Updating my BIOS?

[Guest]

Hey, all.

I just recently downloaded an updated BIOS for my motherboard. My problem is
that my BIOS didn't come with FlashRom embedded into it, a later BIOS update
added that. So what I'm having trouble doing, is trying to restart my
computer and letting the floppy drive read a disk with a Flash program on it,
when I restart I don't think the disk is even read, so I can't get into any
type of DOS area. When I try running the flash installed while in Windows, I
get an error saying that my chipset isn't supported, which I'm guessing is
because I can't do it in Windows. Any help? Thanks.

 

[SlowJet]

Boot up to bois and check to make the floppy drive first
boot device.

boot up in Windows and look at floppy disk file.
Is Dos on there?
Is the flashupdatepgm on there?
Is the biosfile on there?

Note the names of those two files.
Open the AUTOEXEC.BAT file with notepad (Not WORDPAD)
Look for a line that has the flashupdate parm and
bisofile names.
looks like this:
A:\flashupdateprm.exe /P:biosfiosfile
It may not need a parm? It may have built in backup copy
first.

If all looks good shut down (Computer off)

wait 20 seconds.
Turn Computer on and watch screen for messages.

SJ

 

[Ben]

DarkShadow æ到:

Hey, all.

I just recently downloaded an updated BIOS for my motherboard. My problem is
that my BIOS didn't come with FlashRom embedded into it, a later BIOS update
added that. So what I'm having trouble doing, is trying to restart my
computer and letting the floppy drive read a disk with a Flash program on it,
when I restart I don't think the disk is even read, so I can't get into any
type of DOS area. When I try running the flash installed while in Windows, I
get an error saying that my chipset isn't supported, which I'm guessing is
because I can't do it in Windows. Any help? Thanks.

I guess you didn't read carefully about the instruction.
See your motherobard's website again.

 

[Guest]

The BIOS comes in a .exe, and when you extract it it contains the BIOS, the
flash program "FLASH879" and the autoexec. When I looked at the autoexec in
notepad, it only had this line.. flash879 8ipekg.F4

What would I have to do to make it boot up before Windows start and in a DOS
mode of some sort to install it? Thanks again for the help.

 

[SlowJet]

Create a win98 boot disk from a download image file.
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
schroll down to Dos Bases Image Files.


copy the these three files to the boot floppy from your
current floppy.
AUTOEXEC.BAT
flash879
8ipekg.F4


Change the bios setting to boot from the floppy drive
first.

SJ

 

[NobodyMan]

Hey, all.

I just recently downloaded an updated BIOS for my motherboard. My problem is
that my BIOS didn't come with FlashRom embedded into it, a later BIOS update
added that. So what I'm having trouble doing, is trying to restart my
computer and letting the floppy drive read a disk with a Flash program on it,
when I restart I don't think the disk is even read, so I can't get into any
type of DOS area. When I try running the flash installed while in Windows, I
get an error saying that my chipset isn't supported, which I'm guessing is
because I can't do it in Windows. Any help? Thanks.

Given your confusion, I recommend you don't do this. Take your
computer to a computer shop (NOT a Best Buy or Circuit City place, but
a real computer shop) and let them help you.

Why are you doing a BIOS flash. If it's just because there is a newer
BIOS for your system out there, STOP IMMEDIATELY!! NEVER flash your
BIOS unless you must to access a feature you just can't live without.

 

[root]

Why are you doing a BIOS flash. If it's just because there is a newer
BIOS for your system out there, STOP IMMEDIATELY!! NEVER flash your
BIOS unless you must to access a feature you just can't live without.

Always flash the latest BIOS but never flash a BIOS unless you know exactly
what you are doing.

 

[SlowJet]

Oh, do explain for the folks what REAL Computer Shop
means?

SJ

 

[NobodyMan]

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:09:01 -0700, "SlowJet"

A shop that deals specifically in repair computers. A Best Buy or
Circuit City type place doesn't provide the real expertise you get in
a shop that deals ONLY with computers/peripherals and the problems
with them.

 

[NobodyMan]

Always flash the latest BIOS but never flash a BIOS unless you know exactly
what you are doing.

I disagree. You should never flash your BIOS just because there is a
newer version out there. If your BIOS is working fine, leave it
alone.