Can't flash bios on KT3 Ultra2

I am putting together a new system and I have an athlon 2400+ cpu.  I want to flash to bios 5.6 before I install windows xp.  When I run the flash utility it tells me that my chipset is not supported.  And I may have bios flash protection turned on.  I cant find any bios protection in the bios.  I am trying this using a windows 98 boot disk and the ram drive flash.  

Thanks for the reply.  I wanted to get it flashed before I installed windows since I was doing a clean install.  
I got it to work.  I downloaded the bios again from a different spot on MSI 's sight and that one worked perfectly.  I now have Windows XP up and runing and stable.  So far no problems at all. :D

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    last night I did a succesful bios upgrade to V5.7 on my KT3 Ultra 2 board.
    System rebooted into bios default with no problems and I reset all the parameters as per the previous version.
    Unfortunately, I set the FSB to 166 instead of 133 ( Gawd knows what I was thinking of at the time!).
    On reboot after saving and exiting the bios setup, I was met with a blank video screen - no beeps came from PC on reboot.
    The LED display is showing 1&2 Red, 3&4 Green.
    Subsequent reboots show the LED display goes straight to this configuration on power up.
    I tried resetting the bios back to the default, but I still have the same symptoms.
    DVD , CD-RW and HDD light up during boot up, but nothing seen on the Floppy. Hitting Del or F11 has no effect.
    I don't have another PC that will allow me to check CPU, Memory or Video card.
    I've tried changing the Memory round and reducing to just one stick. Even ran without memory and still got same symptoms without any beeps during bootup.
    At the moment the PC has been powered down and the clear-bios jumper left in 2&3 overnightin an effort to clear the bios.
    Where do I go from here?
    Now if I've knackered the mobo/bios, how do I stand installing a new mobo/cpu under the existing Windows XP installation on the Master Hard drive ? My last back-up is out of date and having just come back off hols the HDD is full of images I desperately need to keep!
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    MSI KT3 Ultra2 series mobo; Athlon XP1800+; Matrox G450 Video Card; 512Megs PC2100 DDRMemory; Amibios V5.7; 350W PSU; ample cooling by way of extra fans; Windows XP Home SP1.
    All help gratefully received,
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    David

    Quote
    The LED display is showing 1&2 Red, 3&4 Green.
    I had exactly the same.
    my 1900+ has always run at 166*10 with bios rev5.6
    I flash to rev 5.7
    I was trying 10.5*166 (the cpu has ever done this in the past) when the computer refuses to start.
    the D-braket shows : LED 1&2 Red, 3&4 Green.
    rest, unplung the bat, the card was dead
    I've RMA the card the last week.
    All my component works ok on my k7s5a
    Is the reset not working with this bios or the bios has kill the card, I don't know !
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  • MOVED: [AthlonFX] problems with flashing MS-6593 (KT3 Ultra2-C)

    This topic has been moved to AMD SocketA based board.
    [AthlonFX] problems with flashing MS-6593 (KT3 Ultra2-C)

    Quote from: Tiresmoke on 19-August-05, 01:48:32
    I guess you think your Athlon XP CPU is a 64 bit huh?
    LOL Post moved...
    It's my first time at this forum. I just saw AMD, VIA. Sorry I didn't pay attention!
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    What do you need to upgrade your Mobo Bios for ? Do you have any problem running your KT3 Ultra 2 ?
    I have some problems with driving games (GTR & GPL from SimBim and RBR) and I saw that there
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    Fredrik thanks for the link...

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    Hi!
    I've been running my KT3-Utra2 for a year with a XP1700+ an BIOS 5.5 and 5.6. Two weeks ago I upgraded to a XP2500+ Barton, before I installed that CPU I flashed the BIOS with 5.7. Well now I have alot of problems with the stability og my computer... So can I flash back to 5.6? Does 5.6 support 2500+ (Barton)?
    I've sold my 1700+ so unfortunatly I can not use this if 5.6 doesn't support my CPU.
    Hope someone can answer my question.
    Regards
    Anders

    Quote
    Originally posted by Bas
    Hi,
    I would flash it first, then you are sure when you put the new CPU in it should work.
    It might not start if you do it the other way arround.
    Well, that was my question in the first place.
    In order to flash it I have to put the CPU in, turn on teh computer and then flash it. If the CPU won't work on the mobo until I flash it, how can I flash it?
    I hope I'm not missing something, here.

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    it can also be done using a CD-rom. I flashed my BIOS twice using cd-rom. Use Nero or any cd-writing program to write the bios files you download to a CD. Afterwards, just use the Windows 98 installation cd to boot into DOS, then take out the Windows 98 CD and put in the CD with the BIOS files on it and run the program just like from a floppy.

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  • Problems with flashing MS-6593 (KT3 Ultra2-C)

    I wan't to flash my motherbord! I have 2400+ XP procesor (max for the MB)
    and use win XP! I did exactly as it's written in the manual! Like this...
    "For WinXP, you can make a DOS boot disk. Go to Your Computer, right click drive A:, select Format, select copy system files.
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    (to save or not to save old BIOS is the user’s decision)"
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    C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Ms Windows applications. itd
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    Quote from: Tiresmoke on 19-August-05, 01:48:32
    I guess you think your Athlon XP CPU is a 64 bit huh?
    LOL Post moved...
    It's my first time at this forum. I just saw AMD, VIA. Sorry I didn't pay attention!
    Quote from: osnavi on 19-August-05, 01:59:22
    What do you need to upgrade your Mobo Bios for ? Do you have any problem running your KT3 Ultra 2 ?
    I have some problems with driving games (GTR & GPL from SimBim and RBR) and I saw that there
    was a fix for 2400+ processors in one BIOS! I couldn't find anybody with the same problem, so I think
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    Fredrik thanks for the link...

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