On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:58:56PM +0400, Hiisi wrote: > Dear all! > I would like to update BIOS on my desktop. It has gigabyte motherboard > and manufacturer provides only exe-utility for BIOS update. I was > trying to follow this tip: > http://www.linuxinsight.com/how-to-flash-motherboard-bios-from-linux-no-dos-windows-no-floppy-drive.html > It is possible to boot into FreeDOS but it's impossible to run > BIOS.exe. The error is: 'This program can't be run in DOS' > I have VirtualBox installed on the computer. Is it possible to update > BIOS from window$XP on virtual machine as guest? > Thanks in advance! Most Gigabyte boards (many? or at least the two I own :)) don't require a special utility to flash the BIOS. 1. You download the exe from their site 2. you find a windows machine to run it on, which simply unpacks its contents. 3. you copy the BIOS image file to a floppy (or in the case of my newer Gigabyte board) to a USB device. 4. you power on your machine, hit DEL to enter BIOS setup, and follow the directions there for flashing a bios. In other words, the BIOS contains its own flash utility. There should be instructions on the Gigabyte web site (I'm sure I saw them there myself, just this past July when I built my new system based on a Gigabyte board.) -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------ ---- Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. ----------------------------- Isaiah 40:28 (niv) ----------------------------- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
