BIOS Update without floppy

External Since: May 23, 2007 Posts: 27

In article <ufWCi.7191$tB2.7145@trndny05>, "Ron Krebs" <rkrebs11.DeleteThis@verizon.net> wrote:
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>"GMAN" <glenzabr.DeleteThis@xmission.nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> 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
>
>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
>
>

I think by default, thats what the Asus Commando comes up as.

External Since: Sep 15, 2007 Posts: 13

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:00:45 -0700, Bill wrote:

> Every PC here has a floppy. Perhaps you should install
> one.

My main PC doesn't have one even though I have one to install if I want.
They are just no longer needed. I have a bootable thumb drive but I don't
even need that as my P5K will update from a thumb drive using EZFlash.
Then there is the cdrom option too. Floppy drive gives me no benefit at
all so I ddin't bother to install one this time around. My three other PC's
have floppy drives though.