solaar Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Hi tech gurus, Is there an easy way (without arcane DOS commands etc.) to update the BIOS of an older MSI mobo without floppy and functioning OS? All info I can find refers either to floppy or live update from Windows. I don't have either. The hard drive is too large and not supported by the BIOS currently on the mobo so it's really a vicious circle as I can't install Windows on it before the BIOS is updated. The BIOS update enables the mobo to recognise the HD. I found some contradictory info about flash with a USB drive but any attempt failed so far. I can't get the mobo to recognise the USB drive at post. So I thought why not update the BIOS with a CD? What is the obstacle? Why isn't this process documented anywhere as DVD/CD drives are almost always recognised by the mobo for boot? What's this obsession with archaic floppies and very seldom working USB 'thumb drives'? CD is still the most obvious option for me but rarely mentioned. What's the deal here? Any clue most appreciated. cheers sol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/165671-flash-bios-with-cd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
solaar Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 Never mind, I found some excellent and simple instructions here: http://www.bootdisk.com/txtfiles/flashcd.txt It just floors me that mobo manufacturers are unable to come up with an iso of a bootable CD to flash the BIOS... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/165671-flash-bios-with-cd/#findComment-1152105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 It just floors me that mobo manufacturers are unable to come up with an iso of a bootable CD to flash the BIOS... Intel does offer bootable iso images to update their BIOS. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/165671-flash-bios-with-cd/#findComment-1152237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
solaar Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 All right, apologies to Intel. No apologies to MSI though and whoever else still assume people keep antiquities in their desktops. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/165671-flash-bios-with-cd/#findComment-1152390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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