Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:08:52 -0800 From: Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Slightly OT - BIOS Upgrade Fuji B142 Problem
Thanks for the advice, Matt! Just tried this but no go.... Got same PhoenixPhlash Error Message: "File Close failed on BIOS.ROM" I do get about 4 or five beeps when it is finishing process.... I also forgot to mention that I took out the extra RAM that I put in too, just in case that makes a difference...but it hasn't seemed to... Any other ideas? Thanks, Mark on 3/20/05 10:48 PM, Matt Hanson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:48:08 -0800 (PST) > From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Slightly OT - BIOS Upgrade Fuji B142 Problem > > Mark... Have you tried making a very basic boot floopy with just the 3-4 > necessary MS-DOS boot files, and trying the BIOS ugrade from that? > > Method one: With blank unformatted FD in drive, type 'sys A:' (without > quotes) from a MS-DOS window. > > Method two: Right-click on A: drive in My Computer, select 'Format', and > then choose 'Copy system files only'. > > Maybe you're still having problems with the memory managers on the full > Windows boot FD even after disabling them. > > Matt > > > --- Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Even though this is not about my Libby 110CT....hope one of the great >> minds >> on this list can please advise anyway... ;-) >> >> Trying to upgrade the BIOS on my ol' Fujitsu B142 from what's installed >> now >> (v1.02) to the newest version I found on the Korean Fujitsu support >> webpage, >> v1.03. From what I understand this newer BIOS will allow me to upgrade OS >> to >> WinXP if I want. There's also a new touchscreen driver upgrade to go with >> it. >> >> So far, no go.... >> >> Here's what's happened so far... >> >> 1) Put BIOS files on a floppy >> >> 2) Booted up from Win98 boot floppy into Safe Mode, DOS prompt >> >> 3) At prompt, typed: phlash platform.bin >> >> Got PhoenixPhlash Error Message: >> >> "Cannot flash when memory managers (e.g. HIMEM) are present" >> >> 4) Somehow disabled memory managers on boot disk and tried again. >> >> Got PhoenixPhlash Error Message: >> >> "File Close failed on BIOS.ROM" >> >> >> Any suggestions?? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> Silicone Valley Libretterati >> 110CT/64MB/60GB 7200/WinXPP/AmigoLinux2.0
