BIOS upgrade problem

[Karthik1019]

I was having a problem with Windows 98 SE going into standby mode (even though power options were telling it not to) and not coming out of it if left in it for a while. I searched the forums and found that this was fairly common and there are different solutions. Someone else with a Dell computer of about the same age said that when they upgraded their BIOS, it was all fine. So I went to the Dell website and downloaded the BIOS upgrade program. But when I execute it to make a floppy that will run in the BIOS and update it, it gives me an error that says "This BIOS can not be reflashed because of installed memory manager." Am I supposed to run the program in DOS mode or boot off of it or something?

[bailey]

all the bios flashing programs I have seen also comes with a txt file which is the instructions on how to do it.
not only do you need the flash program, but you also need the bios file that your upgradeing to.
normally bios flashing is done in the dos mode with a bootable floppy that has the correct files on it.

[sataraid0]

I hesitate to give an answer to this. However, usually, you have to make a bootable floppy disk with the updated bios on it, then install from dos. Have done it before on my computer.

Keep in mind, that if it messes up, can incapacitate your computer or mother board, so make sure of what you are doing before you do it.

Your best bet is to be patient and wait for someone here to answer your questions. Also, believe it would help if you would tell us what brand and model of motherboard you have?

Hope this helps...........................Sterling

[Karthik1019]

Okay. I pretty much fixed the BIOS problem. I actually didn't read the posts though. I just rebooted the computer in DOS mode and then used the internet to get a crash course in DOS. Then navigated to the install file. Typed dir, saw how dos recognized it and then ran the file. There were no memory errors or anything this time and it just asked me if I wanted to update from A04 to A11, these were the numbers I was hoping to see and I agreed. Everything seems to be working fine. I just saw the replies now after all this ,but thanks anyway. Now let's just hope this fixes my Standby issues....

P.S. Do you think turning the BIOS power management off will still allow the Windows power management to function? If so, that may be my issue.

[glc]

Leave the bios power management enabled, but disable all power management events. If you disable power management completely, Windows cannot manage it properly.