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Brendan Irvine

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: BIOS Update without floppy Archived from groups: alt>comp>periphs>mainboard>asus (more info?)

G'day all Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying that many BIOS updates still require them. ASUS pretend they have got around this with their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for me. I keep getting the error message "sorry there's no proper BIOS image file on the server" despite attempting all servers available on the update program. the FTP site doesn't appear to work either. Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their ASUS mobo BIOS without a floppy. I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 Thanks in advance B1. >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

John Hollingsworth

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article <46dab42d$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net (Brendan Irvine) wrote: > From: "Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> > Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:01:16 +1000 > > G'day all > Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying > that many BIOS updates still require them. ASUS pretend they have > got around this with their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for me. I > keep getting the error message "sorry there's no proper BIOS image > file on the server" despite attempting all servers available on the > update program. the FTP site doesn't appear to work either. > Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their ASUS > mobo BIOS without a floppy. > I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 > Thanks in advance > B1. > > Make a bootable CD with the BIOS file on it. John Please remove "NOSPAM" if sending email. >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

John

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Hi, some newer mainboard can update from bios settings itself..... I dont know if youre mainboard has this option. Otherwise, make a boottable usbstick with this files. gr. John >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

Bill16

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article <46dab42d$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, "Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> says... > G'day all > Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying that many > BIOS updates still require them. Every PC here has a floppy. Perhaps you should install one. > ASUS pretend they have got around this with > their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for me. I keep getting the error message > "sorry there's no proper BIOS image file on the server" despite attempting > all servers available on the update program. the FTP site doesn't appear to > work either. > Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their ASUS mobo BIOS > without a floppy. > I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 > Thanks in advance > B1. > > Are you using the latest version of the update program? Have you tried downloading the bios then installing with the latest windows update program from the hard drive? Bill -- Gmail and Google Groups. This century's answer to AOL and WebTV. >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

Stephen

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:01:16 +1000, "Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> had a flock of green cheek conures squawk out: >G'day all >Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying that many >BIOS updates still require them. ASUS pretend they have got around this with >their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for me. I keep getting the error message >"sorry there's no proper BIOS image file on the server" despite attempting >all servers available on the update program. the FTP site doesn't appear to >work either. >Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their ASUS mobo BIOS >without a floppy. >I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 >Thanks in advance >B1. Download the bios and point the program to it. Or use one of the following and the bios file you downloaded: The flash function built in to the ASUS bios, it's in the manual. USB thumb drive. Bootable cd. USB floppy. Stephen -- >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

Peter van der Goes

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Since: Jun 11, 2007
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> wrote in message news:46dab42d$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au... > G'day all > Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying that many > BIOS updates still require them. ASUS pretend they have got around this > with their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for me. I keep getting the error > message "sorry there's no proper BIOS image file on the server" despite > attempting all servers available on the update program. the FTP site > doesn't appear to work either. > Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their ASUS mobo > BIOS without a floppy. > I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 > Thanks in advance > B1. Asus Update works fine for me here on my A8V Deluxe. Try the Asus web site again. I just downloaded 1017 and 1018.002 (beta) without incident. Download the BIOS manually, unarchive it, then point Asus Update to the file on your hard drive. Works fine here. >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

Ron Miller

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Since: Aug 11, 2007
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

John Hollingsworth wrote: > In article <46dab42d$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net > (Brendan Irvine) wrote: > >> From: "Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> >> Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:01:16 +1000 >> >> G'day all >> Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying >> that many BIOS updates still require them. ASUS pretend they have >> got around this with their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for me. I >> keep getting the error message "sorry there's no proper BIOS image >> file on the server" despite attempting all servers available on the >> update program. the FTP site doesn't appear to work either. >> Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their ASUS >> mobo BIOS without a floppy. >> I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 >> Thanks in advance >> B1. >> >> > Make a bootable CD with the BIOS file on it. > > John > > Please remove "NOSPAM" if sending email. If you use Asus EZ Flash, perhaps the CD will not even have to be bootable. It should merely have to have the BIN file on it. I actually have a floppy just to make flashing easier, so I've never tried EZ Flash with a nonbootable CD, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Ron >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

