[NBLUG/talk] HP BIOS Flash

[Andrew]

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:17:43 -0700
Steve <srj at adnd.com> wrote:

> Yep, and if you are DOS impared, you can get a boot disk here
> 
> http://www.bootdisk.com/
> 
> -Steve


Hmm. Ironic. I just looked at bootdisk.com and it seems that all
of their files are .exe files, which means you need a working
DOS/Window$ environment in order to use them! Catch 22.


> On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 10:16:09PM -0500, Jeff Hemminger wrote:
> > Here are the instructions from the README:
> > <snip>
> > 1. CREATING THE BIOS INSTALLATION DISKETTE
> >   a. Create a system diskette
> >   b. Copy the contents of this directory onto this diskette:
> >      copy *.* A:
> >      (Assuming that your diskette drive is A:)
> > 
> > 2. FLASHING THE BIOS
> >   a. Insert the BIOS installation diskette into the A: (B:)
> >      drive
> >   b. Boot the PC from the diskette to ensure a clean boot.
> >   c. Launch the flashing command by typing from A: (B:) the
> >      following command:
> >      Flash
> > </snip>
> > 
> > It sounds like I need a DOS environment to flash the BIOS,
> > doesn't it?
> > 
> > Jeff