True, but manufacturers often "change opinion" by releasing new
BIOSes.
No, they don't.
They release a bios with their branding which has an
incremented number to reflect a change from the reference,
OR to reflect a change in the hardware on the card.
For example, they get a deal on some faster memory-
different bios version will have different memory timings.
You don't want that bios on your card if your card doesn't
have the (different) memory on it.
So, to check Sanda's suggestion with themanufacturer, I want to find
is there is a new BIOS..
Again, Sandra is not an authority on video card bios.
If you had no reason to get a new bios before Sandra, you
still don't.
Ummmmm why would I have to express NEED ?
Do you often do senseless things?
Better question, what do you hope to gain?
With no reason, it would be madness.
By reason I mean a video card operating state reason, not a
"I was told by Sandra", reason.
I just want to know and ask for help.
First you need to spend the time determining exactly what
FX5200 you have. We can't just link a bios because we can't
ID the card that only you have. Different FX5200 will have
a different bios because the card is different. BIOS aren't
just generically updated for the same card like the drivers
are, one bios version is meant to stay on the card for it's
life unless there were a very rare problem with it... and
even then, nVidia would sooner patch in the driver than have
people flashing new bios to their card.
well, another factor determining "reason" here is my curiosity in this
matter, which "desperately" needs fullfillment (?)
Curious of what?
How to change one?
Curious if you can find one?
If you just want a copy of the bios for safekeeping, get the
nVidia flasher and backup the copy already on the card, not
something randomly found on the 'net.
And the desire to stay up to date on software. I update my WinXP,
Office, tools... everything. So why exclude BIOSes ?
Because it's not the same thing, and it would likewise be
madness to update any other software when there was no
expectation of any benefit.
Id a BIOS maker issues a new release, He'll have good reason.
Yes, because it's for a different card, or the same card but
the number was incremented when the manufacturer branded it,
or some rare incompatibility with a motherboard, etc. In
other words, only if you have a problem.
You are guessing without experience. You would do well not
to guess, if your card needed a different bios you'd know
it. If your card manufactruer felt you might benefit it'd
be linked on their product download page.
Maybe
not the reason that fits for ME, but then, do I want to get into the
details ? nooooo, I just update and FEEL good.
You are very strange.
Rationality is not only defined by cognition.
Sanity is doing what seems beneficial, not random risks with
no expected benefit.
If you REALLY REALLY REALLY want to do this, then FIRST
learn how to identify your card completely, it's specs, then
learn how to find the right bios.
When you can do those two things, maybe you're ready to
waste time actually updating the bios on it. To do it
merely because Sandra said it was old is just a sign you
aren't experienced enough using Sandra. It is a generic
tool, not your personal guide to changing things.