Egil Solberg

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

> Are you using the latest version of the update program? > Have you tried downloading the bios then installing with > the latest windows update program from the hard drive? > > Bill For me that has worked fine several times. I'm not longer weary of flashing from Windows. >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

John Hollingsworth

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article <13dlo9a3n10sg77.TakeThisOut@corp.supernews.com>, apn60637.TakeThisOut@forteinc.com (Ron Miller) wrote: > From: Ron Miller <apn60637.TakeThisOut@forteinc.com> > Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:13:29 -0400 > > John Hollingsworth wrote: > > In article <46dab42d$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, > > b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net > > (Brendan Irvine) wrote: > > > >> From: "Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> > >> Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:01:16 +1000 > >> > >> G'day all > >> Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying > >> that many BIOS updates still require them. ASUS pretend they > have >> got around this with their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for > me. I >> keep getting the error message "sorry there's no proper > BIOS image >> file on the server" despite attempting all servers > available on the >> update program. the FTP site doesn't appear to > work either. > >> Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their > ASUS >> mobo BIOS without a floppy. > >> I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 > >> Thanks in advance > >> B1. > >> > >> > > Make a bootable CD with the BIOS file on it. > > > > John > > > > Please remove "NOSPAM" if sending email. > > > If you use Asus EZ Flash, perhaps the CD will not even have to be > bootable. It should merely have to have the BIN file on it. I > actually have a floppy just to make flashing easier, so I've never > tried EZ Flash with a nonbootable CD, but I don't see why it > wouldn't work. > > Ron > I think EZ Flash needs a floppy. John Please remove "NOSPAM" if sending email. >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

milleron

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Since: Sep 02, 2007
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

John Hollingsworth wrote: > In article <13dlo9a3n10sg77 RemoveThis @corp.supernews.com>, apn60637 RemoveThis @forteinc.com > (Ron Miller) wrote: > >> From: Ron Miller <apn60637 RemoveThis @forteinc.com> >> Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:13:29 -0400 >> >> John Hollingsworth wrote: >>> In article <46dab42d$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, >>> b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net >>> (Brendan Irvine) wrote: >>> >>>> From: "Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> >>>> Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:01:16 +1000 >>>> >>>> G'day all >>>> Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying >>>> that many BIOS updates still require them. ASUS pretend they >> have >> got around this with their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for >> me. I >> keep getting the error message "sorry there's no proper >> BIOS image >> file on the server" despite attempting all servers >> available on the >> update program. the FTP site doesn't appear to >> work either. >>>> Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their >> ASUS >> mobo BIOS without a floppy. >>>> I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 >>>> Thanks in advance >>>> B1. >>>> >>>> >>> Make a bootable CD with the BIOS file on it. >>> >>> John >>> >>> Please remove "NOSPAM" if sending email. >> >> If you use Asus EZ Flash, perhaps the CD will not even have to be >> bootable. It should merely have to have the BIN file on it. I >> actually have a floppy just to make flashing easier, so I've never >> tried EZ Flash with a nonbootable CD, but I don't see why it >> wouldn't work. >> >> Ron >> > I think EZ Flash needs a floppy. > > John It won't work with a thumb drive, either? >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

Sam

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Imported from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

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Clas Mehus

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:33:41 -0700, Sam <retired.DeleteThis@home.net> wrote: >Nope! Either a CD or a USB flash drive will work. I've successfully >flashed my system using a USB thumb drive. Much faster than using a >floppy anyhow. This depends on the model. Newer boards supports usb-memory, while a bit older boards with EzF need floppy or CD. -- Clas Mehus - "Den som har flest prylar när han dör vinner..." >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

