Award Bios

[B.Bliss]

How can I find out the exact BIOS that I have so I can be sure to get
the correct BIOS update.
I have an HP Pavillion 533w with a Celeron 2GHZ proc.
Motherboard = ASUS P4G533 chipset = ASUS 82845G/GL/GV Brookdale
BIOS = AWARD software 3.2 2MB FLASH EEPROM

I tried pressing Pause during startup to no avail. Is there another
way to get the serial # etc. on screen or do I have to physically open
up the case and look on the chip ?

Any help-all thanks,

BlissCat

 

[Steve C. Ray]

Go to www.aida32.hu, download AIDA32, Enterprise version. It will tell you
about your BIOS, and much more about your computer.

 

[Steve Shattuck]

I tried pressing Pause during startup to no avail. Is there another
way to get the serial # etc. on screen or do I have to physically open
up the case and look on the chip ?

Try [Control]+ instead.

 

[Guest]

AIDA 32 or belarc adviser will tell you everything about
your system

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

As HP frequently modifies hardware released with their systems, you should
get any BIOS updates directly from them.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Rob Schneider]

How can I find out the exact BIOS that I have so I can be sure to get
the correct BIOS update.
I have an HP Pavillion 533w with a Celeron 2GHZ proc.
Motherboard = ASUS P4G533 chipset = ASUS 82845G/GL/GV Brookdale
BIOS = AWARD software 3.2 2MB FLASH EEPROM

I tried pressing Pause during startup to no avail. Is there another way
to get the serial # etc. on screen or do I have to physically open up
the case and look on the chip ?

Any help-all thanks,

BlissCat

Others have provided advice, and the best advice was to look to HP as
source for BIOS updates.

Back one step: are you clear about your reason for upgrading the BIOS?
Is there a particular reason? If it's "just to get the latest" ... I
would recommend you reconsider. Don't upgrade anything, especially
BIOS, unless you have a specific reason.