Possible to re-install the BIOS?  


  1. Posts : 259
    Windows 7 Panasonic CF F9 (used to have CF F8)
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    Possible to re-install the BIOS?


    I have this old laptop that i am trying to install an OS on.

    The problem is that it is unable to read anything from the installation disks. I have tried g-parted to reformat the partitons to NTFS so that windows can install.

    My question is is it possible to simply re-install a clean BIOS - I reckon that is what the problem is....

    Thanks!
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  2. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
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    Hello lister.





    What OS are you trying to install and where did the install disk come from.
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  3. Posts : 2,963
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
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    It's possible to flash (reinstall) the BIOS, but I wouldn't call it simple if there is no OS on it. What makes you think it is the BIOS and not something else?

    +1 on barefootkids questions.
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  4. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
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    If it's an old notebook, then you probably can't boot off of a USB. And if it can't read the optical drive, you can't boot off of that. Does it have a floppy drive (I remember those - lol)? If so, does that work? Just need something to boot off of to flash the bios. Can you get into your bios?
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  5. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
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    Petey7 said:
    It's possible to flash (reinstall) the BIOS, but I wouldn't call it simple if there is no OS on it. What makes you think it is the BIOS and not something else?

    +1 on barefootkids questions.
    Actually you can flash a bios without an OS on the drive. You can have a bootable flash install, or you can have a boot disk. When the bios is flashed, it has nothing to do with the hd (well it does, but only later).
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  6. Posts : 2,963
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
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    Lemur said:
    Petey7 said:
    It's possible to flash (reinstall) the BIOS, but I wouldn't call it simple if there is no OS on it. What makes you think it is the BIOS and not something else?

    +1 on barefootkids questions.
    Actually you can flash a bios without an OS on the drive. You can have a bootable flash install, or you can have a boot disk. When the bios is flashed, it has nothing to do with the hd (well it does, but only later).
    -1 for me?
    It's pretty common for manufacturers to make an executable that can be launched from within Windows, which makes the process very simple. To load a DOS based os on a flash drive you have to have a flash drive that will actually supports it (not all of them do). Then there is the process of actually getting it all set up and working. That is why I say it isn't something I would call "simple".
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  7. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
       #7

    Petey7 said:
    Lemur said:
    Petey7 said:
    It's possible to flash (reinstall) the BIOS, but I wouldn't call it simple if there is no OS on it. What makes you think it is the BIOS and not something else?

    +1 on barefootkids questions.
    Actually you can flash a bios without an OS on the drive. You can have a bootable flash install, or you can have a boot disk. When the bios is flashed, it has nothing to do with the hd (well it does, but only later).
    -1 for me?
    It's pretty common for manufacturers to make an executable that can be launched from within Windows, which makes the process very simple. To load a DOS based os on a flash drive you have to have a flash drive that will actually supports it (not all of them do). Then there is the process of actually getting it all set up and working. That is why I say it isn't something I would call "simple".
    True. I was thinking of something more like BartPe.
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  8. Posts : 7,683
    Windows 10 Pro
       #8

    Lemur said:
    Actually you can flash a bios without an OS on the drive.

    -1 for me?
    True.

    +1
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