Do I need a BIOS update?

Recommended by Wim's BIOS...

Award
BIOS Date: 10/30/01
BIOS ID String: 10/30/2001-761-686B-6A6S6G09C
OEM Signon: GA-7DX REV. F2c MC
Chipset: AMD 700E REV 18
Super I/O: VIA 686 REV 64 FOUND AT PORT 7H

AMD T-Bird Athlon 1.2gHz 200FSB PGA (Socket A)

with 386 DDR pc2100 RAM


Can I and/or should I update the BIOS. I just changed my OS to XP home edition with sp2.


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I use my system for normal stuff plus gaming ie CS, DOOM3, ect. Im also looking to upgrade my processor and memory. Is this upgrade needed and will I be able to upgrade? TIA

[ajzchips]

There's version F8 for free, dated 4/2004.

http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Sup ... GA-7DX.htm

...with lots of support for newer processors.

Note: the "MC" at the end of your OEM Signon might make your board an OEM version. Make sure it isn't in some kind of Fujitsu-Siemens or other "brand" system.

I completely agree with AJZ - GA is a good clue that a mainboard may be Gigabyte and I also find that Gigabyte boards are easy to identify as being Gigabyte.

And one thing I like about Gigabyte is that they seem to have good support on their website as far as BIOS update download availability goes.

I don't see any point in paying for a BIOS upgrade when the manufacturer of the board is such as Gigabyte, who provides free downloads.

Thanks for the feedback and the link. I am wondering if its a good idea to upgrade the bios before im ready to install the faster processor? Thanks again!

[ajzchips]

All I can say is that, in my case, I would.

So would I - I'm with AJZ.

That way if you have a working system with an existing processor before the upgrade, you know you have a compatible processor to perform the upgrade with before you install the newer processor once the upgrade is complete.