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On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Thursday 21 January 2010 00:40:26 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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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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>> > |
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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, very civilised. |
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> I have a hacked-up-too-gazooks android phone that works the same way |
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It doesn't help Grant (at least directly) but the new Intel MB I got |
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to replace my 5 year old Asus which fried last week lists 4 ways to |
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update BIOS: |
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http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=18509&ProdId=3142&lang=eng |
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The fourth is specifically for Linux systems. |
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- Mark |
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