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Flashing the Bios

Started by Drumbum667 , Nov 05 2006 11:15 AM

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Drumbum667

Posted 05 November 2006 - 11:15 AM

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What does it mean and how do you do it.

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Neil Jones

Posted 05 November 2006 - 01:03 PM

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To flash the BIOS is to reprogram the "brain" of the computer. People do it usually because the computer doesn't recognise a processor they've put in, though there are other reasons.

Flashing the BIOS is risky because if you have a power cut while flashing (the BIOS) it will effectively kill the board. Therefore you should not flash the BIOS unless you have a need to.