I have a hp pavilion 9686c, and I am trying to install win xp on it, but it keeps on poping a erro mesg up say bios update needed to run win xp. Can someone tell me how to find a update and how to updat bois after it is found? Please!!!!
2006-11-11 09:07:49 · 8 answers · asked by triftynickel 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It's very dangerous if you don,t know wath you do. You need to go on your bios to upgrade it. But make sure is that you realy need. If there is a pan of electricity in the time you do it, you will need another pc with the same chipset to arrange that.
2006-11-11 09:13:13 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prior to upgrading to windows XP , update the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) if a BIOS update is available for your PC. BIOS updates are available on the HP Web site in the software and drivers section of your product suport page. For more information about how to update the BIOS, refer to the HP support document Updating the BIOS:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=58187&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN&docname=c00007682
Upgrading to Windows XP:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph06783&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=58187&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
2006-11-11 09:57:25 · answer #2 · answered by CSK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BIOS: Basic Instruction Operating System. It is the information contained inside the roms of your computer. (the big black silicon chips excluding your cpu[central processing unit]) Updating your bios requires flashing your roms. Hence you need a flash program and your latest bios update available on the internet.
WARNING: Do it wrong and you will be throwing out you computer.
2006-11-11 09:16:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need to find out who made your bios, there are 3, (almost) exclusive makers, download a program called "Everest" home edition. install it and open it, when it's open click "computer" , then "summary" and look where it says "bios type", it will let you know what it is, then click on the bios link it displays and it will take you to the product information, which will take you to the manufacturers website, then search for a bios flash utility that will be compatible to your specific bios, be very careful using this utility...if you have data to save, make sure its backed up first, good luck
2006-11-11 09:17:52 · answer #4 · answered by karl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heres the BIOS download page for your computer:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=pv499en&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=58187&query=pavilion%209686c&os=54
2006-11-11 09:13:18 · answer #5 · answered by kevin2tech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try HP's Instant support page at http://instantsupport.hp.com. There you can search the knowledge base and get more information about your HP Pavillion model.
2006-11-11 09:20:29 · answer #6 · answered by dwave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to find da name of ur motherboard & bios then you go to da website of ur pc motherboard and download da . updates for ur bios to find this out go to ur pc manufacture website put in ur pc
9686c .then hit on da >>> to find out what motherboard & bios they have put in ur pc. they may have ur bios update drivers on ur pc manufacture website
2006-11-11 09:14:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=58187&lang=en
Might help?
2006-11-11 09:13:35 · answer #8 · answered by Jick Mager Balooga Lips 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