BIOS Update

[macpeteo]

Hi everyone, I have a Gigabyte GA_965P-DS3 MB and I want to update the BIOS so as to support the E8x00 chuips.

I currently run a Raid1 and would like to know if updating the BIOS will destroy my Raid? How much if any bios settings will change? If so, can it be recovered?

Also, if I do replace the CPU, will Windows XP have a problem? What kind? Can it be recovered?


Thanks,
Mac

 

[Zenthar]

To my knowledge, flashing BIOS won't have any effect on your RAID, you might loose all BIOS settings (not sure, I always reset my BIOS to defaults after flashing to be sure nothing funny happens).

If you change CPU, there should be no problems with OS.

 

[o1die]

You will be asked if you want to save your current bios when flashing with a floppy, and with most windows flashing programs. If you're worried, save the old bios to a floppy or to the "my documents" file. And changing cpus doesn't effect windows or change your raid setup.