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UPDATING BIOS

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by durnking

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I'm getting ready to do a clean install of XP Pro. Over the past year or so I've received a couple of notices suggestig an update of the BIOS for my Pent dual core.

Never flashed before.

Is there somewhere I can get a step-by-step?

Thanks.

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by ---tk---

What kind of PC do you have? Dell HP, homemade? usually the maker of the PC/motherboard will have a .exe that once you install XP, run the .exe and it will update the BIOS from with in the OS (scary if you think about it). Or it might require you to use a 2.5in floppy, boot to the floppy, flash the BIOS, and reboot! Also, watch out b/c if it goes badly you can turn you motherboard into a paper weight.

by older mycroft

Some of the newer ones like my Asus P5N-E SLI, allow you to update the BIOS from a thumb drive at Setup, before Windows has loaded. You can also SAVE the existing BIOS settings prior to flashing in case it doesn't go right.

Without knowing your motherboard, a step-by-step would only be guess-by-guess. ;)

by cbrennan

The motherboard company's website should have a very good step by step with. They do not want you breaking your motherboard, then buying a different brand. Most company's try to make it very easy now to update the bios, through windows, thumb drive, etc. Just check out the website of the manufacturer, they should have all the information you need.

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