A7N8X - Rev 1.04 BIOS recommendations

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Bill Drake

I have an A7N8X - Rev 1.04 motherboard that currently runs the
Version 1008 BIOS available from the Asus Website for this board.

According to the Asus Website, the 1008 BIOS version for the
A7N8X - Rev 1.03, Rev 1.04 and Rev 1.06 motherboard models
was released on June 3, 2003 (2003/07/03).


However, the Asus Website also shows a Version 1007 BIOS for
these motherboard models -- which was released on August 9, 2003
(2003/10/09).


Can anyone tell me which BIOS version is the proper one to use
for the latest compatibility fixes?


Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.


Bill
 
"Bill Drake" said:
I have an A7N8X - Rev 1.04 motherboard that currently runs the
Version 1008 BIOS available from the Asus Website for this board.

According to the Asus Website, the 1008 BIOS version for the
A7N8X - Rev 1.03, Rev 1.04 and Rev 1.06 motherboard models
was released on June 3, 2003 (2003/07/03).


However, the Asus Website also shows a Version 1007 BIOS for
these motherboard models -- which was released on August 9, 2003
(2003/10/09).


Can anyone tell me which BIOS version is the proper one to use
for the latest compatibility fixes?


Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.


Bill
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ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/socka/nforce2/a7n8x/

When I download and unzip them, the dates inside are:

AN8B1002.BIN Jan 30, 2003
an8b1003.BIN Apr 1, 2003
AN8B1004.BIN May 14, 2003
an8b1006.bin Aug 19, 2003
AN8B1007.BIN Oct 8, 2003
AN8B1008.BIN Mar 30, 2004
AN8B1009.BIN Sep 16, 2004

I would think the beta BIOS 1009 is the latest. Click
beta then bios, and you'll see 1009 there. (The c1005b02
for the rev 2 board appears to be a bogus entry, at
least based on its date.)

I tried searching, using AN8B1009, on nforcershq.com,
and there is only one mention of that file, so I
guess no one had a problem with it. Even Google is
strangely quiet.

HTH,
Paul
 
ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/socka/nforce2/a7n8x/

When I download and unzip them, the dates inside are:

AN8B1002.BIN Jan 30, 2003
an8b1003.BIN Apr 1, 2003
AN8B1004.BIN May 14, 2003
an8b1006.bin Aug 19, 2003
AN8B1007.BIN Oct 8, 2003
AN8B1008.BIN Mar 30, 2004
AN8B1009.BIN Sep 16, 2004

I would think the beta BIOS 1009 is the latest. Click
beta then bios, and you'll see 1009 there. (The c1005b02
for the rev 2 board appears to be a bogus entry, at
least based on its date.)

I tried searching, using AN8B1009, on nforcershq.com,
and there is only one mention of that file, so I
guess no one had a problem with it. Even Google is
strangely quiet.

HTH,
Paul
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Wouldn't using a beta bios be sort of dangerous? The latest one on
their website is the 1008.

Sam
 
Bill Drake said:
I have an A7N8X - Rev 1.04 motherboard that currently runs the
Version 1008 BIOS available from the Asus Website for this board.

According to the Asus Website, the 1008 BIOS version for the
A7N8X - Rev 1.03, Rev 1.04 and Rev 1.06 motherboard models
was released on June 3, 2003 (2003/07/03).


However, the Asus Website also shows a Version 1007 BIOS for
these motherboard models -- which was released on August 9, 2003
(2003/10/09).


Can anyone tell me which BIOS version is the proper one to use
for the latest compatibility fixes?


Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
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More information on Asus NForce Bioses than you can shake a stick at ...
here : http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15505
(Don't forget to update your SATA drivers (if using SATA) before updating
the Bios)

I can particularly recommend the 1008 Uber bios - it's the Asus bios with
many of the hidden options activated.

Clive
 
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