BIOS update needed

Recommended by Wim's BIOS...

I have an older pc with a MicroStar MS-6163 motherboard.
The current BIOS is Award v4.51PG with the following date code 10/20/1998-i440BX-W977-2A69KM4KC-00. The original harddrive is only 8.4GB but I want to update the BIOS so I can install a larger hardrive. I am also planning to install Ubuntu as my OS and it requires a BIOS date from 2000 or later. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan

[Denniss]

Please post the full Bios ID, that includes the Bios OEM message shown just below the Award Logo in the upper left corner (when you see the Bios-ID you posted on the bottom line).

It may look like this:
W6163MJ V2.5 111199
or this:
W6163IMJ V5.0 121399

And have a look at your board, the MS-6163 came in several revisions.

The additional line of coding is W6163MJ V3.0 062599

In looking closer at the board itself, near where the code MS6163 is printed there is a V2 followed by N1996. Would this mean that I have version 2 of the board possibly made in 1996?

Thanks.

[Denniss]

MS-6163 Rev 2.0 with Intel chipset should be MS-6163 Pro

http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func ... incat_no=1

Thanks for the link. How do I proced once I download the file? Would I run it from Windows and let it self install? Or do I need to copy it to a floppy to creat a boot disk?