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Discussion in 'Processors and Motherboards' started by absinthe, Aug 21, 2002.

  1. absinthe Newcomer, in training

    ...but what does upgrading BIOS do anyway? I upgraded my BIOS recently and didn't notice much of a difference...
    absinthe, Aug 21, 2002
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  2. Tweakster Newcomer, in training Posts: 224

    They offer new options: Options i know of are larger Partitions / Hardisk size as the standards get higher. Shadowing of memory which arent always included and also options that aren't included on OEM products. I found that with 2 Motherboards that im missing all fancy memory configuration setting, tweaks and other usefull stuff until i Flash bios.
    Tweakster, Aug 21, 2002
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  3. Phantasm66 Newcomer, in training Posts: 6,504

    Sometimes there are bugs in the original BIOS shipped with your mobo and a BIOS update corrects them.

    I would suggest that, at least IMHO, a BIOS update is something one does to correct a specific problem. If there is no problem to correct, then why update??
    Phantasm66, Aug 21, 2002
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  4. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,199

    I flashed my BIOS because originally it didn't support an Athlon XP. This is probably the main reason why someone would flash it.
    Vehementi, Aug 21, 2002
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  5. absinthe Newcomer, in training

    Well, I flashed mine because I had heard that newer BIOS = increased reliability and speed.
    And it was especially the speed I was after.
    absinthe, Aug 21, 2002
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