BIOS Updates forum

Well -- THAT didn't go as planned. I couldn't run the "Via 4in1 drivers" executable. It didn't fit on a floppy and I could not access it on my ZIP drive. I needed to get the system up ASAP, so I decided to try to reload WIN98se, which was also giving me a hard time. I thought updating the BIOS to th...

Wonderful! Thank you for your assistance! I'll attempt to update the BIOS tonight and then load XP. Here's hoping...

Thanks for your speedy reply! Program: eSupport.com BIOS Detect v1.2 July 21, 2003 BIOS Date: 10/06/00 BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PGN BIOS ID: 10/06/2000-8363-686A-6A6LMB09C-00 OEM Sign-On: VKB1006B Chipset: VIA 82C305 rev 2 Superio: VIA 686 rev 34 found at port 7h CPU Type: AMD K5 CPU Speed...

KURIAKI -- you wrote "You don't need a BIOS update to run Windows XP. " Wondering if you would mind elaborating on that point, please? I am a mainframe programmer with just a little experience working with PC hardware and software upgrades. I have been Googling my problem for several days now and yo...