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Hi Folks,
I'm am not a techie, just retired and forget ful..Forget how to update my drivers and firmware...That is the ones that are not auto...Please help...
Bob
Update since initial post, i figured out the driver update, am working on firmware update, assuming it's similar...

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by curle

Hi,
If you know the details and brand of what piece of hardware you are wanting to update your firmware for, then you should be able to download updates from your hardware suppliers website. If not, you could just do a google search for a firmware update for your hardware.
Hope this helps.

by hal 9000

You tend to need to boot with a DOS Floppy and then run the Firmware Update from a DOS Command Line generally on another Floppy Disc or CD R. It really depends on what Firmware you are attempting to update. The most usual Updated thing is the BIOS which always has a Program and Data File which you can copy to the Floppy and run after booting from a Windows 95-8 Boot Floppy. Then you can Update the Firmware on some HDD and Optical Drives and to do this it depends on the way that the drive maker has written the update generally it's run from a DOS Boot Floppy but sometimes it's run from within Windows. There should be update instructions where you downloaded the Firmware Update from.

Col

by gilhoole

Hi Hal,
Thanks for your response, but all that is beyond the level of my competency...Thankyou very much anyway.....

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