Can one have the wrong BIOS installed?

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Could a PC have the wrong BIOS installed? I used the System information
section of Norton's Systemsworks to get details about my system since I am
having so many boot up problems .. I notice that it correctly lists like
processor,etc. I made a note of what BIOS was installed & then compared it
to what Intel's web site said about my motherboard. The numbers appear to
be considerably different from one another. I download the BIOS it said was
for my motherboard. When I tried to run the BIOS it told me that I was
trying to install the wrong BIOS for my board & the download refused to
install. I have gone back to web site & triple checked that I had
downloaded the correct BIOS & I hadn't made a mistake. Could the wrong BIOS
have been installed when the PC was in the shop the last time? If so how is
this fixed?
 
Videot said:
Could a PC have the wrong BIOS installed? I used the System
information section of Norton's Systemsworks to get details about my
system since I am having so many boot up problems .. I notice that
it correctly lists like processor,etc. I made a note of what BIOS
was installed & then compared it to what Intel's web site said about
my motherboard. The numbers appear to be considerably different from
one another. I download the BIOS it said was for my motherboard.
When I tried to run the BIOS it told me that I was trying to install
the wrong BIOS for my board & the download refused to install. I
have gone back to web site & triple checked that I had downloaded the
correct BIOS & I hadn't made a mistake. Could the wrong BIOS have
been installed when the PC was in the shop the last time? If so how
is this fixed?
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Yes, even if install a new MB and you use the setup CD supplied with the new
MB, the BIOS could still need to be updated. One of the first things you
should do when you build a new system is to access the web sites of all the
hardware devices and software applications for updates.
When you look of MB BIOS updates, you must make sure you use all the MB
specification to insure you get the correct BIOS. Sometimes a specific MB
will have several revisions that require different BIOS updates.
Post your MB make, model and revision # to help you find the correct BIOS.

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The date of your BIOS appears to be a later version that the BIOS available
on the Intel website.. uninstall Norton Systemworks and you will find that
your problem just disappears..
 
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