BIOS update retained after wiping hard drive clean?

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"Martin Lynch" <odiegoogle@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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|I had to update my BIOS on my laptop.
|
| Now, let's say I were to reformat my hard drive and reinstall Windows
| XP. Would it save my BIOS update, or would I have to update it again?
|
| Instead, what if I were to create a "ghost" copy of my hard drive
| after I had done my BIOS update. Then, if I were to use to
| "reinstall" Windows by simply recopying the ghost, would the ghost be
| able to carry over the newer BIOS?
|
| I guess I'm confused, because if I understand correctly, BIOS is not
| stored on the hard drive, rather it's some kind of virtual memory
| stored on a flash module?

BIOS is not stored on your HD. It is stored in non-volatile memory (your
"BIOS chip" ), and thus retained no matter what you do with your hard drive.
Virtual memory would not be a real good way to explain it, as virtual memory
is hard drive space basically emulating memory (i.e. swap file).

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thanks fellas, for the clarification.


Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message news:<41365A2B.7040700@neo.rr.com>...
> The BIOS exists in a PROM chip on the laptop's motherboard. Nothing
> that you do do the hard drive will alter the BIOS.
>
> It's not "virtual memory", it's very real memory, but it's stored in a
> flash memory PROM and shouldn't easily go away or change.
>
>
> Martin Lynch wrote:
> > I had to update my BIOS on my laptop.
> >
> > Now, let's say I were to reformat my hard drive and reinstall Windows
> > XP. Would it save my BIOS update, or would I have to update it again?
> >
> > Instead, what if I were to create a "ghost" copy of my hard drive
> > after I had done my BIOS update. Then, if I were to use to
> > "reinstall" Windows by simply recopying the ghost, would the ghost be
> > able to carry over the newer BIOS?
> >
> > I guess I'm confused, because if I understand correctly, BIOS is not
> > stored on the hard drive, rather it's some kind of virtual memory
> > stored on a flash module?