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| Thread ID: 53017 | 2005-01-05 08:46:00 | BIOS and com port help please | tedheath (537) | Press F1 |
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| 310915 | 2005-01-06 01:42:00 | Ted, if you don't know what flashing the BIOS means, you don't need to know. :D (It's the process of loading a new set of code into the BIOS chip. This is done to fix faults which have appeared in use. BIOS manufacturers provide the modified versions, and the programme to do the operation. The rule is, "don't flash the BIOS unless the new version fixes a problem you actually have." ) "flashing" comes from the type of memory in the BIOS chip --- it's electrically erasable read only memory ("EEPROM") which is often called "flash memory." If anything goes wrong during the process, the recovery usually involves a new motherboard. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 310916 | 2005-01-06 01:43:00 | Installing a newer version of the software that controls the basic start up. Not normally a thing you need to do, unless the existing BIOS does not recognize a newer CPU or HD. BIOS and CSMOS are the same thing. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 310917 | 2005-01-06 08:03:00 | Thanks for information. tedheath |
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