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    3rd party bios?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by s1234, Mar 14, 2009.

  1. s1234

    s1234 Newbie

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    Is there any 3rd party bios for a notebook?
     
    s1234, Mar 14, 2009
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Why would you want to use a 3rd party BIOS in the first place? It's an extremely bad idea to use anything but the manufacture released BIOS unless you are fully versed with coding the BIOS yourself.
     
    David, Mar 14, 2009
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  3. eversman

    eversman Notebook Consultant

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    yeah you are playing with fire and could end up bricking your notebook. very dangerous idea. and even if it works, you will probably loose functionality or have bugs, because a 3rd party is not likely to know better how to code it for your laptop than your manufacturer is.


    ev
     
    eversman, Mar 14, 2009
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  4. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    There is no 3rd party BIOS per se.

    It is more like that once in a blue moon, you can use a BIOS intended for another brand/model on your comp, based on the same motherboard and chipset.

    Apart from this, you are skirting security issue.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Mar 14, 2009
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  5. Charr

    Charr Notebook Deity

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    Flashing a BIOS from a different vendor onto your computer is a really bad idea.

    Even if your laptop/motherboard has the same chipset, there are so many other things to worry about, like hardware monitoring chips, PCI and ISA buses, plus control for voltage regulation which varies greatly for each manufacterer.
     
    Charr, Mar 14, 2009
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