Bios chip update suggestions

[Jos Chrispijn]

Can you set your system clock first L-)
This message is dated 14.3.2009 @ 11:37

Jos Chrispijn

Fbsd1 wrote:
> Chris Whitehouse wrote:
>> Fbsd1 wrote:
>>> I have an desktop manufactured in 2002 by a South Korean company 
>>> Hyunju.
>>> The company is now out of business.
>>> It's bio's do not allow booting from a usb memory stick.
>>>
>>> I want to find an bio's update that adds booting from usb memory stick.
>>>
>>> I know the desktop uses AWARD bio's chip and the bio's id string is 
>>> 01/08/2002-694T-686-P6VXM2TC-00
>>>
>>> All the internet bio's chip update url's found by Google search are 
>>> customized for MS windows.
>>>
>>> Suggestions on how or where to purchase the correct bio's chip update?
>>>
>>
>> What do you mean the update url's are customised for windows? The 
>> bios doesn't know anything about operating system. Most likely you 
>> could download a dos boot disk image - google, there are plenty 
>> around - create a bootable floppy and copy your latest bios image and 
>> bios update program, eg awdflash.exe onto it. Just boot from the 
>> floppy and run the update.
>>
>> Just be sure the bios image is really intended for your motherboard 
>> and don't interrupt the update.
>>
>> Chris
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>
> What i mean is all the bio update sites have a utility that runs from 
> the website to fetch your bio id string info. This utility will not 
> work on a non-windows operating system.
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