Able to update BIOS?

[popgreen]

Well, i'm attempting to obtain a copy of Windows 7 (64bit ) from < https://archeive.org/details/windows7.iso right now. Is there a way to verify the .iso after the download is complete? Then I'll try using Rufus to copy the .iso to the usb medium. Is this another bad plan on my part?

-Thanks

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Probably. 

W7 is not a supported operating system to run the BIOS update on either. 

I'd say don't update the BIOS.

[popgreen]

Hi Paul,

I flashed the BIOS on a H-Joshua-H61-uATX (Foxconn 2ADA) mainboard, with Board Label PCWPA0PCY4T00k from JOS_815.rom v8.15 to 8.17 Rev. Using Windows 8.1 with the safuwin.exe utility in Powershell. Once the process completed, I powercycled the machine and entered the BIOS setup. I checked the BIOS revision version and it stated bios revision 8.17 Rev. A (all is good I thought), then I exited the BIOS setup. Now only a blank screen is displayed with no signal at monitor.

I have tried creating a usb medium with FAT32 filesystem and placed JOS_817.ROM file now renamed AMIBOOT.ROM at root. No boot to medium.

I have tried creating a bootable medium with UNetbootin containing FreeDOS then dropping in safuwin.exe along with AMIBOOT.ROM. The machine will not boot (screen blank).

I have tried simultaneously pressing ctrl ++ and shift ++ at boot and no luck. Is this more than BIOS set to quiet boot somehow?

What are your thoughts on how to correct this situation if possible?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Sorry that the BIOS update was not successful. 

Unfortunately, I don't know how you can recover the PC from a failed BIOS update. 

You may want to start a new discussion on that problem. 

Paul