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RE: New Bios.


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: New Bios.
  • From: "Timothy Morris" <timothy.morris@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:39:48 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Grimshaw [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 September 2001 10:04
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New Bios.
>
>
> On Thursday 13 September 2001 09:56 am, Ian Lowe wrote:
> > Yes.
> >
> > If the BIOS update fails, you will almost certainly ruin the
> > motherboard. Steps to avoid this:
> >
> > Most upgrade utilities allow you to save the current BIOS before
> > starting: *ALWAYS* do this. If the BIOS update process gives any
> > errors, restore the original BIOS.
>
> I did this with my mobo, but there was no indication anything was
> wrong until
> after I rebooted & all I got was a nice black screen.
>
Some motherboards have an emergency bios restore function. You have to name
the ROM file as per the instructions, and turn on the machine while holding
down a specific key.

Tim.



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