I have to agree with Michele that BIOS flashing is not for the fainthearted.
But this is only because the instructions are invariably written in
'Confusialese', a specially incomprehensible geek language.

There is a HUGE amount of information on the Net.  But I reckon that only
about 5% of it is written in a way that the average person can easily
understand.
Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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From: "joseph marty" Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Bios Flash Update D1170 M/B


> If you have the mobo's flash update program it is nearly impossible to
screw up unless you have a power failure during the flash.  Presumably you
created a floppy using the downloaded flash update program.  If so, it's
just like trying to start your computer using a startup disk.  The flash
program usually creates a bootable disk with the flash program added. It's
just a matter of following the instructions and pressing enter when asked to
do so.  Turn your computer off, load the floppy in your A:\ drive and crank
'er up. Follow on screen instructions.
>
> >Hi, I just mailed this site regarding my m/b now getting a display after
I changed the ram.
> >The display on the screen now says : 'Patch for installed CPU not loaded.
Please run the bios flash update diskette'
> >
> >I've downloaded the Bios update for this m/b onto a floppy, but as I've
had a bad experience with flashing a bios before, I've lost my courage, and
just need some reassurance as to what I should do next.
> >It's a pheonix bios, I don't know if that would make any difference. (The
last one I messed up was an AMIBIOS).
> >Any suggestions what I should do next, I'm a coward.
> >Is there something else I should put onto the disk?
> >I really don't want to mess this up, as it's taken so long to even get a
display.
> >From what I can see, this bios update is only using  75.5 kb.

> Michele

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