Bios flash help needed

[PorPorMe]

I've got the ECS K7SEM v 3.0A. I go to their web site and download latest bios and the Award flash that goes with it. [With each bios comes a different award flash utility.]
Both of those go on one disk. My boot disk is Coldera Dr.Dos.
I boot to A: and switch disks. I start the Award flash giveing it the bios.bin file with the following /cc/cd/cp
[Instructions for install.I've tried it without and it's still the same.]
After saveing the old bios and giveing the go ahead to flash with the new one, it starts to flash " uknown flash type" and drops out to the A: prompt.
Have i done some thing wrong? or is something else at play?

[robbie]

Some bioses (?) are locked out from flash. You have to change that in the bios.

Double check to see if the bios is not protected.

[PorPorMe]

This board has a jumper. it's free.

[Repo Man]

The version of Award flash you have does not recognize the BIOS chip. Try a different version of Award flash.

[PorPorMe]

Ok a next step, thanks

[ThunderRd]

Is the bios file name in 8.3? If not, the utility won't/can't use it.

[PorPorMe]

The names are totaly different. AWD860B.exe / sem3a31a.bin
These two files are together on the ECS site. The latest bios file and Award Flash with it.
The one bios file before it has an AWD Flash of it's own as well. totally different names.

i've tried Driversguide, softpedia, 1/2 dozoen sites on google that just take you on a damn download trip that has no end!

i'm quitting untill i get some sleep. 4 or 5 sites that drug me around like i was a school girl!!
And I'd go right to the next one.
I'm not thinking clear agian. Not the time to be messing with flashing a bios!

I'll do something that won't get me in any trouble but still keep me busy. I'll chk the ink levels in my printer.
I have one printer now, an HP AIO. It has two ink cartriges. t0 easy..ya say. HAH! It's shared on a two rig home network which means there are four cartriges to chk! Two from each machine! You thought it would be easy!

Edit:
Didn't mean to post this yet. I hadn't previewed it or spell chked it.
and to mention that the last part was a tried and true method I use to get my self out of something that I'm starting to obses over. Humor. It usualy breaks the one track thinking and then I'm able to look at other options.

[ThunderRd]

The BIOS name is 8.3 so that isn't the problem.

[Repo Man]

Try the older version of Award flash that is listed with the previous BIOS. Also, have you double checked your PCB revision?

[PorPorMe]

Originally Posted by Repo Man

Try the older version of Award flash that is listed with the previous BIOS. Also, have you double checked your PCB revision?

great minds think alike! I tried switching the different Award versions. no joy. I think I double and triple checked the REV.# But i did get it flashed!

TR: you were on the right track. I went digging into my Saved Cd's and found the strait AWARDFLASH.EXE.
Loaded it with the .bin file and it flashed like it was supposed to, quick and easy.
My only guess is that with RCS doing name changes to keep track of which one goes with which bios-mine just went tilt. Only explanation that I have

[ThunderRd]

Glad you got it done.