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ThePizzaMan

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ok so here is the deal..... i wanna update my bio's i have the official ones from acer.... now how do i do this without killing my mobo? :party:
 

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Acer Aspire M1201/Custom Build
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Windows 7 Ulitimate Beta 32 Bit, Windows Vista 32 Bit, Ubuntu 9.10 32 Bit
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AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
Motherboard
Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
Memory
4gb Patriot Viper PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel (4-4-4-12)
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ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
Sound Card
Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
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22" Acer X223 Widescreen
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1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
500gb Seagate SATA II (Windows 7 Beta)
1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
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ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
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NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
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1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm
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Microsoft Sidewinder X6
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Microsoft Sidewinder X5
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Read all the instructions carefully and follow them to the letter. If you have a laptop make sure it is plugged in and the battery is fully charged before you start, may BIOS updates will not start if you are not plugged in. If you have a UPS for a desktop machine make sure it is working. The main thing you don't want to happen is to lose power while doing the update.

Good luck.
 

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Dell OP7010
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Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
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16GB
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4 Dell 24" LCD
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1280x1024
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Dell
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Dell Optical
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40meg

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601)
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
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GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
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Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
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ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560
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ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
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ANTEC 750w Earthwatts
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Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower
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Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
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Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
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Hello TPM.



Is there a specific reason you want to do this, as in to fix a issue you're having, or is it just something you want to do.
 

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* BFK Customs *
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W 7 64-bit Ultimate
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Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
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ASUS P5Q Pro
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8GB Dominator 8500C5D
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ATI : XFX 5870
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Realtek HD Audio 7-1
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1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
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1920x1080P & 1920x1200
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1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
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Corsair 620HX
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Microsoft 500
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Razer Diamondback 3G
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hm well i'm hoping that maybe just maybe i can get some overclocking to work....
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire M1201/Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ulitimate Beta 32 Bit, Windows Vista 32 Bit, Ubuntu 9.10 32 Bit
CPU
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
Motherboard
Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
Memory
4gb Patriot Viper PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel (4-4-4-12)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
Sound Card
Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
22" Acer X223 Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
500gb Seagate SATA II (Windows 7 Beta)
1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
PSU
ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
Case
NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
Cooling
1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder X5
Internet Speed
6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
Other Info
AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
ThePizzaMan said:
hm well i'm hoping that maybe just maybe i can get some overclocking to work....
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Save the effort then, that just isn't going to happen with a bios update from Acer.

Hate to say it but if you want to overclock you're going to have to break down and get a real motherboard. If you do cheapest route would be something along the lines of an AM2+ 780G based board that will work with your current components.
 

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Me
OS
Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
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Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory
ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Sound Card
Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
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Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
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Antec Three Hundred
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Cooler Master 212 EVO
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Logitech G510
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Logitech G500s
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35000/3000
Stormy13 is correct, you need to buy the right stuff to overclock. Never mess with a stock system you are only asking for trouble.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell OP7010
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Memory
16GB
Monitor(s) Displays
4 Dell 24" LCD
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Dell Optical
Internet Speed
40meg
yea that's what i was afraid of.... oh well :( haha i'll just have to get me some cash and go ahead and throw in that phenom while i'm at it
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire M1201/Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ulitimate Beta 32 Bit, Windows Vista 32 Bit, Ubuntu 9.10 32 Bit
CPU
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
Motherboard
Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
Memory
4gb Patriot Viper PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel (4-4-4-12)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
Sound Card
Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
22" Acer X223 Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
500gb Seagate SATA II (Windows 7 Beta)
1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
PSU
ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
Case
NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
Cooling
1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder X5
Internet Speed
6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
Other Info
AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
ThePizzaMan,
Most important thing to do before flashing any bios is to be prepared for a bad flash as a result of which your machine refuses to boot. This means having a bootable media such as a flash drive from which you can recover your bios i.e. flash back to the original working bios. I have done some bios updating and am pretty well versed in how to go about it, but believe me my bp still rises a notch or two when i see that blank screen with maybe a LED on, fan whirring. Also as others have said, bios flashing is a risky business which can brick your mobo, so dont do it unless there is some new beneficial feature it brings to your machine.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Too many to describe...
OS
Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
well thanks for the advice everyone guess i'll just wait :party:
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire M1201/Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ulitimate Beta 32 Bit, Windows Vista 32 Bit, Ubuntu 9.10 32 Bit
CPU
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
Motherboard
Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
Memory
4gb Patriot Viper PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel (4-4-4-12)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
Sound Card
Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
22" Acer X223 Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
500gb Seagate SATA II (Windows 7 Beta)
1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
PSU
ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
Case
NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
Cooling
1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder X5
Internet Speed
6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
Other Info
AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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