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GT
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 Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: How to update BIOS on 4CoreDual-VSTA |
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I have also posted this question on the OCWorkbench website too, so will
update everyone here if I get any help there.
I have just upgraded from Athlon 2400+ on a Soltek board to Core 2 Duo e6400
on an Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA PT880 Ultra board. I want to update the BIOS on
the above board. However, I have no floppy disk drive and my Win98 Boot CD
won't work with this board. Is there any other way I can get to DOS to
update my BIOS?
Perhaps a better question would be, why would my Win98 Boot CD not work with
this board. The boot starts from CD just fine, the screen says loading
Windows 98, then PC hangs. Is this perhaps something to do with the dual
core processor (HAL)??
I have a WindowsXP laptop with CD burner and Nero, so can I make a DOS boot
CD that will work with the e6400 on the ASrock board? Can I use the full CD
space on a boot disk or is it limited to 1.44MB? I might stick my i386 XPSP2
folder on there and a few drivers too if I can use the full CD space.
Cheers,
GT |
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Grinder
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: How to update BIOS on 4CoreDual-VSTA |
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GT wrote:
| Quote: | I have also posted this question on the OCWorkbench website too, so will
update everyone here if I get any help there.
I have just upgraded from Athlon 2400+ on a Soltek board to Core 2 Duo e6400
on an Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA PT880 Ultra board. I want to update the BIOS on
the above board. However, I have no floppy disk drive and my Win98 Boot CD
won't work with this board. Is there any other way I can get to DOS to
update my BIOS?
Perhaps a better question would be, why would my Win98 Boot CD not work with
this board. The boot starts from CD just fine, the screen says loading
Windows 98, then PC hangs. Is this perhaps something to do with the dual
core processor (HAL)??
I have a WindowsXP laptop with CD burner and Nero, so can I make a DOS boot
CD that will work with the e6400 on the ASrock board? Can I use the full CD
space on a boot disk or is it limited to 1.44MB? I might stick my i386 XPSP2
folder on there and a few drivers too if I can use the full CD space.
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I forgot to mention: That mainboard has a floppy connector, so you could
just go to your local hardware dealer and by a floppy drive, or borrow
one from another machine. My guy here is asking $8 for a Sony floppy
drive with cable. |
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Grinder
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: How to update BIOS on 4CoreDual-VSTA |
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GT wrote:
| Quote: | I have also posted this question on the OCWorkbench website too, so will
update everyone here if I get any help there.
I have just upgraded from Athlon 2400+ on a Soltek board to Core 2 Duo e6400
on an Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA PT880 Ultra board. I want to update the BIOS on
the above board. However, I have no floppy disk drive and my Win98 Boot CD
won't work with this board. Is there any other way I can get to DOS to
update my BIOS?
Perhaps a better question would be, why would my Win98 Boot CD not work with
this board. The boot starts from CD just fine, the screen says loading
Windows 98, then PC hangs. Is this perhaps something to do with the dual
core processor (HAL)??
I have a WindowsXP laptop with CD burner and Nero, so can I make a DOS boot
CD that will work with the e6400 on the ASrock board?
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Most likely, yes.
| Quote: | Can I use the full CD
space on a boot disk or is it limited to 1.44MB?
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Yes.
| Quote: | I might stick my i386 XPSP2
folder on there and a few drivers too if I can use the full CD space.
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You can also probably boot from a USB drive. |
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Grinder
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: How to update BIOS on 4CoreDual-VSTA |
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GT wrote:
| Quote: | "Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
news:IOFXh.75885$_c5.73998@attbi_s22...
GT wrote:
I have also posted this question on the OCWorkbench website too, so will
update everyone here if I get any help there.
I have just upgraded from Athlon 2400+ on a Soltek board to Core 2 Duo
e6400 on an Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA PT880 Ultra board. I want to update the
BIOS on the above board. However, I have no floppy disk drive and my
Win98 Boot CD won't work with this board. Is there any other way I can
get to DOS to update my BIOS?
