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On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>>>> I need to update the BIOS on my Biostar motherboard, but the utility |
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>>>>> is said to be "Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA". I've flashed the BIOS in |
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>>>>> other systems by booting a FreeDOS CD, but that won't work for a |
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>>>>> Windows (not DOS) flashing utility, will it? I tried running the |
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>>>>> utility via wine with no luck. |
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>>>>> |
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>>>>> - Grant |
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>>>>> |
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>>>> |
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>>>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-pocket,1113.html |
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>>> XP on a USB stick.... It sounds like a Windows machine is necessary |
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>>> to build it, but once it's built it would be really handy. |
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>>> - Grant |
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>> I keep one around. It works sometimes, as long as your Windows machine |
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>> hardware doesn't need anything terribly unique. It's helped me with |
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>> flashing firmware on RME sound cards. They require Windows also. |
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>> Just thought I'd mention it. It's a bit of work, but once it's done |
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>> you don't have to mess with Windows on the disk. |
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>> Good luck, |
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>> Mark |
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> Hi Mark, |
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> What's wrong with hardware that needs unique software? Doesn't the |
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> USB key work just like XP on an HD? |
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> - Grant |
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Sure, but if you set this up on one machine and then try to use it on |
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another machine that has different hardware then it may or may not |
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work. My experience is mostly it doesn't. |
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I've wanted to learn to set up a little library of USB images of which |
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I'd load the one I wanted into the flash drive when I needed it, but |
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the flash drives are so cheap these days that it's just easier to have |
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5 or 6 of them laying around. Then the only problem is remembering |
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which one works with a specific machine. |
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- Mark |