Re: Bios update

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:37:04 -0800

>-----Original Message-----
>You flash the BIOS before the OS boots, you can make a
>bootable floppy in XP by putting a blank floppy in the
drive
>and selecting the option to make a bootable floppy. Then
>copy the Flash files to the floppy. You may need to
extract
>the exe file to the floppy.
>
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:15e4101c416b5$17575eb0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>|
>| >-----Original Message-----
>| >You need a W98 boot floppy to which you copy the Flash
>| file
>| >(you will probably need to extract the exe file and
copy
>| >those files) to the floppy, then set the BIOS to boot
>| from
>| >the floppy.
>| >Be sure to read the FAQ and be sure your power is
>| reliable
>| >(a UPS is recommended).
>| >
>| >
>| >"john" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>| >message news:15e3301c416b2$9f06cfb0
$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>| >| I want update my bios. I have a k7vm4 motherboard
from
>| >| ASROCK. and they told me to download a FLash.exe and
>| the
>| >| update but when I run the flash from dos it give me
>| this
>| >|
>| >| A:\>FLASH K7VM4_2.40
>| >| &#9658; Error 18 - Chipset/Flash part isn't available.
>The
>| >| function will be invalid.
>| >|
>| >| What do I do.
>| >
>| >
>| >.
>| >I need a win 98 boot disk even if i have xp pro
>
>
>.
>How do i make a bootable floppy. do i hit format and
thats it

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