GMAN

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:33 am Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article <13dm3q3o9d9uf2.DeleteThis@corp.supernews.com>, millerDOT90.DeleteThis@spamlessOSU.edu wrote: >John Hollingsworth wrote: >> In article <13dlo9a3n10sg77.DeleteThis@corp.supernews.com>, apn60637.DeleteThis@forteinc.com >> (Ron Miller) wrote: >> >>> From: Ron Miller <apn60637.DeleteThis@forteinc.com> >>> Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:13:29 -0400 >>> >>> John Hollingsworth wrote: >>>> In article <46dab42d$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, >>>> b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net >>>> (Brendan Irvine) wrote: >>>> >>>>> From: "Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> >>>>> Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:01:16 +1000 >>>>> >>>>> G'day all >>>>> Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying >>>>> that many BIOS updates still require them. ASUS pretend they >>> have >> got around this with their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for >>> me. I >> keep getting the error message "sorry there's no proper >>> BIOS image >> file on the server" despite attempting all servers >>> available on the >> update program. the FTP site doesn't appear to >>> work either. >>>>> Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their >>> ASUS >> mobo BIOS without a floppy. >>>>> I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 >>>>> Thanks in advance >>>>> B1. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Make a bootable CD with the BIOS file on it. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> Please remove "NOSPAM" if sending email. >>> >>> If you use Asus EZ Flash, perhaps the CD will not even have to be >>> bootable. It should merely have to have the BIN file on it. I >>> actually have a floppy just to make flashing easier, so I've never >>> tried EZ Flash with a nonbootable CD, but I don't see why it >>> wouldn't work. >>> >>> Ron >>> >> I think EZ Flash needs a floppy. >> >> John > >It won't work with a thumb drive, either? I flash with a thumb drive and ezflash >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

Anssi Saari

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(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> writes: > Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying that > many BIOS updates still require them. Well, if you do have a floppy image, it can be used in many ways. You can boot the image over a network or you can make a CD with floppy emulation boot or run DOS and use a floppy emulator which is really a ram disk. I've used all these methods with various PCs, usually laptops where getting a (bootable) floppy drive or CD can be expensive. >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

Ron Krebs

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: BIOS Update without floppy [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"GMAN" <glenzabr.RemoveThis@xmission.nospam.com> wrote in message news:fbfkpt$v9$2@news.xmission.com... > In article <13dm3q3o9d9uf2.RemoveThis@corp.supernews.com>, > millerDOT90.RemoveThis@spamlessOSU.edu wrote: >>John Hollingsworth wrote: >>> In article <13dlo9a3n10sg77.RemoveThis@corp.supernews.com>, apn60637.RemoveThis@forteinc.com >>> (Ron Miller) wrote: >>> >>>> From: Ron Miller <apn60637.RemoveThis@forteinc.com> >>>> Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:13:29 -0400 >>>> >>>> John Hollingsworth wrote: >>>>> In article <46dab42d$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>, >>>>> b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net >>>>> (Brendan Irvine) wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> From: "Brendan Irvine" <b1.at.ausdoctors.dot.net> >>>>>> Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:01:16 +1000 >>>>>> >>>>>> G'day all >>>>>> Since we no longer use floppy discs anymore, i find it annoying >>>>>> that many BIOS updates still require them. ASUS pretend they >>>> have >> got around this with their ASUS Update. It doesn't work for >>>> me. I >> keep getting the error message "sorry there's no proper >>>> BIOS image >> file on the server" despite attempting all servers >>>> available on the >> update program. the FTP site doesn't appear to >>>> work either. >>>>>> Any suggestions? I'm sure others have managed to update their >>>> ASUS >> mobo BIOS without a floppy. >>>>>> I'm using an ASUS A8V Deluxe - current BIOS version 1008.003 >>>>>> Thanks in advance >>>>>> B1. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Make a bootable CD with the BIOS file on it. >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> Please remove "NOSPAM" if sending email. >>>> >>>> If you use Asus EZ Flash, perhaps the CD will not even have to be >>>> bootable. It should merely have to have the BIN file on it. I >>>> actually have a floppy just to make flashing easier, so I've never >>>> tried EZ Flash with a nonbootable CD, but I don't see why it >>>> wouldn't work. >>>> >>>> Ron >>>> >>> I think EZ Flash needs a floppy. >>> >>> John >> >>It won't work with a thumb drive, either? > > I flash with a thumb drive and ezflash If memory serves me correctly, in order to use a thumb drive, you may to tell the BIOS to have the USB drive emulate a floppy. Ron >> Stay informed about: BIOS Update without floppy

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