Guest Alan T Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Anyone knows how to update BIOS? Do I put the floppy disk with the ROM file when I restart the machine?
Guest NM Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS hello Alan T you wrote > Anyone knows how to update BIOS? > Do I put the floppy disk with the ROM file when I restart the machine? Yes
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote: >Anyone knows how to update BIOS? Lots of people here do. And a good percentage of them probably used Google to find out how.
Guest Ghostrider Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS Uncle Grumpy wrote: > "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > >>Anyone knows how to update BIOS? > > > Lots of people here do. > > And a good percentage of them probably used Google to find out how. More likely most people hunt high and low for the instruction manual and learn how to update the bios from it.
Guest Plato Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS Alan T wrote: > > Anyone knows how to update BIOS? First thing that comes to mind is Why do you NEED to upgrade the BIOS? -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest Alan T Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS The vendor had released the latest BIOS. I would think if fixes something and make compatible to latest OS. Why does the vendor releases latest BIOS? > First thing that comes to mind is Why do you NEED to upgrade the BIOS?
Guest Newbie Coder Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS G'day Alan, When you download the BIOS update it should come with a ReadMe or other instructions of what to do. If not, it's usually listed on the manufacturers site near the download The instructions will be something like: Copy to flash utility & the BIOS update onto a floppy disk Restart with floppy in the drive Select the BIOS update from the list (if not automatically found) Leave to flash --- Reboot without floppy in the drive & go into the BIOS Set the BIOS up with things like Plug/Play OS, EPP... F10 (save & exit) -- Newbie Coder (It's just a name) "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:OXAjo%23d7HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Anyone knows how to update BIOS? > Do I put the floppy disk with the ROM file when I restart the machine? > >
Guest Alan T Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS Thanks. I'll try it then. "Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote in message news:O5cP5of7HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > G'day Alan, > > When you download the BIOS update it should come with a ReadMe or other > instructions of what to do. If not, it's usually listed on the manufacturers > site near the download > > The instructions will be something like: > > Copy to flash utility & the BIOS update onto a floppy disk > Restart with floppy in the drive > Select the BIOS update from the list (if not automatically found) > Leave to flash > --- > Reboot without floppy in the drive & go into the BIOS > Set the BIOS up with things like Plug/Play OS, EPP... > F10 (save & exit) > > -- > Newbie Coder > (It's just a name) > > > > "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message > news:OXAjo%23d7HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > Anyone knows how to update BIOS? > > Do I put the floppy disk with the ROM file when I restart the machine? > > > > > >
Guest John Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS Alan T wrote: > Thanks. > I'll try it then. Next time, please port your question to the correct newsgroup. This is a Windows XP NG and your question has nothing to do with this NG. John.
Guest David Starr Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS Alan T wrote: > Anyone knows how to update BIOS? > Do I put the floppy disk with the ROM file when I restart the machine? > > Be aware that an unsuccessful bios update can make your machine fail to boot at all. BIOS is kept in surface mount flash memory chips on your motherboard. If the BIOS code is damaged, or mangled by an unsucessful update attempt, your mother board may not boot again. The code that reads Windows in from hardisk is in BIOS. Recovery from this boo-boo is difficult to impossible. The flash memory chips are nearly impossible to remove and replace. Reprograming the flash chips in place is a black art known to very few. How bad do you need to update BIOS? Was it my machine I'd only update BIOS to fix some impossible to live with bug. David Starr
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS Alan T wrote: > Anyone knows how to update BIOS? Certainly. One do so by very carefully following the instructions provided by the motherboard manufacturer. Each would be different. > Do I put the floppy disk with the ROM file when I restart the machine? > > Don't know. Perhaps. What do the instructions provided by the motherboard manufacturer say to do? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS Alan T wrote: > The vendor had released the latest BIOS. I would think if fixes something.... Probably. > .... and make compatible to latest OS. Possibly. What reason was given by the vendor? This will have been spelled out in the release notes. Does the stated reason apply to you? > Why does the vendor releases latest BIOS? Ususally to fix a specific problem, or set of problems, only. Are you experiencing that specific problem? If not, there's no reason for you to update your BIOS, particularly when your unclear as to how to do so. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 14:05:24 +1000, "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > Anyone knows how to update BIOS? > Do I put the floppy disk with the ROM file when I restart the machine? Follow you manufacturer's instructions. Why do you think you need to upgrade your BIOS? Certainly don't do it just because it's X years old and there are upgrades available. Although a BIOS upgrade normally goes well, it is not without danger. If something goes wrong while the upgrade is an progress (for example, a lapse in power) you can be left with no BIOS at all, and an unbootable computer. Do a BIOS upgrade if you need to--because you are having a problem that the new version is known to fix--not just because one is available. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Lil' Dave Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Re: Update BIOS May range for fix for something your PC is using OR not using. If the latter, you're spinning your wheels. If that's the case, its not an upgrade regarding your circumstance. Also, may be adding options in the bios setup, and as consequence, removing other options. Can be detrimental in some circumstances. If so, not an upgrade. Dave "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:%23SwHAXf7HHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > The vendor had released the latest BIOS. I would think if fixes something > and make compatible to latest OS. > Why does the vendor releases latest BIOS? > >> First thing that comes to mind is Why do you NEED to upgrade the BIOS? > >
Guest Plato Posted September 6, 2007 Posted September 6, 2007 Re: Update BIOS Alan T wrote: > > The vendor had released the latest BIOS. I would think if fixes something > and make compatible to latest OS. > Why does the vendor releases latest BIOS? Often just to address an issue with a specific motherboard. > > First thing that comes to mind is Why do you NEED to upgrade the BIOS? -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
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