BIOS/CMOS Update

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Accidentally updated the bios of from the wrong computer. Don't know how to
fix.
I have the current (good) bios on a disk but have no way to invoke it onto
the computer's bios (to restore to original condition). My disk contains
the correct *.bin file and has an Flash.exe program on it. It seems the
only way that would work is if my computer is already running (which it is
not). No way to boot to this disk or a win98 disk.

Manual says I can unplug computer, remove battery & short the jumpers pins
to erase the CMOS, however, the manual is wrong because the pins (for
shorting) don't exist.

Any options out their?
 
Accidentally updated the bios of from the wrong computer. Don't know
how to fix.
I have the current (good) bios on a disk but have no way to invoke it
onto the computer's bios (to restore to original condition). My disk
contains the correct *.bin file and has an Flash.exe program on it.
It seems the only way that would work is if my computer is already
running (which it is not). No way to boot to this disk or a win98
disk.

Manual says I can unplug computer, remove battery & short the jumpers
pins to erase the CMOS, however, the manual is wrong because the pins
(for shorting) don't exist.

Any options out their?
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You don't say whose BIOS flash this is. But FWIW here's something to try:
with DELL bios updates, if you type "bios_name.exe /JABIL" this forces
the flash to overwrite whatever BIOS you have. This probably only works
for JABIL-made motherboards (which Dell uses). However, there may be
something similar you can try with your motherboard. You may want to
google search for "force flash bios update" and the name of your BIOS
and/or chipset.

HTH
 
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