Bios upgrade

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I had the problem of my computer shutting down unexpectedly which i reported
.. windows help advised that the problem might be in the bios between the
processors and the mothrboard and they recommended a bios upgrade. How do i
go about that?/
 
pednau said:
I had the problem of my computer shutting down unexpectedly which i
reported
. windows help advised that the problem might be in the bios between the
processors and the mothrboard and they recommended a bios upgrade. How do
i
go about that?/
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You get all bios upgrades from the bios manufacturer, or (perhaps) from the
motherboard manufactuere.
Jim
 
Jim said:
You get all bios upgrades from the bios manufacturer, or (perhaps) from the
motherboard manufactuere.
Jim


Thanks Jim for your response.Idownloaded aprocessor ID utility but I don`t know what kind of motherboard i have. Also the processor diagnotics told me i was overclocked. Where do i get Bios bownload for my processors and motherboard?
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Ok, you need to learn to volunteer information that we might need, or this
is going to take weeks.
What brand of store bought PC? You need to go to the mfg's website to get a
BIOS upgrade, if they don't have one, then your as current as you can get.

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Bios updates are not to be undertaken lightly. Incorrectly applying an
update can lead to the loss of your motherboard. It might be better to
use a different operating system which would pose less risk to your
system. I have seen people suggesting bios updates without also
discussing the consequences of applying one incorrectly. If you have a
decent operating system, you should have to update your bios.
 
I had the problem of my computer shutting down unexpectedly which i reported
. windows help advised that the problem might be in the bios between the
processors and the mothrboard and they recommended a bios upgrade. How do i
go about that?/
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Go to your vendor's web site (if you bought a name brand like Dell or
Gateway) or go to the maker of your motherboard if your build your own
or had somebody build you a system. Be sure you have your exact make,
model and revision number which should be stamped on the motherboard.

Click the Windows Start button, type in 'system', then write down the
version of BIOS you currently have installed. If there is a newer
version, you may wish to install it. Some companies now provide a
automated means where downloading and installing a BIOS upgrade is as
simple as downloading and installing any software. Others require to
put the files on a floppy and flash from that.

The process of "flashing" your BIOS is straight forward enough, takes
at most a few minutes. However you shouldn't do it UNLESS you have a
specific reason. Don't flash your BIOS just because there is a newer
version. Unlike installing software, flashing your BIOS actually
rewrites the code contained in one of the chips on your motherboard.
The risk factor is maybe a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10. The risk is if
something bad happends while you're flashing the BIOS, like a power
outage, or Windows hangs, you're in trouble. Otherwise a safe process.
If you decide to do it, NEVER stop in the middle. Once you start you
are committed and should never cancel once the process starts.
 
Bios updates are not to be undertaken lightly. Incorrectly applying an
update can lead to the loss of your motherboard. It might be better to
use a different operating system which would pose less risk to your
system. I have seen people suggesting bios updates without also
discussing the consequences of applying one incorrectly. If you have a
decent operating system, you should have to update your bios.
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Explain "how" you can apply a BIOS incorrectly since every one I've
ever seen has built-in checking to confirm you are flashing the right
motherboard. New versions of a BIOS are released all the time to take
advantage of new technologies, not present when the original board was
shipped. Example, for my MB, which I just bought last October there
already have been 7 BIOS upgrades for it.

Sometimes it is the only way to make a particular board perform some
tasks. Example correctly "see" SATA drives or some Vista capable
controller or some installed feature like build-in audio support. I
agree flashing a BIOS shouldn't be a casual thing, but sometimes it is
the option of last resort. Saying use another OS, seems simplistic.
 
I take it you didn't want to try the identifying program...
Okay, reboot and watch the text. It will tell you your BIOS or a long
string of digits. You need to right it down so we can help.
 
Adam Albright said:
Explain "how" you can apply a BIOS incorrectly since every one I've
ever seen has built-in checking to confirm you are flashing the right
motherboard. New versions of a BIOS are released all the time to take
advantage of new technologies, not present when the original board was
shipped. Example, for my MB, which I just bought last October there
already have been 7 BIOS upgrades for it.

Sometimes it is the only way to make a particular board perform some
tasks. Example correctly "see" SATA drives or some Vista capable
controller or some installed feature like build-in audio support. I
agree flashing a BIOS shouldn't be a casual thing, but sometimes it is
the option of last resort. Saying use another OS, seems simplistic.
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If the power goes out while you are flashing the BIOS, you are in trouble.
If you do anything with the keyboard while you are flashing the BIOS, you
are in trouble.
If you move the mouse while you are flashing the BIOS, you are in trouble.
There are more ways to ruin the flash that just applying the flash to the
wrong BIOS.
Jim
 
If the power goes out while you are flashing the BIOS, you are in trouble.
If you do anything with the keyboard while you are flashing the BIOS, you
are in trouble.
If you move the mouse while you are flashing the BIOS, you are in trouble.
There are more ways to ruin the flash that just applying the flash to the
wrong BIOS.
Jim
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Yes of course, common sense things, like oh, don't open a window and
throw computer out, it may break. Do not hit keyboard with hammer. Do
not spill a beverage on keyboard. ;-)
 
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. How was I to know that my
lights would flicker, just as I made it halfway through the flash. Go
figure. In this instance, I was able to recover. In 1998, at the birth
of another OS, I tried to flash my motherboard from the same type of
advice as found on this board, and I nuked my motherboard. It was a
month before I could afford another one.
 
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. How was I to know that my
lights would flicker, just as I made it halfway through the flash. Go
figure. In this instance, I was able to recover. In 1998, at the birth
of another OS, I tried to flash my motherboard from the same type of
advice as found on this board, and I nuked my motherboard. It was a
month before I could afford another one.
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Suggestion: Stay in bed. Never get it up. Anything that can go wrong
will go wrong. Pull the covers up tight, just sleep the rest of your
life away. There should be an exam similar to a driverer's license
exam before anyone is allowed within ten feet of any computer. ;-)
 
Adam Albright will pay for your nuked motherboard. Go ahead and install
all the bios updates that you want. Adam, you want to send him your
email and address...
 
Adam Albright will pay for your nuked motherboard. Go ahead and install
all the bios updates that you want. Adam, you want to send him your
email and address...
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So many children here pretending they know more than I do.
Get nearly 30 years experience with PCs like I have, then maybe your
opinions will be worth something.
 
The first "PC", the term and the computer were coined and made by IBM in
1981. Hardly
30 years ago. The term "Microcomputer" fit most of the proceeding machines.
The Intel 8008
CPU chip came out in 1972 and was the basis for some early Microcomputers. I
built one myself.
 
Oh! Aren't we touchy? Thirty years experience. Wow. You must have had
one of the first lcd calculators. I didnt start until 1981 with the
Commodore-64. I bought a couple of them and even had one of my articles
bought by Compute magazine. I loved programming them. Oh, btw, we dont
have to pretend.
 
Oh! Aren't we touchy? Thirty years experience. Wow. You must have had
one of the first lcd calculators. I didnt start until 1981 with the
Commodore-64. I bought a couple of them and even had one of my articles
bought by Compute magazine. I loved programming them. Oh, btw, we dont
have to pretend.
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It seems the one being touchy is you. Why are you getting bend out of
shape over a SIMPLE BIOS Flash? If you would have bothered to read the
few posts where I commented on this topic you would have learned I
also mentioned the risk.

The point is, many that post here DO pretend all kinds of things, like
they know what they're talking about. I see lots of that. <wink>
 
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