{RESOLVED}AST Adventure 6066d Bois Flash

[smithmdan]

Trying to flash the bios of this older computer with a .exe file downloaded from the AST website.
Read me file says to make a bootable floppy with the flash file on it (Flash.ast).
I am supposed to reboot the computer with said disk and follow the instructions on the screen.
Computer wil not boot with this disk, therefore I cannot flash the bios.
Any suggestions?

smithmdan

 

[deuce]

make sure your floppy isn't switched off in the bios... otherwise, the computer doesn't check for it.

 

[deuce]

it should have been on for you to make the disk to start with, but sometimes my computer randomly switchs the floppy off... I don't know why.

 

[brianF]

Format the disk with the /s switch to install system files, copy or extract the flash file to the floppy, your machine should boot to a dos prompt with this, unless your boot from floppy is disable as mentioned above.

 

[Max19]

Go into the BIOS to verify that you have the floppy drive selected for the first device to boot from.

 

[smithmdan]

Thanks for the quick help!
This was my first post, great system!
Will try both suggestions later and let you know what happens.

Thanks
smithmdan

 

[deuce]

by the way, welcome to TSG

 

[smithmdan]

Bios is set to boot to floppy first.

Bios has a bios update option in it.

Bios update section states that I will hear two beeps when bios is flashed. If more beeps see system documention ( which I don't have).

I rebooted from bios update section and got two long beeps, a pause, then five short beeps.

Is bios Flashed? How would I tell for sure?

 

[brianF]

Your bios version number and date should change on the boot up screen

 

[smithmdan]

Bios ver and date are old ones.

Will go to the AST website and check error beep codes.

Should I still try the format/s and copy flash.ast back over option?

 

[smithmdan]

Problem Solved!

Went thought the process again starting with the extracting of the flash.ast file to floppy.
Extract must not have got the whole file first time.

Second try worked and Bios is now updated.

Thanks for the help.

 

[deuce]

say, TSG people out there, how do you mark posts solved? I have tried before and it didn't quite work. Is it just a moderator thing? Someone mark this baby SOLVED!