HOWTO: Make a bootable USB key... (for BIOS flash, firmware update, etc)

[ProjectNemesis]

so is the command the same on all motherboards? the tutorial says:

So now I'm going to update the BIOS on my motherboard using the commands specific to the flash utility I'm using. My command:

AFUD408.EXE A7350NMS.134 /P /B /C

obviously the the first 2 parts are going to vary motherboard to motherboard but what about the /P /B /C parts? is that the standard for all motherboards?

if you couldnt tell i have never updated the bios on a motherboard before.

thanks for the guide.

 

[iPearl]

http://rapidshare.com/files/112382778/bootme.zip

Title link is dead for Bootme.zip

 

[Sempron64]

http://rapidshare.com/files/112382778/bootme.zip

Title link is dead for Bootme.zip

Thanks for posting this... I'm trying to flash my motherboard right now and your link helps!

 

[acameron_56]

Thanks for the great tutorial, worked like a charm

 

[elec999]

Amazing tutorial
http://rapidshare.com/files/239700734/SP27608.rar HP Utility.
Thank you

 

[Crotan]

great know how but even this is becoming uneccesary, with things like Qflash where you just put the the BIOS file on a USB drive and point the motherboard to the file even before loading into the BIOS, not neccesary for it to be bootable

 

[kompulsive]

...this will NEVER become unnecessary. That is blasphemy.

 

[stainremover]

great know how but even this is becoming uneccesary, with things like Qflash where you just put the the BIOS file on a USB drive and point the motherboard to the file even before loading into the BIOS, not neccesary for it to be bootable

i think this is still the only way to flash things like video cards and raid controllers.

 

[Impulse]

i think this is still the only way to flash things like video cards and raid controllers.

And a netbook's BIOS... Although I flashed mine using a bootable USB key made with unetbootin instead, was rather simple.