Updating BIOS

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mikekelly

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Hello,

Is it only possible to update the BIOS from inside windows? why I ask is becuase a PC chips motherboard I have has the original BIOS on it, this BIOS dosent support the CPU (2800 semp) I want to run on it but it will if I update to the latest BIOS, I dont have another CPU the same skt to put in the machine, boot it up and then update BIOS from windows so does anyone know of another way or is that the only way to do it.

Mike
 
You should be able to find a flash utility to prepare a bootable floppy in order to update the bios. You first go to the manufacturer's support site and choose the downloads section to identify the model board you have. It would be a help to provide that here as well if you need additional help. There you can also download the user's manual if you don't have that onhand. That will have a section for accessing as well as updating the bios. The utility download for updates usually has a text file along with it instructing how to proceed.
In most boards where you boot from floppy to flash the bios you have to enter the name of the original bios followed with a space where the name of the update is typed in. Once the spelling is precisely entered you press the enter key to start the flash process. First locate the correct update for your model board only. Follow instructions to prepare a floppy if necessary.
 
Just ro recap, you think its possible to upgrade the BIOS with only a floppy some ram a Mobo and a CPU which isnt compatible ?(which is the reason for the upgrade anyways)

if so how do I get the info from disk to CMOS? I dont even have a floppy but do have a USB external drive.

Anyone know any more info on this process?

thanks for all who replied!

Mike
 
Once the update is downloaded to someone else's machine it can be copied onto a 3 1/2" to be run on your own. Since the cpu now installed doesn't want to run another older cpu would have to temporarily used iuntil the bios not cmos is updated. The bios chipset is a set of EProms that are not erasable like random access memory(ram). The flash utility programs them. The cmos is very much the system clock. This is why time and date have to be entered on a new system when first assembled and run as well as re-entering time and date after clearing the cmos or replacing a battery that will do that anyway.
 
I've been looking at the methods for updating BIOSes without floppy drives, and usually it's done with a program that runs when you boot from your CD drive.
Tom
 
I always update my BIOS from inside windows. Look on the pc chips website, it should give you a program to do it. I know i can with my motherboard, and could on my old Giga-byte
 
publiusdiamond said:
How do you get around problems like these if you don't have a floppy drive though!? I have a similar problem and no floppy disk drive.
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The first step is to go right to the support site for the board. The manufacturer may have a WIN Flash utility for updates. On most of the newer boards coming out you would simply download the bios update to the hard drive and restart the system to enter an easy flash utility that is already onboard with the press of a preassigned key just as the post tests complete. In some cases a friend could burn an update along with a downloaded utility onto a cd where you then boot off of it to do the flash then.
 
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