[vox-tech] mobo bios upgrades

[Dave Margolis]

I've used the method mentioned below recently (copy awflash.exe and 
mybiosupgrade.bin onto any existing dos bootable floppy - e.g. win95/98 
bootdisk).  Also, I've had to download an .exe file that needed to be 
run from a windows machine with a floppy drive installed.  This created 
a bootable floppy that automagically did everything (after a few 
confirmations).  I used VMWare, WinXP over Linux, to create the latter 
boot floppy because (ironically) two attempts to make the same floppy on 
my windows machine at work failed.

For every machine I've ever upgraded the bios on, I've never needed a 
Windows-only app to do so.

dave m.

Foo Lim wrote:

>Hmm..  the last time I upgraded my BIOS, I had to download a Windoze 
>executable to put on a bootable floppy along with the BIOS image.  Some 
>mobo manufacturers have an executable that can upgrade while you're in 
>Windoze.  However, both methods require you to have Windoze installed.  
>Mark's method may work.  I haven't had to upgrade my BIOS in a long time 
>(which also means I haven't bought new hardware in a long time  :(  ).
>
>Foo
>
>On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
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>>a 64-bit mobo i'm eyeing takes PC2700.  just learned of a bios upgrade
>>that lets the board use PC3200.
>>
>>since i don't plan on putting MS windows on this machine i'm curious how
>>you upgrade a bios, since i've never done it before.  do upgrades come
>>in the form of...
>>
>>a. bootable disk (like DOS) in which case linux users can use them?
>>
>>b. a windows EXE, which case you have to install windows (i'm not sure
>>   i'd use wine for this) to upgrade the bios.
>>
>>c. both forms have been known to be used.
>>
>>thx,
>>pete
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