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‎03-09-2018 05:22 PM - edited ‎03-09-2018 05:24 PM

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Hi again. I tried downloading the softpaq file from the link and the computer won't give me access to it. It says the file has been blocked for my protection by an administrator. Is there any way I could get the files for the BIOS flash from somewhere without using the .exe file? Thanks in advance.

 

PS: I also tried running the .exe as administrator and it failed.

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‎03-09-2018 06:41 PM

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Hi:

 

I have zipped up and attached the DOS based BIOS flash files below.

 

Just unzip the file and copy the file contents to your FAT 32 formatted USB flash drive and follow the instructions I posted the other day to update the BIOS using the F10 bios update method.

dc7700 DOS Flash.zip
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‎03-12-2018 09:10 PM

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Hello again.

I am pleased to inform that the BIOS Flash was successful. However, I have been unable to install the full 8GB of RAM on the computer. Sometimes it seems to "see" The 8GB, but when I save the configuration changes, it fails to boot to Windows and just stays blank with no video signal. I don't know if there's any possible further compatible BIOS versions... Or if it's a case of hardware malfunction or limitations. I am unsure of how to get it to work, but at least the system works with much more RAM than before (it only had 1GB)
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‎03-12-2018 09:26 PM

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Hi,

 

Sorry that the BIOS update didn't get the memory to work.

 

There aren't any others you can try.

 

You may want to try the memory brand I posted the other day.

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‎03-13-2018 05:29 AM - edited ‎03-13-2018 05:32 AM

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Hi again...

I recently found a youtube video where someone mamaged to install a Core 2 Duo E7600 on this model of computer, but they upgraded their BIOS to a version named 786E1 v3.07... Their memory also read 6GB of RAM... Does it make any sense for that version of the BIOS to work? If so, I'd need a way to download the files

 

Edit: Here is the video for Reference: https://youtu.be/ZwO9vOaFuGg

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‎03-13-2018 07:10 AM

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Hi:

 

You would have to know if your PC supports VPro, and since you have a Pentium D in there now, I can tell you that it doesn't.

 

If you try that BIOS version now, you will wreck your PC.

 

I think you need to install one of the supported C2D processors before you can use that BIOS version, and I am not even 100% sure of that.

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