Thread: latest Bios for Insight P4-ITX !!!

Originally Posted by tj!2k4

you got my contribution, correct?

Yes i did. Thank you kindly

I will request a copy of the bios sent to me by email as soon as they verify that it works. I will foward it on to whoever contributes firstly and then when i have spread out the cost i will make it available to all

The board is being overnighted so it should be there tomorrow. They said ~1 to 2 weeks which is fair.

I will keep this thread updated.

Thanks for all your support

I added your request in.

Here is the letter i wrote them that will accompany the board processor and memory. I am about to package it up so if there is anthing else better speak up.

@tj!2k4
thanks for your support. I am hoping that others will be able to benifit from this as well.

Esupport

I thought I would take the time and write you with all the information, symptoms and request to give me the best chance of success. What started this all was a quest for a working resume from standby.

Symptoms:
When I would initiate a standby command the computer would successfully shut off. On resume the fans would spin up but it would never show anything on screen. I would have to reboot

Information
Order Number: 131446
Part Number: X6A6LWV5C
Operating System: XP Pro

I don’t have the original BIOS ID with me but I suspect with the board you won’t need it. I tried 2 different files that were sent to me and both didn’t work as intended. The first file I tried flashed properly but the onboard video card, network card, floppy drive and sound card were not functional. I was able to load up windows but the CPU usage quickly arose to 100%. Upon next reboot window hung on shortly after the windows loading color animation and logo and just sat at a black screen. I let it sit for 5 min before receiving a BSOD complaining of a registry file error:

“Stop c0000218 Registry file failure
\system root\system32\config\software\
or its log alternate. It is corrupt, absent or not writable”

I could get back into windows only if chose “last known good configuration” on the startup menu.

That’s when I called in to support. I explained the situation and they sent me a second file which sounded like it matched more closely because it had the onboard VGA, LAN and Sound card support. I gave it a try this time creating a bootable CD and flashing it manually. It looked like it flashed okay but upon reboot the motherboard complained with a repetitive long beeeeeeeeep.

I called into support again and they offered to send me a pre-flashed bios chip. I had opted to send the board in because I feel that there Is a larger chance for success if you had the actual board on hand.

Special Requests:
• The main thing I would like working is Resume from standby. (note: try it 5 times in a row because once in a while it would work but rarely)
• I would like a disk or an email of the Bios file that works up to these standards
• The next thing is I have a P4-M processor. I would like it to detect and run at the proper speed. Right now it defaults to 1.1 or 1.2ghz and it should be 1.6ghz
• The next thing if possible would be the option to run the display resolution of “800x480” at different refresh rates (60hz, 70hz, 75hz) with the onboard VGA card. I understand that this requires a BIOS / Driver combination and will only be accessible through the “list all modes” in the advanced tab in the display properties but at least if we have the bios end covered I can work on getting the correct driver.
• Lastly the P4-ITX board doesn’t kill the power to the USB devices on standby or hibernate. It would be most helpful to have an option in the BIOS to accomplish this.

If all these things can be accomplished I would be most satisfied

Originally Posted by SFiorito

see that's weird, because I talked to them about 8 months ago about upgrading the BIOS on my VIA MII. I was hoping they could engineer it using another BIOS (AMIBIOS8 for instance) because I needed it to have Hi-Speed USB Legacy support, but they just blew me off and said to download the BIOS update from VIA. I called them again about an Intel board and same thing. So what you're doing seems amazing to me, since based on my conversations with them it seemed to me that they didn't actually engineer anything, but just handed out existing manufacturer BIOS updates.

Well we will see how far i get. Its at least worth a try. I would love to have those issues fixed. The board runs fine with hibernation but the standby thing would be really nice. The 800x480 and USB power shut off would just be icing on the cake.

One thing for sure is that there customer support is freeking lame. When i first called in i started asking a bunch of questions. The guy said "it seems like your in a hurry....this will slow you down" and he put me on hold for a minute. Then he came back and we started all over. Complete arse. but i respect him for that becsaue it sounds like something i would do.

yes please post the Bios ID or i will post it when i get home

I just PM'd a bunch of people that posted they had the P4-ITX from insight

Hopefully we will get a few more hits on this thread.

Edit:tj!24k clear out your message box