I am stuck at the flashing stage. After foolishly reflashing the chip with the regular 3.03 and 3.01 bioses, not realizing that stuff is already on there, I realized I had to find the "Cracked" bios, the 3029 for 1.6+. So I went ahead and flashed the chip with that, trying all different flip switches. One switch by itself, 2 switches, 4 switches, and nothing. I did it via disc, I did it via http. Each time, the machine showed the progress bar going yellow then green, and then the box shuts off.
Then when I go to reboot, I get a red then blue light on the chip real quick, and it would shut off, and do it again, then it goes to a solid blue light on the chip and a flashing green and red light around the eject button. If I hit the power and eject button at the same time, I am able to return to the flashbios menu with it sometimes reading 3 03 and sometimes reading 3 01 (depending on the dip switches I have selected).
Sometimes after a flash, the chip will go blue for a second, and then everything just shuts off completely. I am thinking it's a soddering screwup. But I am turning to the experts here in hopes of an answer. I've tried resoddering a couple times, though.
Please help. Any comments and time would be very much appreciated.
Then when I go to reboot, I get a red then blue light on the chip real quick, and it would shut off, and do it again, then it goes to a solid blue light on the chip and a flashing green and red light around the eject button. If I hit the power and eject button at the same time, I am able to return to the flashbios menu with it sometimes reading 3 03 and sometimes reading 3 01 (depending on the dip switches I have selected).
Sometimes after a flash, the chip will go blue for a second, and then everything just shuts off completely. I am thinking it's a soddering screwup. But I am turning to the experts here in hopes of an answer. I've tried resoddering a couple times, though.
Please help. Any comments and time would be very much appreciated.