in Miscellaneous Control of the BIOS then you have the latest version already. So, no need to update the bios.
Hope this helps... if it dose let me know. Go to the following website... and the first to last listed is your Motherboard. (S755MAXR1A) open the zip file, it conatins a PDF file. Pay attent to Chaper 4 section 10. It will tell you just how to update your Bios.
http://www.jetway.com.tw/evisn/download/...
I am guessing that you already found the new bios that you are going to update to. Make sure you verify that it is the correct bios for *********** board and that it is an updated version. It looks to me like the bios for the mother board has not changed in about 4 years. But I could be wrong on that.
What mother board are you updating the bios on? Make and model please... and yes it is going to be jumper controlled. I just need to know what mother board so I can tell you the correct jump.
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