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Neil Walker wrote: |
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> Karl Haines wrote: |
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>> Actually, updating the BIOS to the newest version is almost ALWAYS a |
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>> good thing. |
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> I keep all the BIOSs im my machines uptodate (8 at the moment, |
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> building another tomorrow). ;) |
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>> Having XP installed makes no difference, except that you |
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>> can (with some MBs) update from within windows. They ALL, however, |
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>> support a BIOS update from a bootable DOS floppy. Hope this helps! |
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> I haven't owned a floppy drive in years so I have to be a bit more |
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> devious. ;) |
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> Anyway, thanks for your advice. :) |
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> Be lucky, |
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> Neil |
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Now that most puters don't have a floppy, how will people update the |
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BIOS?? I don't have windoze at all and my next rig may not have a |
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floppy either. |
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Will there be a way to do it from a CD/DVD? |
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Curious. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) :-) |
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Copy n paste then remove the -remove-me- part. |
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