Bios upgrades etc on XP machine

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Paul

Hi people,

Can anyone tell me how I might run bios upgrade utilities (and the like) on
a Win XP Pro laptop with no floppy disk?

AFAICS, these utilities won't run in the GUI so the machine has to be booted
in DOS. I think you can create DOS-like boot disks from XP - and I have Win
98 boot disks to use anyway - but I have no on-board floppy drive. I DO have
a USB floppy but this requires drivers to be loaded before the machine can
see it. So I can't see how it can be used as a boot drive. I've also got a
memory stick device but this suffers from the same problem.

Is there a way round this? I'd be very grateful for your help.

Paul - Coventry UK
 
Hi

What is the brand and model of your laptop
Check from the manufacturer's website, some BIOS update does not required the use of floppy

Pete


----- Paul wrote: ----

Hi people

Can anyone tell me how I might run bios upgrade utilities (and the like) o
a Win XP Pro laptop with no floppy disk

AFAICS, these utilities won't run in the GUI so the machine has to be boote
in DOS. I think you can create DOS-like boot disks from XP - and I have Wi
98 boot disks to use anyway - but I have no on-board floppy drive. I DO hav
a USB floppy but this requires drivers to be loaded before the machine ca
see it. So I can't see how it can be used as a boot drive. I've also got
memory stick device but this suffers from the same problem

Is there a way round this? I'd be very grateful for your help

Paul - Coventry U
 
Greetings --

If the laptop cannot boot from a floppy, you'll need to check with
its manufacturer to see what sort of BIOS updating mechanism they've
implemented. Perhaps they provide a bootable CD? At any rate, the
laptop's manufacturer will be able to provide specific, safe
instructions, while we can only make educated guesses.

Bruce Chambers

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Best to ask that of the manufacturer of your computer.

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Some BIOS's have an option that allow you to boot from USB - check to see if
yours has this.

Also, keep in mind that many BIOS updates nowadays no longer require to boot
off a floppy; many will actually update from within Windows. Check with your
PC/motherboard manufacturer.
 
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