Bios Flash & NVRAM Clear

[Lacey]

Please, Please, if my question is not clear or precise,
please do not bother to chastise or insult me, or please
do not send me to a site that does not address the
question (s) OK? Thanks for any help with these 3
questions. If you want my email address then just ask.
People always "jump" me for not leaving my email address
but their's is always bogus. "No spam", whatever, but if
I leave out the "no spam" it is still a bogus address.

(1) What does a Bios Flash actually do? And when should
you do it? I mean what kind of problems?
(2) What does a NVRAM "clear" actually do? and when
should you do it? Meaning what kind of problems?
(3) Bonus or PS question " what is a DUN connection and
what does it prove or disprove? Really thanks for any
help. Email can be provided for serious helpers. Thanks
again, Lacy

 

[Plato]

What class is this for?

(1) What does a Bios Flash actually do? And when should
you do it? I mean what kind of problems?
(2) What does a NVRAM "clear" actually do? and when
should you do it? Meaning what kind of problems?
(3) Bonus or PS question " what is a DUN connection and
what does it prove or disprove? Really thanks for any
help. Email can be provided for serious helpers. Thanks
again, Lacy

 

[Lacey]

I do not have a clue, not even slightly was you are
asking me. Class of what? Please help me, I'm not an IT
professional.

 

[sinbad]

Lacey -
A BIOS flash changes the contents of your BIOS to repair
or upgrade it. Unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing,
don't try it yourself or you could wind up with a dead
or very sick computer. Leave this to the experts.
This us usually done with a floppy disk, and DOS like
commands.
NVRAM is Non-Volitile RAM, i.e. it retains 'memory' after
the computer is turned off. So 'clear' is a way of
clearing it out. Again, not something for the novice.
DUN is Dial-Up-Network connection via a modem connected
to a telephone the Dials the ISP (Internet Service Provider)
zizz -----------------------------------------------------

 

[sinbad]

Plato -
I think your answer was the appropriate one.
sts

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Lacy,

1) A BIOS flash is only necessary if some component requires it, otherwise
flashing the BIOS is unnecessary. A "flash" is when you write a new set of
instructions to the CMOS chip. Essentially it erases the existing
instructions and writes new ones to this read-only chip.

2) NVRAM is memory that does not lose it's contents when the system is
powered off. Read up on it here:
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:NVRAM

3) DUN=Dial Up Networking, and it doesn't prove or disprove anything.

--
Best of Luck,

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

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Lacey]

It is nice to know that there are people that will answer
a question without being a smart..., or expecting you to
be an IT professional. I thought that I had made that
clear from the beginning, but I'm sure that the answer
from Jesus or whoever was correct, but I still do not
know what class he (she) is asking about? Class of OS?,
class of Bios? class of NVram? I've never heard of this,
but I never claimed to be an IT person. Thanks again for
your straight answer instead of the "jerks" that respond
to these Newsgroups. Oh "jerks" am I asking these
questions at the "wrong" newsgroups? If so just tell me
where to go to stay away from people that do not jerk you
around.

 

[Michael Stevens]

It is nice to know that there are people that will answer
a question without being a smart..., or expecting you to
be an IT professional. I thought that I had made that
clear from the beginning, but I'm sure that the answer
from Jesus or whoever was correct, but I still do not
know what class he (she) is asking about? Class of OS?,
class of Bios? class of NVram? I've never heard of this,
but I never claimed to be an IT person. Thanks again for
your straight answer instead of the "jerks" that respond
to these Newsgroups. Oh "jerks" am I asking these
questions at the "wrong" newsgroups? If so just tell me
where to go to stay away from people that do not jerk you
around.

Your questions were off topic, but so are a lot of others that are answered
daily. Next time for basic questions like these were, try doing a Google
search. Much faster and less stress than waiting for a newsgroup reply.
--

Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
(e-mail address removed)
http://michaelstevenstech.com
For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

 

[sgopus]

Lacey, disregard the question about class, it has nothing
to do with your question.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Lacey,

There are a lot of questions similar to yours asked by students taking a
class. The usual response from some of these folks is "do your own
homework." Plato and Sinbad apparently mistakenly assumed this was the
case. Forget about it.

Steve

 

[NobodyMan]

Lacey,

There are a lot of questions similar to yours asked by students taking a
class. The usual response from some of these folks is "do your own
homework." Plato and Sinbad apparently mistakenly assumed this was the
case. Forget about it.

Steve

Why assume they are mistaken? Their point seems valid to me, and
after reading all the replies I still think this is a student wanting
somebody to provide answers so he/she doesn't have to do their own
research.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

NobodyMan wrote:

Why assume they are mistaken? Their point seems valid to me, and
after reading all the replies I still think this is a student wanting
somebody to provide answers so he/she doesn't have to do their own
research.

There was no mention of school or class from the OP. When asked what
class this was for the OP seemed to not know what was meant and made no
connection to the thought that it was assumed they were asking for some
sort of schoolwork assignment. I did not make an assumption anyway, I
based my assessment on the words written by the OP. And as Michael
Stevens wrote they are valid questions even if off topic.

Steve