Comments on: Updating/Flashing BIOS http://www.pcmech.com/article/updatingflashing-bios/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: hanif http://www.pcmech.com/article/updatingflashing-bios/comment-page-1/#comment-22907 hanif Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:12:30 +0000 1980955528#comment-22907 Hi i was having problem with my hp dv6291ea laptop?, after installing vista ultimate 64bit system was getting heat up and hanging so i send e-mail to hp then they send me info about new bios because i was having old bios then i download the new bios from hp website tested by 2anti virus software's there was no virus so i start with updating bios as per hp instructions i was successfully Done as per hp no error laptop went shut down normally but after i power ON my laptop hp dv6291ea not show any display when booted up. Screen remains completely black, not just dim. Error code is 1 long beep, followed by two short beeps and it Continuous beep sound not stopping Until i remove battery i try removing battery putting it back on laptop but not work then i try removing ram hdd dvd rom but also not work? then i put everything back to laptop then i buy new ram to see if it work? even with new ram same problem? so what can i do? please anyone help me or any way i can flash to older ver of hp dv6291ea bios? Hi
i was having problem with my hp dv6291ea laptop?, after installing vista ultimate 64bit system was getting heat up and hanging so i send e-mail to hp then they send me info about new bios because i was having old bios then i download the new bios from hp website tested by 2anti virus software’s there was no virus so i start with updating bios as per hp instructions i was successfully Done as per hp no error laptop went shut down normally but after i power ON my laptop hp dv6291ea not show any display when booted up. Screen remains completely black, not just dim. Error code is 1 long beep,
followed by two short beeps and it Continuous beep sound not stopping Until i remove battery i try removing battery putting it back on laptop but not work then i try removing ram hdd dvd rom but also not work? then i put everything back to laptop then i buy new ram to see if it work? even with new ram same problem? so what can i do? please anyone help me or any way i can flash to older ver of hp dv6291ea bios?

]]> By: prestonian http://www.pcmech.com/article/updatingflashing-bios/comment-page-1/#comment-19911 prestonian Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:09:40 +0000 1980955528#comment-19911 none of my 4 usb 2.0 ports ARE WORKING SO I THINK IT MIGHT BE MY BIOS BECAUSE IVE TRYED EVERYTHING ELSE....AND I MEAN EVERYTHING....WHAT AREE THE RISKS OF UPDATING MY BIOS THREW FINDING MY MOTHERBOARD UPDATE AND DOING IT THAT WAY? THANKS none of my 4 usb 2.0 ports ARE WORKING SO I THINK IT MIGHT BE MY BIOS BECAUSE IVE TRYED EVERYTHING ELSE….AND I MEAN EVERYTHING….WHAT AREE THE RISKS OF UPDATING MY BIOS THREW FINDING MY MOTHERBOARD UPDATE AND DOING IT THAT WAY? THANKS

]]> By: hmoob http://www.pcmech.com/article/updatingflashing-bios/comment-page-1/#comment-16925 hmoob Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:16:41 +0000 1980955528#comment-16925 umm... yeah.. floppy disk are out of date.. i dont have the drive for one. for some reason my drivers disappeared and i cant use any programs. the current drivers are the most recent ones for the mobo and components. the computer has been running fine for the past year til now. i tried reformatting the comp and installing a fresh copy of windows xp but when installing windows i keep getting the error that several files cant be copied from the cd to the computer (i can press enter to try copying again which it wont do or i can press esc to skip it but windows wont load. i figured i need to erase and reinstall my bios through the setup menu but im having trouble figuring it out umm… yeah.. floppy disk are out of date.. i dont have the drive for one.

for some reason my drivers disappeared and i cant use any programs. the current drivers are the most recent ones for the mobo and components.

the computer has been running fine for the past year til now.

i tried reformatting the comp and installing a fresh copy of windows xp but when installing windows i keep getting the error that several files cant be copied from the cd to the computer (i can press enter to try copying again which it wont do or i can press esc to skip it but windows wont load.

i figured i need to erase and reinstall my bios through the setup menu but im having trouble figuring it out

]]> By: Ginny http://www.pcmech.com/article/updatingflashing-bios/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 Ginny Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:42:15 +0000 1980955528#comment-1635 is it possible to flash update the bios using medium other than floppy disk like USb drives?... floppy is too unreliable medium for these senstive low level operations. thanks, ginny is it possible to flash update the bios using medium other than floppy disk like USb drives?… floppy is too unreliable medium for these senstive low level operations.
thanks,
ginny

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