BIOS update

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 22:49:07 +0000,
  James Wilkinson <james at westexe.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Robin Laing wrote:
> > I have done bios updates over the years and I have never run into 
> > problems.  My ASUS board doesn't require any OS or anything to update 
> > the BIOS.  Just put the floppy with the BIOS on it and boot.  Hit a 
> > couple of keys and let the machine do its thing.  :)
> 
> For what it's worth, I have had a computer hang while updating its BIOS.
> The motherboard became a paperweight [1]. (There *are* ways of fixing
> this, but the motherboard wasn't worth the expense).
> 
> BIOS updates are not risk-free.

I was able to hotflash an eeprom after a bad flash using another computer
in the house that used compatible eeproms. Depending on what your time
is worth, this can be a cost effective solution for a bad flash.