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Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby Gunny04 » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:51 pm

Is this possible? I didnt save the floppy from my old PC, and this computer didnt come with one..... My motherboard has a Bios upgrade download for the sensors and fan controller on it..... Now I'd love this as my sensor readings are not really constant or reliable..... but I dont havea floppy, do I have do buy a Drive on ebay, or can I just burn a bootable CD or something? Cheers, Gunny
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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby ashaman » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:07 pm

Unless the software allows you to use another media, then you're stuck with the need to get a floppy drive and a floppy disk.
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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby cheesegrater » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:42 pm

No, you don't need a floppy to update the BIOS. Most manufacaturers have auto-update utilities that update the BIOS from Windows. I used them before and I had no problems updating.
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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby Gunny04 » Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:16 am

lovely, Seems like a nice suggestion, I will try it that way! thanks, Cheers, Gunny
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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby Fozzer » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:47 am

lovely, Seems like a nice suggestion, I will try it that way! thanks, Cheers, Gunny


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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby cheesegrater » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:55 am

They should be cheaper than that. I got my floppy drive for
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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby Gunny04 » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:24 pm

I think I'll get an external USB Floppy drive for all the computers I ever use.... my only question is, Will a USB be able to be a first bootable device? as in the bios? I am running on no sleep in like 19 hours so my mind is a little slow.... Cheers, Gunny
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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby ctjoyce » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:12 pm

Yes it will, just change your boot priority.

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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby Gunny04 » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:26 pm

Good, I can use the open floppy slot for a fan controller..... mind another stupid question, How do those work? Cheers, Gunny (I Know I know I am annoying!  :))
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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby ctjoyce » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:16 pm

A fan controoler does just that. You plug in all your case fans to it, and ajust the knobs accordingly. Though I have one, I never use it. Just crank it all the way up and leave it.

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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby Hai Perso Coyone? » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:09 am

What's a floppy drive? ::) ;D
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Re: Upgrading bios... Without a floppy!?

Postby Gunny04 » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:54 am

Fan controller would be handy.... I HATE 3d party apps to control my fans.... (I have only one at the moment) I plan to add one more (In the back) Cheers, Gunny
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