> My motherboard BIOS update program afud3410.exe (made by MSI) seems > to freeze up when I try to start the BIOS update. The directions for ? using it say never update the BIOS from a floppy drive, then proceed > to give directions for doing exactly that, but using Windows 98 or > Windows XP bootable floppies as an example. Perhaps I need to create > a ramdrive which would give me a new drive letter, copy the BIOS > update there and then do the update.
If it is simply a drive letter issue (the driver letter needs to be at least C:), you can try to use ASSIGN or SWSUBST to give you an "alias" drive letter (using these utilities, the same drive can be both A: and C:, for example). A RAM disk could also work, but is more complicated. The fact that the examples use Win 98 and XP boot disks makes me think it may not actually be drive letter issue, but may something else (like a memory issue -- I think Win 98 and XP boot disks always boot with Extended and/or Expanded Memory Management). It's hard to say for sure, though. > If I use a USB flash drive, that will give me a drive letter other > than A:, B:, or C:, will it? It depends on the USB driver. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
