If I can remember correctly, concerning updating your BIOS, generally speaking if you're going to do it in DOS (a common way to do it but can fry floppy drives, think Nails said something about how everytime he flashed a BIOS from floppy it would kill his drive, but I never had a problem there), make sure you know where you put both of the files (when you DL a BIOS, it usually comes zipped with the binary file or .bin file and an .exe file which flashes the chip and loads the new BIOS), and when you get the DOS prompt, go to that location and type it as an argument.....in other words, type the name of the loading file (the .exe file), hit spacebar, and then the .bin file and hit enter....it should then initialize the loading file (actually an app, but anyways) and prompt you through flashing the BIOS....after it finishes, you restart the computer, and if the BIOS file is good you should see the updated BIOS when you go into it (should show an updated number)....however, if it's corrupted, then you're in for a hell of a ride. Also many mobo's are different from each other, so it's always best to consult the board manufacturer's website before doing ANY of this. Also, another good way to do this, and probably easier if you read the instructions, is use WinFlash, which can be found on ECS's website. It allows you to flash the BIOS while you're in Windows (not sure about the mechanics of that and how it works, but you have to restart, and it prompts you to, after you flash and load the new BIOS). Just make sure above all though:
CONSULT THE MANUFACTURER!!!
that's always the best first step, but I thought I would give you a couple of ways to do it
can anyone answer this for me?
