On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 22:49:07 +0000, James Wilkinson <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Robin Laing wrote: > > I have done bios updates over the years and I have never run into > > problems. My ASUS board doesn't require any OS or anything to update > > the BIOS. Just put the floppy with the BIOS on it and boot. Hit a > > couple of keys and let the machine do its thing. :) > > For what it's worth, I have had a computer hang while updating its BIOS. > The motherboard became a paperweight [1]. (There *are* ways of fixing > this, but the motherboard wasn't worth the expense). > > BIOS updates are not risk-free. I was able to hotflash an eeprom after a bad flash using another computer in the house that used compatible eeproms. Depending on what your time is worth, this can be a cost effective solution for a bad flash.
