Flashing my Bios

Hi guys,

I've been asked to flash my Bios in order to make my new Ram working. So, I checked around and came to the conclusion that I need to know what is my motherboard. I found this:
http://service.seanix.com/support/personal/sysdetails.asp?SearchFrom=&SSerialNumber=N16886

But I still don't have any idea what is my motherboard. Can someone help me?

Thanks in advance!

 

It would help if we knew what make your laptop was.

 

Link isn't working for me.

What computer is this? Can you enter the BIOS at boot?

 

Try this: http://service.seanix.com/downloads/SpecSheets/seanote_d470v.pdf

It's the spec sheet for my laptop: a Seanix Seanote D470V.

I googled "how to flash BIOS", I read around, and came to the conclusion that my POST (Power on Self Test) doesn't tells me what is my motherboard. Here's what I found:

It looks all fun and stuff, but here on my laptop, I don't have this "Identifier string" at all. Here's what I have: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6968/image064z.jpg
*Note that there's nothing more on the bottom of the screen than "Press F2 to enter Setup". I can do that, and the only useful information on there that i found is that: http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9185/image065r.jpg Anything that I missed?

Any other way to proceed here? Other tips / advices?

Thanks a bunch!

 

No one? :/

 

Can you tell me the serial number for your crazy-obscure machine?

http://service.seanix.com/support/downloads/index.asp

 

Sure, here: N16886

 

http://service.seanix.com/support/personal/sysdetails.asp?SearchFrom=&SSerialNumber=N16886

As you can see from the list at the bottom, there are no available BIOS updates from your manufacturer, and though there is likely something out there for your motherboard, it is extremely risky to flash your BIOS in any case, much less with an update from the web. I'll look around, if you like.

EDIT:
http://www.wimsbios.com/chipset/2A69K.jsp

Based on the list above, I confirmed that you have an Abit BE6 motherboard.

http://www.wimsbios.com/biosupdates/abit.jsp

This link will instruct you to use this tool:
http://biosagentplus.com/?PHPSESSID=3s24fna1t3ckqa7ph67fjtuqk7

Wouldn't hurt to try it out.

 

Hmmm... shot in the dark, maybe. http://europe1.nodevice.com/down/bbcc8d85a28442ffd8eec51e3fe946b3/agp117e.exe

 

Tried it and I bump into a "Join Now for $29,95 and get access to EVERY FU**IN BIOS EVER!!1"

Thing is, I don't really want to pay :/

What's that? (afraid to click :/ )

 

Wow, sorry about that.

Btw, I think pixelot's software is an AGP driver, judging by the filename.

 

Eh... here's where that was coming from.

Did you look at this yet?

 

I don't know.. All I see is a bunch of files 3 years older than my computer (bought it in 2004 and those files doesn't go later than late 2001)


Soo.. do I have to assume that there's no need in flashing my Bios? Am I already up-to-date? :/

 

Since no one else has said it I will....

If you have no idea how to flash a BIOS, if you have no idea what it even means, if you have a hard time grasping the directions here and elsewhere, then......

DON'T DO IT YOURSELF.

 

I know how and why to flash my Bios, enough to know that you're probably right. I actually thought I'd be able to do it by myself, and I still think I'd be able to do it alone if my system would've been normal.

But now... you're right. Fu** that.

 

Even if it's not a newer version, mightn't it accomplish the purpose of accepting your RAM? Just a thought...