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Got a M90 with the FX2500 i need to safely flash to 7900GTX

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by Tomttt, Feb 18, 2010.

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  1. moral hazard

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    I don't think so.

    Are you using a CD or usb?
     
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    i made my cd drive startup higher then my HDD in my bios and it does startup first but i dont get the command prompt that i should be getting in order to type nvflash newbios.rom ??
     
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    using a cd
     
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    do i need nero to make a bootable cd?
     
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    i have nero but i cant begin the flash process, ive done the required steps none of them are working i cant begin with the dos prompt
     
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    Yes tell nero to make a bootable CD.

    There are many guides on the net how to get a bootable CD with dos.

    I have never done it so I can't really help. I have only ever used a floppy, HDD or USB.
     
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    you said you can use HDD?
     
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    ok i went for it, i got nero and did the bootable cd, however...

    when i unzipped nvflash.zip it unzipped 2 files nvflash.exe and cwsdpmi.swp

    so i burned both onto the boot cd, when i type d: then type nvflash newbios.rom it said error cannot open cwsdpmi.swp

    so now im looking for a version thats not the exact size of nvflash.exe thats just the exe cuz i wont risk doing it with just half the zipped file lol

    help?
     
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    nvflash 5.88 and 5.63 so far both have the .swp file unzipped
     
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    v 5.40 is just the exe, attempting to make boot cd with it
     
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