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    Help with BIOS

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Vesalio, Aug 1, 2008.

  1. Vesalio

    Vesalio Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi, im new to the whole upgrading my BIOS and stuff so just 1 question


    i enter to my hive to download the latest BIOS but i dont know which file to get, what is the names or where is it found


    any help on that would be greatley apreciated


    BTW i have an m15x with the xV32 or something like that BIOS
     
    Vesalio, Aug 1, 2008
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    okay, you'll need to search for "x34 BIOS" (or similar) in MyHive. download it. then, insert a CD into your drive, open your burn program (presumably Nero), and burn the downloaded file as an image. very important, as an image. then, reboot your computer, and right at the beginning, hit F12 to access the boot options, and choose the optical drive as device to boot from. after that, it should run automatically and update your BIOS to x34. after that, enjoy!

    hope that helped.

    EDITED to reflect exiled's very good point.
     
    whizzo, Aug 1, 2008
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  3. Vitotherm

    Vitotherm Notebook Consultant

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    Yep that's it

    i uploaded it and saw Wizzo helped you out already (editing same time ;) )
     
    Vitotherm, Aug 1, 2008
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  4. exiled

    exiled -_-

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    when you reboot after you have your cd in i recommend pressing f12 and then a menu comes up to select a device to boot from. just select the cd. it is much easier than going into the bios and selecting the cd drive as the primary boot device.
     
    exiled, Aug 1, 2008
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  5. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    maybe a stupid question, but why cant you do the update from a usb flash drive or some such thingy....
     
    ryujin, Aug 1, 2008
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  6. Vesalio

    Vesalio Notebook Enthusiast

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    oh k il do that thanks a ton everyone, as always very helpfull

    =D
     
    Vesalio, Aug 1, 2008
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  7. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    you know, that's right, Vista can boot from thumb drives.. but i don't know if it'll recognize the BIOS properly... not something i'd want to screw around with...
     
    whizzo, Aug 1, 2008
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  8. Vitotherm

    Vitotherm Notebook Consultant

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    Don't know if it supports Bios update trough USB (it depends on your Bios version )

    Some do, Some not
     
    Vitotherm, Aug 1, 2008
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  9. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    If it will recognize the BIOS from the USB drive then it will work the same as it does from a DVD.
     
    Fade To Black, Aug 1, 2008
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  10. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    curious as to why it would or would not then?
    is it not just a diffierent data form factor?
     
    ryujin, Aug 1, 2008
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  11. Vitotherm

    Vitotherm Notebook Consultant

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    Vitotherm, Aug 1, 2008
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  12. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    thanks for the link Vesalio. have a rep.
     
    whizzo, Aug 1, 2008
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  13. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    wow - awesome how to - but can you explain the /P /B /C things?
    i read it clears and such, but if i missed it, he did not explain what each letter does and why he listed his command as he did....

    again, imma bit newish to this....so be gentle :)

    ditto to what whizzo said...
     
    ryujin, Aug 1, 2008
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  14. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    i'm guessing:

    P > program
    B > boot
    C > clear

    not sure though :D
     
    whizzo, Aug 1, 2008
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  15. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    two similar guesses then...works for me... :p
     
    ryujin, Aug 1, 2008
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  16. Vitotherm

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    P > program
    B > boot
    C > clear

    Yes thats it :D

    Thanks Wizzo and Ryujin for those reps
     
    Vitotherm, Aug 2, 2008
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