Bios update

Post by **corpse** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:28 am

Quick question for you guys. To update bios on a new motherboard [an Asus, needs bios update to recognise 64 bit processor] I need to have a boot disk of some sort to install DOS on the machine so I can do the bios thing right?

Post by **koopz** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:56 am

nah.. download the latest version of 'Asus Update' from the Asus site and it will do it all for you in Windows providing your board posts

Post by **corpse** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:03 am

No, this is a new system, windows not yet installed.

Post by **Tormentius** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:29 pm

corpse wrote:No, this is a new system, windows not yet installed.

Then you would need to put the BIOS and it's installation utility on a bootable floppy and boot from that to flash the BIOS. XP can make a DOS-disk(its in the options for formatting a floppy) or you could get a bootdisk from here.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:06 pm

you see kids, there are still needs for floppies

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:25 pm

Burn CD with a windows 98 boot up disk as the boot sector with Floppy emulation, then have the bios update's on the Data portion of the Cd..

No floppy needed

Also, you can add said drivers and etc into window's Cd's easly... thus no floppy again..

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:30 pm

that's all fine and dandy if you have another pc handy at that instant, innit

Post by **corpse** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:31 pm

Thanks for the help guys