BIOS updates without a floppy drive?

Viral · 28 Apr 2006 at 23:37

Is it possible to do a BIOS update without a floppy drive? Can I use a CD to install BIOS for example?

daz.p · 28 Apr 2006 at 23:51

Ive got a dfi motherboard, no floppy drive and i used a program called winflash to up my bios. check on your motherboard website to see if there is any program you can use to update without having a floppy drive

Cyanide · 28 Apr 2006 at 23:57

My asus board has a program that lets you update the bios in windows, dont know if that's true for any other manufacturers though

squiffy · 29 Apr 2006 at 00:06

Some allow flashing from a pen drive, or in Windows. Or if you have a spare HD just create a MS-DOS boot drive with flash utility and firmware on it, boot and flash. At least safer than floppy..the dreaded floppy drive seek sound..

split · 29 Apr 2006 at 13:26

Or make a bootable CD.
That works with any of the flash utilities I have tried.

xirokx · 29 Apr 2006 at 22:04

which mobo do you have?

a lot of mobo's can be flashed in windows, I believe the DFI mobo's can be flashed and updated from the DFI site....

It all depends on what you have etc?

Why do you want to flash your bios in any case?

To answer you q tho, you dont necessarily need a floppy to flash your mobo HOWEVER it depends on what mobo you have

Viral · 29 Apr 2006 at 23:18

Well I was asking because I am going to build myself a new pc and will most likely be using a DFi Ultra D mobo which as you say can be flashed in Windows. I was only asking to see if it could be done as its about the only use a floppy has anymore.

xirokx · 30 Apr 2006 at 00:51

in that case you can do it online from their website

kitfit1 · 30 Apr 2006 at 23:55

If you are getting a DFI mobo the go to here and look at the sticky "Tmod's - Ultra Infinity - LanParty "B" - nF4 Bios Flash CD". Download the ISO and burn to CD. It's got all the bios's, official and Modded for all the DFI mobos. When burnt you just boot with it and flash to any bios you fancy.

Viral · 1 May 2006 at 00:22

Thats a great link there kitfit1 thanks a lot. That website has tons of useful info on it.

kitfit1 · 1 May 2006 at 00:30

Viral said:
Thats a great link there kitfit1 thanks a lot. That website has tons of useful info on it.

No problem. Join "the street" and any problems that you may have with your DFI mobo can normally be sorted fairly quick. Look forward to seeing you there