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nbfitz   06-01-2009 at 03:15:38 AM

I have a computer that originally had windows XP home edition installed on it. I have windows vista home premium installed on it now. I want to put a new, faster CPU into it, so looking into that I found that I need to update the BIOS. When I found the software download for the motherboard that is in my computer, it does not offer anything for vista. It does have one for XP. My question is, can I go ahead and download the BIOS update for the XP? Or will that be a big mistake?

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Shadow703793   06-01-2009 at 03:52:36 AM
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DO NOT UPDATE BIOS FROM WINDOWS!

Before I can offer you a different method I need to know what CPU and motherboard you are using.

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nbfitz   06-01-2009 at 04:06:55 AM
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Shadow703793 wrote :

DO NOT UPDATE BIOS FROM WINDOWS!

Before I can offer you a different method I need to know what CPU and motherboard you are using.



The motherboard is an intel augsburg D915GAG Bios version AG9510J.15A.0816.2005.0214.1818 The CPU is an intel pentium 4 2.93GHz

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nbfitz   06-04-2009 at 01:50:57 PM
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Are you traveling forward in time to answer my question?


Message edited by nbfitz on 06-04-2009 at 01:51:02 PM
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nbfitz   06-07-2009 at 08:22:55 PM
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Shadow703793 wrote :

DO NOT UPDATE BIOS FROM WINDOWS!

Before I can offer you a different method I need to know what CPU and motherboard you are using.



Thanks a lot, you have been a real help?

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starams5   06-07-2009 at 08:43:38 PM
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Shadow703793 wrote :

DO NOT UPDATE BIOS FROM WINDOWS!

Before I can offer you a different method I need to know what CPU and motherboard you are using.



+1 Take this advice.

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nbfitz   06-08-2009 at 02:04:01 AM
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starams5 wrote :

+1 Take this advice.


OK. What advise is that then?

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starams5   06-08-2009 at 02:24:09 AM
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nbfitz wrote :

OK. What advise is that then?



DO NOT UPDATE BIOS FROM WINDOWS!

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nbfitz   06-08-2009 at 05:37:20 AM
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starams5 wrote :

DO NOT UPDATE BIOS FROM WINDOWS!


Yes, thanks. But I already knew that a week ago. What I'm looking for is what to do. I already know what not to do. Do you have any advise for what to do?

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starams5   06-08-2009 at 05:41:27 AM
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nbfitz wrote :

I have a computer that originally had windows XP home edition installed on it. I have windows vista home premium installed on it now. I want to put a new, faster CPU into it, so looking into that I found that I need to update the BIOS. When I found the software download for the motherboard that is in my computer, it does not offer anything for vista. It does have one for XP. My question is, can I go ahead and download the BIOS update for the XP? Or will that be a big mistake?



It would make no difference, if there was an option there for Vista it would be the same bios.

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nbfitz   06-08-2009 at 01:23:48 PM
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starams5 wrote :

It would make no difference, if there was an option there for Vista it would be the same bios.


Yes, same motherboard same BIOS. I knew that too.
I think I have come to the wrong place. Thanks for taking the time to answer my post.

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gamerk316   06-08-2009 at 03:11:28 PM
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Seriously people, help the guy out.

1: Save BIOS to floppy/CD-Rom (unpacked) (Don't think flash drives work for this purpose)
2: During boot, there is a button which will start the utility to flash BIOS (different by mobo, hence why we needed to know the type of mobo you have)

Do not perform a flash from Windows, as too many things can go wrong, and you can brick your board.

This is not my area of expertiese, but these are the basic steps. As a rule though, never update BIOS unless you need to for some reason.

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