Perhaps a better question would be, why would my Win98 Boot CD not work
with this board. The boot starts from CD just fine, the screen says
loading Windows 98, then PC hangs. Is this perhaps something to do with
the dual core processor (HAL)??
I have a WindowsXP laptop with CD burner and Nero, so can I make a DOS
boot CD that will work with the e6400 on the ASrock board? Can I use the
full CD space on a boot disk or is it limited to 1.44MB? I might stick my
i386 XPSP2 folder on there and a few drivers too if I can use the full CD
space.
I forgot to mention: That mainboard has a floppy connector, so you could
just go to your local hardware dealer and by a floppy drive, or borrow one
from another machine. My guy here is asking $8 for a Sony floppy drive
with cable.
Do I actually need to boot to DOS to flash the BIOS? I thought it was
essential to boot into DOS to update a BIOS, but someone just posted a reply
in the OCWorkbench website to say he updates his BIOS in windows! I am not
going to try it unless there is an overwhelming response in here!
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I have seen firmware/BIOS updaters that run in Windows. Given the
absolute catastrophe that can occur from a failed BIOS update, though, I
would attempt to mitigate my risk.
If there's room in your chassis for a floppy drive, I think I would
probably just spend the $0-$10 to install one. I hadn't used mine in
years, then recently I needed to prep a machine that would not boot a
CD. I was at least $8 worth of glad that I had it. |
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GT
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: How to update BIOS on 4CoreDual-VSTA |
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"Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
news:IOFXh.75885$_c5.73998@attbi_s22...
| Quote: | GT wrote:
I have also posted this question on the OCWorkbench website too, so will
update everyone here if I get any help there.
I have just upgraded from Athlon 2400+ on a Soltek board to Core 2 Duo
e6400 on an Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA PT880 Ultra board. I want to update the
BIOS on the above board. However, I have no floppy disk drive and my
Win98 Boot CD won't work with this board. Is there any other way I can
get to DOS to update my BIOS?
Perhaps a better question would be, why would my Win98 Boot CD not work
with this board. The boot starts from CD just fine, the screen says
loading Windows 98, then PC hangs. Is this perhaps something to do with
the dual core processor (HAL)??
I have a WindowsXP laptop with CD burner and Nero, so can I make a DOS
boot CD that will work with the e6400 on the ASrock board? Can I use the
full CD space on a boot disk or is it limited to 1.44MB? I might stick my
i386 XPSP2 folder on there and a few drivers too if I can use the full CD
space.
I forgot to mention: That mainboard has a floppy connector, so you could
just go to your local hardware dealer and by a floppy drive, or borrow one
from another machine. My guy here is asking $8 for a Sony floppy drive
with cable.
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Do I actually need to boot to DOS to flash the BIOS? I thought it was
essential to boot into DOS to update a BIOS, but someone just posted a reply
in the OCWorkbench website to say he updates his BIOS in windows! I am not
going to try it unless there is an overwhelming response in here! |
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GT
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: How to update BIOS on 4CoreDual-VSTA |
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| Quote: | I have just upgraded from Athlon 2400+ on a Soltek board to Core 2 Duo
e6400
on an Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA PT880 Ultra board. I want to update the BIOS
on
the above board. However, I have no floppy disk drive and my Win98 Boot
CD
won't work with this board. Is there any other way I can get to DOS to
update my BIOS?
Perhaps a better question would be, why would my Win98 Boot CD not work
with
this board. The boot starts from CD just fine, the screen says loading
Windows 98, then PC hangs. Is this perhaps something to do with the dual
core processor (HAL)??
If I recall correctly if it stops with the "loading windows98" screen it
is most likely having trouble reading the media. Try pressing F8 to get a
prompt for each step when loading files. DOS should run on the PC, but
using only 1 processor.
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This is what I thought, but f8, f5 and holding down shift (by-pass config +
autoexec) doesn't work. The PC hangs as soon as "Starting Windows 98" text
appears!
The CD is OK, so is the drive - they both worked last week with my old
m/board.
This is very strange, but the only difference is the m/board+cpu! |
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