Attention all computer geeks
by Attention all computer geeks: How do I update my system's BIOS? I know it's a software patch I can get off the net, but how do I get it? How do I find out what my current BIOS is? I know when I boot up I get info, but it usually disappears too fast off the screen... HELP!!!
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what kind of system do you have? why do u want to update the BIOS?
you can usually hold the [DEL] key down at startup to get into the BIOS. updating the BIOS is very technical and you MUST know what you're doing.
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It's a generic system I built.. last upgrade was 2 years ago or so... I have a AMD P450 CPU and I bought a 40GB IDE HDD that the BIOS doesn't recognize... I went to a computer shop today and the owner reminded me I can do a software upgrade on the BIOS to see the new drive...
it don't reckanize???
to do a BIOS upgrade, you need to know your mobo brand and the BIOS chip brand. Ex: Award, AmiBIOS, etc. Then do a search on the internet for your mobo's web site and/or the BIOS manufacturer's web site. Each BIOS has different ways to upgrade...
When it boots, push F2 or F1 ...it will bring you into your BIOS settings (for instance, adding a password) so you can check out what type you have got there.
sorry, dave...in my first post on this thread, i put "DEL" in HTML code brackets. after reading skaorsk8's note, i noticed my post looks like bad english. i shall edit it now...
where's the followup? what happened?