XP\Vista 64bit and Bios

[Guest jerryw4386]

My qusetion is way can,t i flash my bios with a 64 bit OS

is it because it uses a 16\32 bit driver or software that will not work ??

I and i have asked on the Dell forums but there is enough people that use 64

bit that can tell me.

Thanks

[Guest S.SubZero]

Re: XP\Vista 64bit and Bios

 

It's possible Dell has no BIOS installer that works in 64-bit

Windows. They may just not have one programmed.

 

In this case, they should have some sort of alternate option, like

making a CD with the update on it. Intel offers their BIOS updates on

bootable CD ISOs that don't care what OS you have on your hard drive.

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: XP\Vista 64bit and Bios

 

Most motherboard mfgs have now got 64-bit flash utilities. Dell appears to

have an executable version that can be run from DOS, so all you need to do

is make a DOS boot disk. To create a bootable DOS disk, put a clean, fresh

floppy in the floppy drive, right click, select Format, and at the format

screen, check the "Create an MS-DOS startup disk" option.

 

If your computer doesn't have a floppy drive, you'll need to create a

bootable CD. For instructions with that, try one of the following:

 

http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/

http://www.allbootdisks.com/cd_creation.html

http://www.bootdisk.com/nero.htm

 

Any of them should work.

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"jerryw4386" <jerryw4386@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7FE9C8F9-EA98-4534-B6FB-17DE56ADA1FD@microsoft.com...

> My qusetion is way can,t i flash my bios with a 64 bit OS

> is it because it uses a 16\32 bit driver or software that will not work ??

> I and i have asked on the Dell forums but there is enough people that use

> 64

> bit that can tell me.

> Thanks

[Guest jerryw4386]

Re: XP\Vista 64bit and Bios

 

Hi All

Thanks for your help the computer i have only has windows bios updater

and it will not update the bios in Vista Business 64 so i will put the Dell

OEM hard drive that has Vista HP 32 back in and update the bios from there.

And thank you Charlie for the links i am sure they will come in handy for

future

use when someone ask the same questions !!

Again Thanks All for your help !!

See Yea !

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Most motherboard mfgs have now got 64-bit flash utilities. Dell appears to

> have an executable version that can be run from DOS, so all you need to do

> is make a DOS boot disk. To create a bootable DOS disk, put a clean, fresh

> floppy in the floppy drive, right click, select Format, and at the format

> screen, check the "Create an MS-DOS startup disk" option.

>

> If your computer doesn't have a floppy drive, you'll need to create a

> bootable CD. For instructions with that, try one of the following:

>

> http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/

> http://www.allbootdisks.com/cd_creation.html

> http://www.bootdisk.com/nero.htm

>

> Any of them should work.

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "jerryw4386" <jerryw4386@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:7FE9C8F9-EA98-4534-B6FB-17DE56ADA1FD@microsoft.com...

> > My qusetion is way can,t i flash my bios with a 64 bit OS

> > is it because it uses a 16\32 bit driver or software that will not work ??

> > I and i have asked on the Dell forums but there is enough people that use

> > 64

> > bit that can tell me.

> > Thanks

>

[Guest Barb Bowman]

Re: XP\Vista 64bit and Bios

 

and then there is Acer.

 

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:45:07 -0800, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

<charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

>Most motherboard mfgs have now got 64-bit flash utilities.

--

 

Barb Bowman

MS Windows-MVP

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx

http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: XP\Vista 64bit and Bios

 

Well, at least Acer has an option to create a bootable floppy with the BIOS

utility on it, as I recall. Darn Dell site doesn't. And for some machines,

doesn't list a DOS executable at all.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> and then there is Acer.

>

> On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:45:07 -0800, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

> <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

>

>>Most motherboard mfgs have now got 64-bit flash utilities.

> --

>

> Barb Bowman

> MS Windows-MVP

> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx

> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/