Warning: DH67CF and BIOS 0131 = Brick

[RehabMan]

Intel has released BIOS 0131 for DH67CF.  One of the items on the release notes was fixes related to “monitor sleep states.”  I thought perhaps this could be a fix for black screen when TV is turned off then on (which I still get occasionally on my systems without HDMI Detective). 

I upgraded two DH67BL (core i3-2100t) systems.  No problem.  Also upgraded one DH67GD (core i7-2600k) system.  No problem there either.  But my two DH67CF (pentium g620t) systems are bricked for now (currently working with Intel on trying to bring them back).

There are several others having the same issue: http://communities.intel.com/message/140468

At this point I would hold off on upgrading if you have a DH67CF setup.

[Aaron Ledger]

Did you use the recovery method?

As Andrew pointed out before, you can just place the .BIO on a non-bootable USB key (even though instructions say bootable IIRC) and use the normal procedure with the jumper.

[RehabMan]

Well, to get to the state I’m in now (bricked), I used the Windows EXE (Express BIOS or whatever) method.  I’m not sure if the other BIOS update mechanisms wouldn’t have had this problem or what.  I suspect it wouldn’t have made any difference at all, as the other systems upgraded to 0131 no problem.

I tried to use the recovery method (USB key with 0122 .BIO file on it, pull the BIOS recovery jumper) to get out of this situation, but I don’t think the system even gets far enough to attempt the recovery…  There is absolutely no video signal after turning the system on, and it never does anything… I never see the LEDs light up on the USB key, and it never shuts down, etc.  It is bricked.  So, unless Intel comes up with some method to get it out of this state, my two boards are likely going back under warranty.

[babgvant]

Thanks for the heads up.  Keep us posted on a resolution if any is discovered.

[RehabMan]

Status as of now is they are “researching on this issue” and will “send… a message with… findings.”

In the meantime, as I suggested they do right away, they have pulled the update from the website.

[RehabMan]

Well, they “researched” and (no surprise) decided I needed to request RMA.  I have since boxed them up and they are ready to go the the UPS man.  Will rebuild them when I get the replacements.

[babgvant]

That sucks. 

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