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From: Roger on 12 Jan 2009 13:42 "RobV" <robv(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote in message news:496b7a44$0$11535$8d2e0cab(a)news.newsgroup-binaries.com... > Roger wrote: >> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:eSxhynMdJHA.5540(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Roger wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Am I on the correct group ! I wish to update my original bios for >>>> ECS K7S5A. The boot up screen info in lower left corner is >> >>>> >>>> ECS 62-0206-001131-00101111-040201 SIS735 K7S5A. I run Win XP Pro >>>> OS. I beleive the Megatrends date is 2001. >>>> >>>> Are there trust worthy sites out there,where I can update and is >>>> there a risk in the process ? I know some sites search your >>>> system for needed updates but what spy stuff has been implanted, >>>> >>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated on this and is it worth the >>>> update. >>> >>> Unless you have a specific reason to update your system BIOS - you >>> are likely better off not attempting it - especially given your >>> question. You would go to the motherboard manufacturer's web page, >>> search for >>> the BIOS downloads for your motherboard. >>> >>> Yes - there is risk. >>> >>> -- >>> Shenan Stanley >>> MS-MVP >>> -- >>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way >>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >>> Well thank you all, for the prompt and fair comments. I don't appear >>> to have bios problem, so will leave well alone. As I have in past >>> done updates for drivers such as printer, DVD drive Etc, I thought >>> bios should be checked. I am about to replace my SDRAM with DDR, >>> two 512mb sticks, as my maximum is 1Gb. And my current 512 SDRAM has >>> been getting stretched a little and I have been getting a number >>> of virtual memory adjustments from windows. >> >> So things should be moving a bit faster I hope. >> >> Thank You Roger > > There is SDRAM and there is DDR SDRAM. They are NOT interchangeable. A > module of SDRAM is physically different from DDR SDRAM (although they look > very much alike, there are different numbers of pins). > Thanks for this but my board has 2 SDRAM and 2 DDR slots and |I am aware both cannot be used together. My DDR will be 184 pin 266MHz Roger
From: Roger on 12 Jan 2009 13:47 "smlunatick" <yveslec(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:f1deb6cb-d0c1-4752-a041-aeba31834f2a(a)t26g2000prh.googlegroups.com... On Jan 12, 3:45 pm, "Roger" <Mon...(a)Zoo.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > "Shenan Stanley" <newshel...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:eSxhynMdJHA.5540(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > > > > Roger wrote: > >> Hi all, > > >> Am I on the correct group ! I wish to update my original bios for > >> ECS K7S5A. The boot up screen info in lower left corner is >> > > >> ECS 62-0206-001131-00101111-040201 SIS735 K7S5A. I run Win XP Pro > >> OS. I beleive the Megatrends date is 2001. > > >> Are there trust worthy sites out there,where I can update and is > >> there a risk in the process ? I know some sites search your > >> system for needed updates but what spy stuff has been implanted, > > >> Any help would be greatly appreciated on this and is it worth the > >> update. > > > Unless you have a specific reason to update your system BIOS - you are > > likely better off not attempting it - especially given your question. > > > You would go to the motherboard manufacturer's web page, search for the > > BIOS downloads for your motherboard. > > > Yes - there is risk. > > > -- > > Shenan Stanley > > MS-MVP > > -- > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > >Well thank you all, for the prompt and fair comments. I don't appear to > >have bios problem, so will leave well alone. As I have in past done > >updates > >for drivers such as printer, DVD drive Etc, I thought bios should be > >checked. I am about to replace my SDRAM with DDR, two 512mb sticks, as my > >maximum is 1Gb. And my current 512 SDRAM has been getting stretched a > >little and I have been getting a number of virtual memory adjustments > >from > >windows. > > So things should be moving a bit faster I hope. > > Thank You Roger > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > =============================================== BIOS do not make PCs go faster. BIOSes define how to access the motherboard components required to start (like to amount of RAM memory and hard drive settinf.) Once th PC boots XP, BIOS has little control to help XP. Update you PCs drivers should be considered first. Sorry did not make it very clear, my boot up should be faster and it will handle more open programs better. BIOS updates would normally be considered in order to help the motherboard use "different" processors and different RAM type. If you are not planning to do any hardware updates, do not update the BIOS. I am only updating my Ram now, as 512 SDRAM has been under pressure at time, and my board supports Max 1GB Roger
From: Jeff on 12 Jan 2009 19:00 > Why do you want to? Is there a problem with your BIOS? > You normally go to the manufacturer and get both the update and directions > on how to do from them. > Going anywhere else is iffy if not dangerous. The people who made the PC > or motherboard are usually the best source. And the most trustworthy. Could a BIOS update allow me to increase the maximum memory the MB will accept? At present the maximum is 2G RAM (1 x 2G). I would love to increase it to 4G (2x 2G sticks). Is this BIOS dependent or hardwired into the motherboard? Board: TOSHIBA HAQAA BIOS: TOSHIBA V1.80 06/09/2006 present memory: 2040 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'M1' has 1024 MB Slot 'M2' has 1024 MB Jeff
From: peter on 12 Jan 2009 20:58 Your Laptop should be able to handle 2x2GB of Ram without any modifications.. it seems to be a Toshiba satelite M105 peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate :-) <Jeff(a)unknown.com> wrote in message news:OR$IAIRdJHA.1532(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Why do you want to? Is there a problem with your BIOS? >> You normally go to the manufacturer and get both the update and >> directions >> on how to do from them. >> Going anywhere else is iffy if not dangerous. The people who made the >> PC >> or motherboard are usually the best source. And the most trustworthy. > > Could a BIOS update allow me to increase the maximum memory the MB will > accept? At present the maximum is 2G RAM (1 x 2G). I would love to > increase it to 4G (2x 2G sticks). Is this BIOS dependent or hardwired into > the motherboard? > > Board: TOSHIBA HAQAA > BIOS: TOSHIBA V1.80 06/09/2006 > > present memory: 2040 Megabytes Installed Memory > Slot 'M1' has 1024 MB > Slot 'M2' has 1024 MB > > Jeff > > > >
From: Malke on 12 Jan 2009 20:58
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:10:24 -0000, "Roger" <Monkey(a)Zoo.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: >Hi all, > >Am I on the correct group ! I wish to update my original bios for ECS >K7S5A. The boot up screen info in lower left corner is >> > >ECS 62-0206-001131-00101111-040201 SIS735 K7S5A. I run Win XP Pro OS. I >beleive the Megatrends date is 2001. > >Are there trust worthy sites out there,where I can update and is there a >risk in the process ? I know some sites search your system for needed >updates but what spy stuff has been implanted, > >Any help would be greatly appreciated on this and is it worth the update. > >Thank You Roger > >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= >=========================================== > NO you are not in the correct group. This question has nothing to do with the OS. Ask elsewhere |