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    wheres the bios?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Derawk21, Sep 2, 2006.

  1. Derawk21

    Derawk21 Notebook Guru

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    where is it and what should i change or update in it if anything.

    Thanks
     
    Derawk21, Sep 2, 2006
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    Aryding Notebook Consultant

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    it's the opening screen before you hit windows xp. Only update it if there's an update. Don't change it if you don't know what you're doing.
     
    Aryding, Sep 3, 2006
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    Google man :) - look this stuff up, enter in the terms, check the wiki and the Asus websites, read the readme.txt files - you can learn it all straight from the souces :).

    Be careful with the BIOS updates - you can fry the chip if you do it wrong which could wreck the chip and require you to replace it or possibly replace the entire mobo.

    Cat
     
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    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    F2 on bootup to enter the BIOS.

    Otherwise, I completely agree with the comments above - don't mess with the settings if you don't know what they are, and don't try to flash the BIOS if you don't know what you're doing (the potential benefits usually outweigh the risk in this instance...after all, your notebook works now ;)).
     
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    Yes, agree with all of the above, except:

    Never heard of anything like that. If you screw something up, what will happen is that your BIOS won't do anything. No physical hardware damage, but your computer will not be able to turn on. The BIOS sort of controls everything and tells all your parts what to do. Without it, nothing can happen. So then you have 3 options. One is get a replacement BIOS ROM for your laptop. The second is to find someone with an EEPROM programmer to reflash your BIOS. Third is to replace your motherboard, which would result in a new BIOS, but that would be much more costly and pretty much pointless.

    There is also another thing you can do, if you have another identical system. But it's difficult, and risky. You boot the working system, start a flash, then pull the working BIOS out of the working computer while it is on, plug in the dead one, and continue with the flash. I'm not going to explain why this is possible, but it is. But like I said, it's a rather risky and complicated process. Although if you've got an identical system, no access to an EEPROM programmer, and you don't want to pay for a new BIOS ROM or motherboard, and you know what you are doing, it's an option.
     
    JPZ, Sep 3, 2006
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