-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Installing SP2 & Flashing Bios
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:41:56 -0500
LOL....thanks Don for the explanation. I actually was thinking the "trench
coat theory also" lol...but I guess your second explanation does make more
sense.
christy ;)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:32 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Installing SP2 & Flashing Bios
> Nope. Flashing the BIOS is when you open up the computer case, and have a
> naked man in a raincoat... you get the picture! LOL
>
> Actually, flashing a BIOS is writing a BIOS update to the flash-BIOS chip.
> The equivalent of installing SP2 to XP, but it is physically written to a
> semiconductor chip rather than your hard drive.
>
> The process can cause problems if done incorrectly because the BIOS...
> which
> stands for B asic I nput- O output S ervice... provides the basic
> communications to allow the computer to boot to your system disk.
>
> For an easy to understand description/definition visit
> http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/B/BIOS.html
>
> Don
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 5:46 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Installing SP2 & Flashing Bios
>
>
>>I have never heard of flashing the bios, is that when you boot up and keep
>> hitting f8 like when you get into safe mode, but somehow you get to the
>> bios?
>
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