Bios update is too large for floppy disk

[Taurus]

Good call Taurus
Crap bios update... faulty CPU reporting.
Basic testing on the part of Abit should eliminate such an error .

:smoker::up:

yeah, i don't get how they can overlook bugs like that, either.

 

[Tweakfiend]

1) Most versions of DOS boot floppies can create a RAM disk from main memory. Install some of the files there to free up room on the bios data file disk. This is what the latter DOS boot floppies did to get extra space.

2) Install the bios data file on your C: drive root. Create a small FAT partition to hold the file if you can't read the C: from DOS.

3) There are USB installs for DOS on thumb drives if the MB supports boot from USB.

4) Flash from Windows, it seems to work fine these days, at least on XP.

Are you sure you got the right Bios file? I can't beleive ABIT made that big of a mistake. Though Plextor did once on a DVD firmware.

Thanks LJ
Yes I tried the bios on 2 downloads ..... I always always double check.
My philosophy in everything is try to pay attention to detail.
If I told you that the previous bios has an issue that cause the system to powers down then restart.. on reboot , that would tell you something.
( No theres nothing whatever wrong with the Vista installation.)

I used Abit on the last board
Abit IMO... good overclockers/ add on features.. sometimes lack of attention to detail lets them down .
Still performance level over and above that is good.