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how do you do a BIOS update
a friend of mine just gave me an old Compaq Presario, its about 4-5 years old. never been updated. how do you update the BIOS on it? what website? is there a spicial website just for BIOS updats or something? like www.biosupdates.com or what?
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11-28-2003, 11:21 AM
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Are there issues that need to be updated on it?
If it's not broke don't fix it. A bio flash gone bad can turn it into a door stop. |
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11-28-2003, 11:24 AM
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well its an old machine, i'm updating everything else so i figured i should update that as well
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11-28-2003, 11:49 AM
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Check Compaqs site for bios updates , you may need one to use a larger HD.
[url]http://productfinder.support.hp.com/ |
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11-28-2003, 02:05 PM
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If it's a Compaq, leave it alone. They use a hidden diagnostic partition on the hard drive to hold most of the bios code.
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11-28-2003, 03:59 PM
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ok, i couldn't find an update anyway.
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