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DuckTape   03-09-2004 at 02:50:21 AM

Hello folks.

I have a Gateway E-3200 with the following BIOS on it:

4J4NB0X1.15A.0019.P11

(by Phoenix Technologies)

Gateway.com has the following BIOS version for downloading (to upgrade the BIOS on my computer mentioned above):

4J4NB0X1.15A.0021.P13

It might be nice to have a copy of the Bios that is on my computer right now ("0019.P11" ) -- just in case I have to "flash back" for any reason.

[I can't create a "bootable" Bios flash disk from my computer, can I?]

(I called Gateway, and they evidently don't have those files for me, and I couldn't find them at gateway.com. Phoenix - phoenix.com, and Jabil - jabil.com don't seem to be able to help me either.)

Does anyone have the files for such a flash that you would be so very kind as to e-mail me?

Or maybe someone knows of a website which archives older Bios versions?

Also, has anyone upgraded their Bios from "0019.P11" to "0021.P13", and if so -- how did it go?

Incidentally, do you know anything about a ".P12" Bios version, too?

Thanks much!
DuckTape

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Crashman   03-09-2004 at 06:42:55 AM
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There has to be a flash program you can use from a bootable floppy, those programs all allow you to save your old BIOS first.

If it's a BX chipset board from Intel, I wouldn't flash it, as Intel has released BIOS that prevents those boards from supporting Coppermine CPU's.

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