BIOS update .rom file

Calibretto · 03-28-2007, 01:37 AM

I downloaded a BIOS update from Asus and it is a ROM file. How the heck do I open it?

johnb35 · 03-28-2007, 06:00 PM

You can't really open it. You have to use either Asus update to actually install that updated bios file or use a dos flash utility to update the bios.

henryjsaunders · 03-29-2007, 08:18 AM

rom files are used to flash the bios

subtle · 03-29-2007, 10:28 AM

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rom files are used to flash the bios

That cealred things up

Calibretto · 03-29-2007, 08:48 PM

I got it. I used Asus Update and it was easy. Thanks!

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Calibretto Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 19 Posts: 2,487	I got it. I used Asus Update and it was easy. Thanks! __________________ - Gigabyte P35-S3G - Q6600 @ 2.40GHz \| Cooler Master GeminII - 4GB OCZ Platinum @ 800MHz - XFX 9800GT \| Zalman VF1000 Cooler - Antec Three Hundred Case \| Antec NeoPower 380W PSU - Best 3DMark06 Score: 15109 Visit and Bookmark my blog! Tech Olive Winner of Photo Comp: Computer Peripherals

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03-28-2007, 06:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnb35 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IL, USA Age: 38 Posts: 878	You can't really open it. You have to use either Asus update to actually install that updated bios file or use a dos flash utility to update the bios.