After many "hangs" and frozen pages, I downloaded Intel's processor ID which informed me that my BIOS was not fully compatible with my P4 Celeron and from further info I have gleaned, it seems the BIOS sure is the problem.
2006-10-05 22:52:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
First steps are to find out what make of Motherboard you have and that will identify what BIOS you have. Then you need to find the site for your BIOS and download the latest one. The process is fairly simple, as it involves putting it onto a disc and flashing the BIOS (Deleting the BIOS) and then installing a new one. The BIOS is also displayed when you boot up the Notebook.
Make sure 100% you have got the right one before you flash it. If you flash and then find out it does not install, you have a whole world of hurt ahead of you. Read up all the FAQ's on your BIOS website before you go ahead with it as it will advise you on any potential pitfalls.
Good luck!
2006-10-05 22:58:17 · answer #1 · answered by Raide UK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you'll need to go to your Notebook manufacturers website, in most cases they have BIOS upgrades on their site. you'll need to navigate to the desired page (usually under support or downloads) Once on the site it should have Bios. In most cases the BIOS upgrade is installed onto a floppy drive or some other form of removable meida such as a CD or a USB pen drive. Once its installed you'll need to reboot your computer with the removable media plugged in, tell the notebook to boot from the removable media and then it should give you the option to update your BIOS. BEFORE you do this you'll need to have backed up your BIOS to ensure you can restore it should the installation process fail!
2006-10-05 22:58:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your notebook was something like a Dell, you'd go to the Dell website and download BIOS updates. Almost all BIOS updates create a floppy disk image for you--this way you can boot up your laptop with a floppy and not load Windows 9x/XP. Once you bootup with this special floppy disk it will typically do checks to make sure its updating the correct BIOS and it will tell you what version it will update it to. Pretty easy stuff once you get the BIOS update utility from your hardware manufacturer.
2006-10-05 22:56:19 · answer #3 · answered by Mark B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