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| 300030 | 2004-12-06 07:45:00 | my bios is ver old i need to upgrade it but i dont know how or where to do it below are some info: BIOS Date: 07/30/01 BIOS Type: American Megatrends licensed to Intel BIOS ID: 51-2300-000000-00101111-030199--HV845 OEM Sign-On: Chipset: Intel 1A30 rev 3 Superio: Unknown OS: WinME CPU: Pentium(R) 4 1600 Mhz MAX: 1700 Mhz |
polo (6383) | ||
| 300031 | 2004-12-06 07:49:00 | > my bios is ver old i need to upgrade it but i dont Why do you need to upgrade it? You are unlikely to be able to allow faster CPU etc. by upgrading your bios. Usually there is a specific reason to upgrade a bios (a bug in existing bios etc.). It is quite different from flashing a DVD drive or similar to add more functionality. What is your specific reason for upgrading your bios? Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 300032 | 2004-12-06 07:49:00 | What problem do you have that a bios upgrade will solve? This is not some program like Everest which is recommending a bios upgrade is it? | Jen C (20) | ||
| 300033 | 2004-12-06 07:59:00 | if its not broken dont fix it, a false move and then you have a new paper weight | Prescott (11) | ||
| 300034 | 2004-12-06 08:27:00 | the everest program is telling me upgrade my bios because its very old i heard upgrading new bios makes pc faster and better |
polo (6383) | ||
| 300035 | 2004-12-06 08:32:00 | > the everest program is telling me upgrade my bios > because its very old You can ignore that advice it gives, it is not necessary to update your bios unless you have a specific issue which a bios upgrade fixes. > i heard upgrading new bios makes pc faster and better It can add more functionality, eg larger Hard Drive support etc, but can also make your PC not go at all if the flash goes wrong and you end up with a dead motherboard. |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 300036 | 2004-12-06 09:46:00 | > if the flash goes wrong and you end up with a dead > motherboard. Is that still true if you have a duel Bios |
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