BIOS Updates forum

hi all, it's been a really really long time (years) since i've last posted on here and I send my warm regards to all of you. I've recently purchased a toshiba satellite C55D-A5208 and I'm having a real hard time with virtualbox (or any VM appliation infact.) They're all coming up with an error sayin...

I've found my motherboard and hopefully it will help others too:
It is an Intel Crestline motherboard. The specs are in this link: http://www.intel.com/products/notebook/ ... erview.htm

Hello, I am trying to overclock my processor using SetFSB. But in order for me to correctly set the speed, I need my motherboard's model. I've tried searching my self for the model, but I could not find a single trace. Can anyone please help me identify my motherboard? Here is my mobo report using B...

How much would I have to set the vcore to?

Hello, I have recently re-built my entire system after my OEM board and processor got fried. What I'd really like to do is overclock my XP 1600+ from 1.4GHz to something like 2.0GHz. I have read that I will have to use conductive greece to jump two bridges. Others say that you will have to increase ...

Earlier this morning, I tried to resume my computer from standby mode and it would not resume. I powered down the system using the power switch and then powered it on. The computer itself would start (fans, power light, etc), but there are no lights which flash on the keyboard (Num. lock, Caps lock,...

If the drive has a jumper that limits the drive capacity, use that. Chances are you will be able to bypass the problem you are having with the bios by doing that. I have never seen an SATA board that has problems with high capacity drives, but its worth a shot using the jumper.

Try to put the drive in another PC and see if the same problem arises. If it does, then the drive definitely has a problem.

@ edwin and cp: Hi, havent seen you guys in a long time!

try changing the jumper configuration (if any) and put on "Master" or "Cable Selct". how old is your pc? Its possible that the possible that packard bell did not allow the BIOS to see more than what your previous drive had. Try checking in the BIOS Updates section, there might be another BIOS fix.

never mind, i fixed it by just disconnecting the power cord and plugging it back in holding down the power button. It started up right away!!!

i have a dell inspirion 1100 and it wont start up. There are no fans spinning, no hard drive activity, no keyboard lights, and no display. The only thing that turns on is the LEDs for power and the battery. The power light comes on as soon as i plug in the laptop to an AC power source. Please help m...

In my laptops BIOS, I see something called Card Boot. What does it do? What is it useful for?

Try to replace the old video adapter and see if it helps.

It varies upon the manufacturer and model of the board. also the bios.

If you look under device manager and you see an exclamation mark next to the ethernet controller, right click on it and select properties. If you see error code 10, then follow these steps: Restart the computer and enter BIOS setup screen, highlight PNP/PCI Configuration, then highlight PNP OS insta...