In addition to what Allen posted, you only update a BIOS when there is an issue that 
you may be having, that is addressed by the update.

There are different flash procedures depending on the machine/motherboard and when 
it was manufactured.  What Allen posted is one of the procedures but there are others 
and you MUST know and follow the procedures for your machine/motherboard to the letter. 
 Computers that were not equiped with a floppy drive will be different and if designed 
to be flashed when the operating system is running, will indicate so in the instructions 
for that machine/motherboard.  If you don't have documentation on the computer/motherboard, 
check the manufacturers website and find the documentation for your machine and read 
it.  Then decide if you need to flash the BIOS if an update is available, and if 
you really need it for any issues you may be having.

It is usually a fairly straight forward procedure for the average user.  Just make 
sure you follow every step.  Even then, it can fail for even the advanced tech when 
there are hardware issues on the motherboard.  In those cases, you can end up replacing 
the EEPROM or the whole motherboard, even if you did everything right! Good Luck!







On Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 1:39 am, George Bailey wrote:

>I know the BIOS is on the M/B before W2K is loaded.

>When/if a BIOS update is downloaded into (??) W2K how does W2k get it into BIOS?

>Is an update within the capability of an average user? 

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