Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:37:36 -0000 From: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> To: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Bios chip update suggestions Message-ID: <49BB8903.4020405@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <4970820E.4040407@onetel.com> References: <496FE15E.4080201@a1poweruser.com> <4970820E.4040407@onetel.com>
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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.
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