From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 11 10:37:36 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24137106566B for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:37:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E8268FC12 for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:37:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from [10.0.10.6] ([202.69.174.18]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:37:15 -0800 Message-ID: <49BB8903.4020405@a1poweruser.com> From: Fbsd1 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chris Whitehouse References: <496FE15E.4080201@a1poweruser.com> <4970820E.4040407@onetel.com> In-Reply-To: <4970820E.4040407@onetel.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Feb 2009 10:37:16.0003 (UTC) FILETIME=[B5060B30:01C98C34] X-Sender: fbsd1@a1poweruser.com Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Bios chip update suggestions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:37:36 -0000 X-Original-Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:37:55 +0800 X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:37:36 -0000 Chris Whitehouse wrote: > Fbsd1 wrote: >> I have an desktop manufactured in 2002 by a South Korean company Hyunju. >> The company is now out of business. >> It's bio's do not allow booting from a usb memory stick. >> >> I want to find an bio's update that adds booting from usb memory stick. >> >> I know the desktop uses AWARD bio's chip and the bio's id string is >> 01/08/2002-694T-686-P6VXM2TC-00 >> >> All the internet bio's chip update url's found by Google search are >> customized for MS windows. >> >> Suggestions on how or where to purchase the correct bio's chip update? >> > > What do you mean the update url's are customised for windows? The bios > doesn't know anything about operating system. Most likely you could > download a dos boot disk image - google, there are plenty around - > create a bootable floppy and copy your latest bios image and bios update > program, eg awdflash.exe onto it. Just boot from the floppy and run the > update. > > Just be sure the bios image is really intended for your motherboard and > don't interrupt the update. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > What i mean is all the bio update sites have a utility that runs from the website to fetch your bio id string info. This utility will not work on a non-windows operating system.