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Tearing my hair out over BIOS...of all things
Hi,
I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64 edition installed on my home machine - I've just upgraded the processor from an AMD Atholon 64 3200+ to an AMD Atholon x2 64 4400+ for Vista. My motherboard isn't recognizing the new processor (showing up as AMD Hammer Family Processor - model unknown), which is due to an outdated BIOS version. I'm trying to flash the BIOS and having significant difficulty - don't know if it's Vista or my own inexperience that's causing the issue. Basically, I can't boot from a boot floppy, because the comptuer doesn't have a floppy drive. I've tried booting from the Vista disc, but it runs a mini-windows kernel which doesn't support the (16 bit) bios update program. Also tried the WinXP disc....it prompts for an administrator password....I know the pwd but it tells me it's invalid. WinFlash doesn't work under Vista x64....... Manufacturer doesn't offer a BIOS utility....... Any ideas? |
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Tearing my hair out over BIOS...of all things
Aaron:
The easiest solution would be to borrow, or purchase, an inexpensive floppy and hook it up for flashing. You can build a bootdisk of your choice by going he www.bootdisk.com Good luck. Carlos P.S.: You might also try booting from a bootable USB pen drive with winflash and bios rom included but that is something I have never done and don't know how to guide you. "Aaron @ Paradoxsys" wrote: Hi, I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64 edition installed on my home machine - I've just upgraded the processor from an AMD Atholon 64 3200+ to an AMD Atholon x2 64 4400+ for Vista. My motherboard isn't recognizing the new processor (showing up as AMD Hammer Family Processor - model unknown), which is due to an outdated BIOS version. I'm trying to flash the BIOS and having significant difficulty - don't know if it's Vista or my own inexperience that's causing the issue. Basically, I can't boot from a boot floppy, because the comptuer doesn't have a floppy drive. I've tried booting from the Vista disc, but it runs a mini-windows kernel which doesn't support the (16 bit) bios update program. Also tried the WinXP disc....it prompts for an administrator password....I know the pwd but it tells me it's invalid. WinFlash doesn't work under Vista x64....... Manufacturer doesn't offer a BIOS utility....... Any ideas? |
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Tearing my hair out over BIOS...of all things
You can make a boot CD and put your BIOS information on another CD. Boot
from the first one and then put the one with the BIOS in and run your updates. A lot of PC's don't have floppies (I only have one machine with one in my house, and use it for support of older PC's). Flash drives are so much more convenient, faster, holds more... http://www.bootdisk.com -- Dustin Harper http://www.vistarip.com | Vista Resource & Information Page Aaron @ Paradoxsys wrote: Hi, I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64 edition installed on my home machine - I've just upgraded the processor from an AMD Atholon 64 3200+ to an AMD Atholon x2 64 4400+ for Vista. My motherboard isn't recognizing the new processor (showing up as AMD Hammer Family Processor - model unknown), which is due to an outdated BIOS version. I'm trying to flash the BIOS and having significant difficulty - don't know if it's Vista or my own inexperience that's causing the issue. Basically, I can't boot from a boot floppy, because the comptuer doesn't have a floppy drive. I've tried booting from the Vista disc, but it runs a mini-windows kernel which doesn't support the (16 bit) bios update program. Also tried the WinXP disc....it prompts for an administrator password....I know the pwd but it tells me it's invalid. WinFlash doesn't work under Vista x64....... Manufacturer doesn't offer a BIOS utility....... Any ideas? |
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Tearing my hair out over BIOS...of all things
Thanks, All.
bootdisk.com worked. Specifically http://www.bootdisk.com/mexico/flashcd.zip for the download, and http://www.bootdisk.com/txtfiles/flashcd.txt for the step-by-step instructions. Many thanks, from my computer, my hair, and me. ------------------- "Kerry Brown" wrote: http://www.bootdisk.com/ Scroll down to bootable CD. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca "Aaron @ Paradoxsys" Aaron @ wrote in message ... Hi, I have Windows Vista Ultimate x64 edition installed on my home machine - I've just upgraded the processor from an AMD Atholon 64 3200+ to an AMD Atholon x2 64 4400+ for Vista. My motherboard isn't recognizing the new processor (showing up as AMD Hammer Family Processor - model unknown), which is due to an outdated BIOS version. I'm trying to flash the BIOS and having significant difficulty - don't know if it's Vista or my own inexperience that's causing the issue. Basically, I can't boot from a boot floppy, because the comptuer doesn't have a floppy drive. I've tried booting from the Vista disc, but it runs a mini-windows kernel which doesn't support the (16 bit) bios update program. Also tried the WinXP disc....it prompts for an administrator password....I know the pwd but it tells me it's invalid. WinFlash doesn't work under Vista x64....... Manufacturer doesn't offer a BIOS utility....... Any ideas? |