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"Bill Larcombe" <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi all
>
> I only have a USB FDD connected to my system is it possible I can update
> the BIOS using the Q-Flash utility? The BIOS allows the PC to boot from a
> USB FDD so this suggests it should be possible?
>
> TIA
>
> BillL
>
Answered my own question 
( Put a FD in the USB FDD and asked the Q-Flash
utility to back-up the BIOS. Result; FDD error, looks like I'm either going
to have to do it the old fashioned DOS way (I've had problems with this in
the past with WinXP) or buy a FDD just for flashing the BIOS. It all just
seems so ..... *primitive* somehow.
I wish they'd get the Windows BIOS update facility working this would be my
preferred option.
BillL
Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)
I wish they would enable it so you can do it via any simple USB disc - the
little dongle ones.
IE a USB disc formatted for FAT or FAT32 with DOS and so on.
- Tim
"Bill Larcombe" <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Bill Larcombe" <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:mbIzc.938$si4.7982258@news-text.cableinet.net...
>> Hi all
>>
>> I only have a USB FDD connected to my system is it possible I can update
>> the BIOS using the Q-Flash utility? The BIOS allows the PC to boot from a
>> USB FDD so this suggests it should be possible?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> BillL
>>
>
> Answered my own question ( Put a FD in the USB FDD and asked the Q-Flash
> utility to back-up the BIOS. Result; FDD error, looks like I'm either
> going to have to do it the old fashioned DOS way (I've had problems with
> this in the past with WinXP) or buy a FDD just for flashing the BIOS. It
> all just seems so ..... *primitive* somehow.
>
> I wish they'd get the Windows BIOS update facility working this would be
> my preferred option.
>
> BillL
>
Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)
Nah, never happen. Just to dam easy ;o)
BillL
"Tim" <Tim@NoSpam.com> wrote in message news:caoe4t$dhu$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>I wish they would enable it so you can do it via any simple USB disc - the
>little dongle ones.
> IE a USB disc formatted for FAT or FAT32 with DOS and so on.
> - Tim
>
> "Bill Larcombe" <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:K9Jzc.1004$I15.8713494@news-text.cableinet.net...
>>
>> "Bill Larcombe" <billc1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:mbIzc.938$si4.7982258@news-text.cableinet.net...
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I only have a USB FDD connected to my system is it possible I can update
>>> the BIOS using the Q-Flash utility? The BIOS allows the PC to boot from
>>> a USB FDD so this suggests it should be possible?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> BillL
>>>
>>
>> Answered my own question ( Put a FD in the USB FDD and asked the
>> Q-Flash utility to back-up the BIOS. Result; FDD error, looks like I'm
>> either going to have to do it the old fashioned DOS way (I've had
>> problems with this in the past with WinXP) or buy a FDD just for flashing
>> the BIOS. It all just seems so ..... *primitive* somehow.
>>
>> I wish they'd get the Windows BIOS update facility working this would be
>> my preferred option.
>>
>> BillL
>>
>
>
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