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post Nov 18 2005, 04:08 AM
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HOWTO - USB Flash BIOS Key Method


BIOS must be able to boot to USB bootable devices. Not all MBs have BIOS versions with USB as a bootable option. Double check your Manual if you are unsure if this option is supported.
  • 1. Make the USB Flash key bootable (you need a DOS Floppy-Disc to do this, make one on any other PC and store the files than on your USB)
  • 2. Insure that you have the command.com, IO.sys and MSDOS.sys files on the USB key so that it will be bootable. (usually you get this files when you make the Floppy-Disc, so you have to see to get his files somehow)
  • 3. Place the unzipped batch files (batch file, flash utility, bios file and .txt file) on the USB key. (this are the BIOS version files that you Downloaded)
  • 4. Make sure that the USB Flash Key is at the top of the boot order in your bios so that when the motherboard is turned on it will immediately boot to the USB Flash Key and boot cleanly to an A: prompt. (press something like F11 to come in in the boot order - take a look in your Manual, it's the easyest way and the Drive letter is no problem any more)
  • 5. Simply type in flash at the A: prompt and the rest will be handled by the batch file itself. (or remmember the Driver letter your USB is connected and type that)
  • 6. Clear the CMOS. Reboot system and the flashed version of the BIOS should now be present on your screen. (I described this in many other posts here)


The only right method to Flash BIOS is still with the old good Floppy and for shure it will stay so for the next few years. To Flash from USB or CD is OK, but much more complicated and I recomand this as some kind of last solution. biggrin.gif
If somebody says Flash from Windows, sorry but he doesn't know what he is saying, but I will forgive him. yes.gif

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QUOTE(pushpak_karnick @ Nov 17 2005, 10:01 PM)

Thanks, I will remember this !!!!
And we thought floppies will go out of fashion soon.
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As storage, a long time ago, as install Device, a long time to go. (Aries)


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post Nov 18 2005, 04:37 AM
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Aries, you know how much I like those step-by-step guides! And this one is great! Thanks.

BTW... why not to flash from Windows? I do it that way and it is easy and fast method.... no problems at all (forgive me).
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post Nov 18 2005, 04:45 AM
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As I said, I will forgive you, but there is a certain way to do this. biggrin.gif
THX. emotion-5.gif

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QUOTE(TomCat_Ri @ Nov 18 2005, 03:37 AM)
Aries, you know how much I like those step-by-step guides! And this one is great! Thanks.

BTW... why not to flash from Windows? I do it that way and it is easy and fast method.... no problems at all (forgive me).
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If Windows crashes right in the middle of a BIOS flash, then you're in trouble. Flashing from a floppy is better because the operating system (usually DOS) on the floppy is much less prone to crashing.

As for me, I prefer just flashing the BIOS manually with some copper wire and a 9 volt battery, but that's just how I roll... emotion-5.gif
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QUOTE(brewin @ Nov 18 2005, 10:46 AM)
If Windows crashes right in the middle of a BIOS flash, then you're in trouble. Flashing from a floppy is better because the operating system (usually DOS) on the floppy is much less prone to crashing.
As for me, I prefer just flashing the BIOS manually with some copper wire and a 9 volt battery, but that's just how I roll...  emotion-5.gif
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thmbup.gif worthy.gif worthy.gif worthy.gif

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QUOTE(brewin @ Nov 18 2005, 10:46 AM)
As for me, I prefer just flashing the BIOS manually with some copper wire and a 9 volt battery, but that's just how I roll...  emotion-5.gif
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Brewin RULEZ!!! laugh.gif worthy.gif
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You know this guide would be better if you:

added pictures

had links to show what you are talking about....

because I honestlly can't do these things without the knowledge
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post Dec 20 2005, 04:17 PM
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QUOTE(Kennyout @ Dec 19 2005, 02:33 AM)
You know this guide would be better if you:
added pictures
had links to show what you are talking about....
because I honestlly can't do these things without the knowledge
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Hi Kennyout.

The pics wouldn't bring to much for you, but if you would ask what you don't understand it would bring your knowledge. yes.gif And thats the point of the story. thmbup.gif

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teehee biggrin.gif

I got lucky and found a program to flash my USB-Flash Drive (128MB)-shows up as USB-HDD to act as a USB-ZIP flashdrive (why it mattered in the bios.....i don't know...don't know why the Bios would not do it any other way)

so i guess i will link what i found, everyone says use a Win98 or WinME floppy boot disk, well I could not seem to get the files to even extract to just a directory, from here:

http://www.bootdisk.com/

second I tried searching Google and came up lucky

http://aaltonen.us/archive/2004/03/01/tip-...b-key-addendum/

but ignored the majority and just went through the comments, found this:

http://www.bay-wolf.com/usbmemstick.htm <best assortment and amount of Win98 boot files, CD-rom support, ect...

and found the right program to flash the USB drive, since the HP tool apparentlly does not work no more(at least the one i downloaded) for the USB Flash Drive

http://www.prime-expert.com/flashboot/

Flashboot, sadlly appears to be a shareware program....

anywho that one worked, no problems, and i flashed teh bios

the reason i needed to flash bios, better support of things possibly, but mostlly due to CPU-Z (1.31)either missnaming or not correctlly getting the CPU-ID

which still says Clawhammer.......I would show pictures, but XP 64 and my keyboard's PrtScn key just does not seem to work right now, waiting on Intelli-type/point 5.5 dunno.gif
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[quote=Aries,Nov 18 2005, 04:08 AM]
HOWTO - USB Flash BIOS Key Method


BIOS must be able to boot to USB bootable devices. Not all MBs have BIOS versions with USB as a bootable option. Double check your Manual if you are unsure if this option is supported.
  • 1. Make the USB Flash key bootable (you need a DOS Floppy-Disc to do this, make one on any other PC and store the files than on your USB)
  • 2. Insure that you have the command.com, IO.sys and MSDOS.sys files on the USB key so that it will be bootable. (usually you get this files when you make the Floppy-Disc, so you have to see to get his files somehow)
  • 3. Place the unzipped batch files (batch file, flash utility, bios file and .txt file) on the USB key. (this are the BIOS version files that you Downloaded)
  • 4. Make sure that the USB Flash Key is at the top of the boot order in your bios so that when the motherboard is turned on it will immediately boot to the USB Flash Key and boot cleanly to an A: prompt. (press something like F11 to come in in the boot order - take a look in your Manual, it's the easyest way and the Drive letter is no problem any more)
  • 5. Simply type in flash at the A: prompt and the rest will be handled by the batch file itself. (or remmember the Driver letter your USB is connected and type that)
  • 6. Clear the CMOS. Reboot system and the flashed version of the BIOS should now be present on your screen. (I described this in many other posts here)


The only right method to Flash BIOS is still with the old good Floppy and for shure it will stay so for the next few years. To Flash from USB or CD is OK, but much more complicated and I recomand this as some kind of last solution. biggrin.gif
If somebody says Flash from Windows, sorry but he doesn't know what he is saying, but I will forgive him. yes.gif

As storage, a long time ago, as install Device, a long time to go. (Aries)[/quote]

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Windows-based Format Utility

Use this nifty little program to make you USB flash drive into a Dos boot USB device. Add your bios flash program and bios update file, and your set.
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