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| 1236681 | 2011-10-10 20:08:00 | Does this thing ever work reliably? Right now I can't get it to download a bios update, all 3 servers appear to be "busy". This is after a manual update refused to work - used the autodetect to grab the correct file (model was correctly ID'd), and the updater tells me it's not the right one. Last week I downloaded the updater for a notebook, only to be told it "only works on ASUS notebook" - yeah? Well that's what I was trying to install it on. :illogical |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1236682 | 2011-10-10 20:10:00 | I generally just get drivers etc direct from their website. Often those utilities are good in theory but not so much in practice. Did you need a particular driver? Generally if everything is working well there's no need to update drivers. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1236683 | 2011-10-10 20:20:00 | Finally got it off the first server. Got a PC misbehaving and as a last ditch effort thought I'd try a bios update. Will post another thread about it after further testing. | Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1236684 | 2011-10-10 21:15:00 | I never use auto-updaters and things like that, they're a lot more trouble than they're worth. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1236685 | 2011-10-10 23:35:00 | Are you talking about this (support.asus.com) Or ASUS update the program? If the 2nd, I wouldnt use it to update the BIOS. If it freezes / it'll brick the laptop / notebook |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1236686 | 2011-10-10 23:39:00 | I removed all those programs from my Asus. (lol) | Disco_Dan (16576) | ||
| 1236687 | 2011-10-10 23:48:00 | I've used it successfully a couple of times, but I was confused why it picked an older version than what was available on the website when I checked. I think you are better using a flash utility off a bootable drive or from the BIOS if it has a built in utility like some do. I use the gigabyte version also, but dual BIOS offers me some protection if I screw it up :) |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1236688 | 2011-10-10 23:58:00 | Best options is a fresh floppy disk and DOS. Never had that method screw up ever, but have had and seen win-flashers fail, also notice Asus forums have sticky threads all the time saying not to use their updater programs as it will cause a bad flash. Save the hassle and grief and always do BIOS updates manually in DOS, if you can. Floppy is not needed but is the easiest if you've got it. CD works but you can't back up the old BIOS. USB is OK if you can set it up right. An old hard drive with DOS installed also works great. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1236689 | 2011-10-11 00:17:00 | Are you talking about this (support.asus.com) Or ASUS update the program? If the 2nd, I wouldnt use it to update the BIOS. If it freezes / it'll brick the laptop / notebook Both, it correctly ID'd the board, but when I went to update the bios manually with the detected file it said it wasn't for that board. The program successfully updated the bios, although 2 out of 3 servers didn't want to download anything. |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1236690 | 2011-10-11 08:48:00 | I tried to use Asus update, tried very hard... and then gave up and updated drivers myself manually. Their auto update function is junk, never worked, never found stuff for me, or found non-current stuff. |
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