26-10-2005, 12:17 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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Bios Update Questions
I have an asrock 775dual 915GL mobo . Updating the bios , i can choose b/w fixed an DVMT for graphics . Is it a wise option to update. 
What other advantages do i get ? What is the risk factor ?
What will happen if the bios update fails ??
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26-10-2005, 12:18 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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Plz advice me on this . I dont want to mess about in these sort of things .
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26-10-2005, 12:22 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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As i was saying in my previous discussion on gma 900 . Will updating bios get me the vedio memory of 224 mb ?? And most of ,, is it worth the risk and waht to do if it fails ?? is it repairable ??
PLZ help .I hope u dont mind me putting this 3 times as i couldnt exactly put what i wanted.
SOS
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26-10-2005, 01:15 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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heard it has to be done in dos . Is that right ??
DO help dudes . Will check back tomorrow morning
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26-10-2005, 02:58 PM
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In The Zone
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There is a sticky on updating BIOS on the forum
Search for it
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26-10-2005, 07:34 PM
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Alpha Geek
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I think updating BIOS is a risky Buisness . If done wrong , it can make your motherboard useless . So plz search the forums for others advice .
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26-10-2005, 10:01 PM
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if possible always use iflash bios updates . mostly available for intel boards.
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27-10-2005, 02:42 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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Like no repairs can be made if bios goes wrong.
Please know that i'm planning on updating bios only b'coz it will give me options for DVMT or fixed mode.
So u suggest dont do it ??
What to do or how is erpair done if bios gets damaged ??
And i have asrock board so i dont think iflash is available for my board .though i'll see .
Thanks
But what about the repairs as i asked now ??
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27-10-2005, 11:24 PM
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Alpha Geek
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If BIOS update fails ....... YOUR MOBO WILL BE DEAD ....
don't worry.... solution is there ...... flash the bios with the .bak file [it will come with that update file].
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28-10-2005, 02:10 PM
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Wise Old Owl
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HOW ?? System wont start without BIOS .
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28-10-2005, 05:07 PM
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Broken In
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dont risk it ... the changes are minimal and the risk is huge
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30-10-2005, 11:40 AM
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Wise Old Owl
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OK i'll take ur advice . BUT out of curiosity what to do if BIOS is updated iwth a failure or in other words it gets corrupt ??
DO i HAVE to replace mobo ??
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