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On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:39:46 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > Don't tell my motherboard that or it will refuse to update next time |
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> > unless I run some program or other. |
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> So without a program to do flash updates (or at least some code |
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> somewhere that might not be in .exe or ELF format) how does your |
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> motherboard do flash updates? |
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There's code somewhere of course, but no program to run. I just put the |
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update file on a USB stick and hold down a key while booting. The code |
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runs direct from the motherboard, there's no operating system |
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requirement, it's a very civilized system. |
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Yes, I plug the stick in too, but I hope you'd already worked that bit |
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out :) |
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Neil Bothwick |
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The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody |
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appreciates how difficult it was. |