Re: Updating BIOS
- From: "Wookie" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:50:06 -0700
Have you seen this MS Link?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316529
Nero Info tool also gives insight to your CD/DVD
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/neroinfo.html .. it's free
"David" <rhinds_no_spam_@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:07:56 -0400, nospam@xxxxxxxxxx (Paul) wrote:
>
>>In article <ms30e1lgbolnh2umsnt3727ebdbrhf3nti@xxxxxxx>, David
>><rhinds_no_spam_@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I had all sorts of problems after "Updating" XP Home with SP2. Now MS
>>> support suggest that I should update the BIOS on an Asus A7V-133. The
>>> BIOS version is Award Rev 1007, Ipreciated since I've never done
>>> this before?
>>
>>First of all, step away from the keyboard :-)
>>
>>The file you've downloaded is not a BIOS file. So don't do
>>anything you'll regret later
>>I think it would be better if you described what is happening
>>to your SP2 update.
>
> Thank you both very much for the words of warning. I'll look at the
> links and see if I can make sense of it all.
>
> I still have 2 problems, both started after updating with SP2.
>
> 1. My DVD burners are not recognized as burners, only CD ROM's. The
> drives are Memorex DVD+/- Dual X1 and Sony DVD RW DW022a
> When I try to burn anything, CD or DVD, I get the same warning:
>
> "K:\ (or J:\) is not accessible
> Incorrect function."
>
> The only option is OK. In Device Manager for both drives it says "This
> device is working correctly."
>
> 2. I sometimes cannot install software, although this problem didn't
> materialize until some later date than the DVD problem. In other words
> I was able to install some software before this happened. None of the
> software was anything less than "main stream," (Photoshop V7, Premier
> 6, Eudora 6, Forte Agent 2.0, MS Word & CA Antivirus & Adaware spyware
> etc) Now when I try to install anything I get the first window as the
> program "unpacks" itself (sorry for the terminology) then up comes,
> Windows Installer "Preparing to Install" The system hangs for maybe 2
> minutes then a Windows Installer warning:
>
> "The Windows installer service could not be accessed. This can
> occur if you are running Windows in Safe Mode, or if the Windows
> Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel
> for assistance"
>
> This all started way back in January and at that time MS suppport said
> it would be solved by getting an XP installation disk updated with SP2
> which they said they would send. A couple of weeks later, before it
> arrived, I left the country for 5 months. I don't know what happened
> to the CD but have only just received a copy yesterday. MS support
> said it would have been better if I had done a clean install of XP
> before adding SP2. However this is exactly what I did so the next
> suggestion was that probably I needed the BIOS update.
>
> One other problem has manifested itself just recently, I get a warning
> when I try to defrag drive E.
>
> "Defragmentation of E: has been cancelled due to inconsistencies that
> were detected in the file system. Please run CHKDSK on E: to repair
> these inconsistencies then run Diskeeper again."
>
> I have tried to run CHKDSK with and without switches, nothing happens.
> I'd very much like to sort out the mess before re-installing
> everything.
>
> David
.
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