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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2002 11:25 am     Post subject: Can I flash a new (Award) BIOS from floppy Reply with quote
My processor died (on an MSI TurboK7T mobo) and so I'm using the opportunity to updgrade to an Athlon XP 17000+ (which the board does support). However, when that computer died, I don't know what version of the BIOS it had - and it needs the latest from MSI's site. All the instructions on MSI's site on flashing to the latest BIOS say specifically _not_ to flash from floppy. So I'm stuck. What should/can I do please?

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2002 1:29 pm     Post subject: Re: Can I flash a new (Award) BIOS from floppy Reply with quote
kaixo wrote:
My processor died (on an MSI TurboK7T mobo) and so I'm using the opportunity to updgrade to an Athlon XP 17000+ (which the board does support). However, when that computer died, I don't know what version of the BIOS it had - and it needs the latest from MSI's site. All the instructions on MSI's site on flashing to the latest BIOS say specifically _not_ to flash from floppy. So I'm stuck. What should/can I do please?


Buy a preflashed chip, borrow a processor, or bring it into a computer shop and have them update it for you.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2002 10:30 am     Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the reply.

I eventually managed to borrow a processor, only to find that I had already upgraded the bios enough to enable me to use my Apthlon XP!

Still, all's well now.

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