Need bios

Dacso · Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:21 pm

I need the 3.14 bios for the A8AE-LE motherboard in a Compaq Presario sr1710nx computer.

Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:51 pm

email HP tech support. Somebody has been playing tricks on their download server and quite a few files got MIA. This bios and the previous version (3.13) being one of them. They have a severe problem on their hands.

Dacso · Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:12 pm

I'll try that when it's up and running, but i don't believe they've made 3.14 available to the general public. I was hoping someone already had it and could email it to me. Thanks

jkimrey · Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:17 pm

Dacso,

If you get it, would you please PM me? I'm also looking for it!

Thanks!

Dacso wrote:I'll try that when it's up and running, but i don't believe they've made 3.14 available to the general public. I was hoping someone already had it and could email it to me. Thanks

Dacso · Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:59 pm

If i can get it i will gladly send to anyone who wants it.

Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:19 pm

I've seen a message about a 314.rom file and bflash.exe being around so I know it exists. It's a matter of finding it now.

Dacso · Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:43 pm

Someone has it here, they're just not sharing.

jkimrey · Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:46 pm

Well, I DO know someone who's not sharing - Compaq.

They won't send me the file; they keep requesting that I mail in the PC for them to repair.

If they have a 3.14, why wouldn't they put it out there and let me try it first??

Dacso wrote:Someone has it here, they're just not sharing.

Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:01 pm

They either want a controlled environment, or they also need to fix some hardware before the new bios will stick.

jkimrey · Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:07 pm

Edwin,

If it were you, would you go ahead and mail it in or wait a couple days to try to find the 3.14 file?

Not sure what's the best thing to do at this point....

edwin wrote:They either want a controlled environment, or they also need to fix some hardware before the new bios will stick.

Dacso · Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:26 pm

I'd be happy to try it right now. Anything would be better having my computer use 80% of my processor at idle.

Dacso · Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:15 pm

I chatted up tech support at HP about the 3.14 bios update they said it was not for the A8AE-LE and that the 3.13 bios was the only one for this board. My problem with this board is the high cpu utilization at idle even with all windows services and startup programs disabled including in safe mode. I decided to format the hard drive and install a copy of windows xp on it to see if the high cpu utilization was a function of the bios and not Compaq's software. After the install cpu utilization is 0 to 2% at idle and it seems twice as fast. I did have to collect some of the drivers for the board and i went to ATI's site and downloaded the Catalyst drivers, display, gart and southbridge but not the Catalyst control center. So it appears to me that the high cpu problem is because of software running in the background not the bios.

Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:46 pm

maybe the 3.14 has a hidden bug and they retracted it. Has happened before.

70mustang · Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:37 am

HP tech support doesn't know what it's talking about. My sr1834nx shipped with 3.14 and flashing to 3.13 broke it, causing the same symptoms as described here. I sent them an email describing the problem and urging them to investigate but I doubt they will listen. Nothing is going to happen until a real engineer or c.s. guy looks at the problem.

I have the files so pm me your e-mail address and I'll send a copy. Just make sure you know what your doing when you flash. It's not a self installing file like 3.13 is.

Perry

Dacso · Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:04 pm

I formatted my hard drive, flashed the 3.14 bios ( thanks Perry), reinstalled the 10 recovery discs and voila, no more high cpu utilization just normal 0-2%. What the hell is wrong with HP that they won't give out the 3.14 bios?

Dan