friend needs help

zer0_c00l · 05-02-2008, 08:58 PM

my friend has a old sony vaio pc,,and he wants to flash the bios..but we dont know where to get the update..can anyone help? http://www.amazon.com/PCV-RX550-Desk.../dp/B00005T3JG here is his pc

PC eye · 05-02-2008, 10:06 PM

You have to go Sony own's support site where there's an option to have the model identified right on the support seen at http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select...6,66,9,70,5,72

Depending on just where your friend is actually located a good web search with "sony support" as the term on just about any search engine will see a ton of links for different locations since Sony is global.

Quick69GTO · 05-02-2008, 10:39 PM

My question is; why does he need to flash the BIOS?
It's usually best to leave it alone on a manufactured PC.

PC eye · 05-02-2008, 10:56 PM

If the system is seeing problems or as usual an update will include fixes then you would take a good look at the latest available. First you make a backup of the current prior to appliying the update.

Along with just the latest bios revision you also have to consider all other updates for the prebuilt. In the long run it will be strictly upto the owner to decide there.

zer0_c00l · 05-02-2008, 11:45 PM

thanks for the help guys...

Smartpart · 05-03-2008, 12:24 AM

Well even if you have a backup you probably won't be able to use it. Your mobo is probably made to go in sony computers only and the actual mobo manufacturer doesn't support it. Sometimes though you can find an exact replica that the manufacturer calls something different and flash it over your current way to unlock ALOT more BIOS settings/options. BUT it doesn't always work out...

PC eye · 05-03-2008, 12:31 AM

You won't have to worry! Apparently no bios updates are available. http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu...l?mdl=PCVRX550

SirKenin · 05-03-2008, 05:51 AM

Check inside the PC. Some of them are Asus boards. The model number will be on the board somewhere.

**mep916** · 05-03-2008, 07:18 AM

Yeah, the board in my Sony is made by Asus.

zer0_c00l · 05-03-2008, 10:38 AM

cant be flashed. hes having alot of problems with this old pc.its all this guy can afford right now or i would tell him just to build one or ill do it..he just got a x8 AGP FX- 5200 128 MB card from another guy in our gaming clan and no matter what he does when he installs the drivers he keeps getting memory dumps. think the cards bad? it works then dumps then reverts to old settings

05-02-2008, 08:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
zer0_c00l Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 615	friend needs help my friend has a old sony vaio pc,,and he wants to flash the bios..but we dont know where to get the update..can anyone help? http://www.amazon.com/PCV-RX550-Desk.../dp/B00005T3JG here is his pc __________________ Mob:ASUS M3A78-T 790Gx/Monitor 22'ASUS CPU:AMD Phenom 8650 B.E@2.9./HSF Zalman RAM:Geil PC6400@860MHz4.4.4.12 PSU:COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro 550 80% ef GPU:Saphire 4850 HDD:Seagate Cuda 250GB SATA 16mb cache Case:Thermaltake WingsRS

05-02-2008, 10:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	You have to go Sony own's support site where there's an option to have the model identified right on the support seen at http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select...6,66,9,70,5,72 Depending on just where your friend is actually located a good web search with "sony support" as the term on just about any search engine will see a ton of links for different locations since Sony is global. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

05-02-2008, 10:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	If the system is seeing problems or as usual an update will include fixes then you would take a good look at the latest available. First you make a backup of the current prior to appliying the update. Along with just the latest bios revision you also have to consider all other updates for the prebuilt. In the long run it will be strictly upto the owner to decide there. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

05-02-2008, 11:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
zer0_c00l Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 615	thanks for the help guys... __________________ Mob:ASUS M3A78-T 790Gx/Monitor 22'ASUS CPU:AMD Phenom 8650 B.E@2.9./HSF Zalman RAM:Geil PC6400@860MHz4.4.4.12 PSU:COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro 550 80% ef GPU:Saphire 4850 HDD:Seagate Cuda 250GB SATA 16mb cache Case:Thermaltake WingsRS

05-03-2008, 12:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,730	You won't have to worry! Apparently no bios updates are available. http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu...l?mdl=PCVRX550 __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

05-02-2008, 10:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Quick69GTO Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 204	My question is; why does he need to flash the BIOS? It's usually best to leave it alone on a manufactured PC.

05-03-2008, 12:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
Smartpart New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	Well even if you have a backup you probably won't be able to use it. Your mobo is probably made to go in sony computers only and the actual mobo manufacturer doesn't support it. Sometimes though you can find an exact replica that the manufacturer calls something different and flash it over your current way to unlock ALOT more BIOS settings/options. BUT it doesn't always work out...

05-03-2008, 05:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Check inside the PC. Some of them are Asus boards. The model number will be on the board somewhere.

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05-03-2008, 10:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
zer0_c00l Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 615	cant be flashed. hes having alot of problems with this old pc.its all this guy can afford right now or i would tell him just to build one or ill do it..he just got a x8 AGP FX- 5200 128 MB card from another guy in our gaming clan and no matter what he does when he installs the drivers he keeps getting memory dumps. think the cards bad? it works then dumps then reverts to old settings __________________ Mob:ASUS M3A78-T 790Gx/Monitor 22'ASUS CPU:AMD Phenom 8650 B.E@2.9./HSF Zalman RAM:Geil PC6400@860MHz4.4.4.12 PSU:COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro 550 80% ef GPU:Saphire 4850 HDD:Seagate Cuda 250GB SATA 16mb cache Case:Thermaltake WingsRS

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