I've got to update a friends bios , but i can't fit the flash utility and bios file on the win98 startup disc. Is it possible to put the flash utility and file on a second disc and after booting off the startup disc swop them over and flash the bios?.
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No, you don't want to use a boot disk that loads anything at all. You should always use a "clean" bootdisk with system files only.
Command.com
Io.sys
and msdos.sys only.
Dave
Just to let you all know, I used Le Cactus' idea which was boot with the win98 startup disc and at the (a switch floppies. worked like a charm.
Thanks everybody.
Anything on the start-up disk other than the 3 files listed above risks the "flash" and you will have to pop out the bios chip and replace it. Biggest culprits are autoexec.bat and config.sys. You want a boot with NOTHING loaded.
Originally posted by Le Cactus@Jul 25 2002, 03:22 PM Yes, no probs there. Boot - Swap - Flash - Reboot
OK, you people are right (of course). I stand corrected!
Make that "Yes, no probs there. Boot (press F5 and choose Save mode command prompt) - Swap - Flash - Reboot "
Cheers!
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Several security vulnerabilities in Firefox and the Mozilla Suite of Internet software put users of the open-source products at risk of hacker attacks, the Mozilla Foundation is warning.
switch floppies. worked like a charm.
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