Re: Updated bios

If a BIOS update is not available on the HP web site, it's not available.
Officially. The motherboard in the 7934 was made for HP by FIC, so there is a
possibility that the generic FIC BIOS update for a very similar model of board
will work. However, this approach is EXTREMELY risky, and I cannot recommend it
unless you are prepared to replace the board should it become useless through a
bad flash update operation.

Original BIOS is useless, because? Can't overclock? Can't tweak memory
settings? Won't recognize a larger hard drive? What you get with a name-brand
computer is a BIOS that is as foolproof as possible, to minimize the chance of
people screwing up their systems by choosing settings that do not work. HP,
IBM/Lenovo, Gateway, Dell, Intel (motherboard manufacturer) all follow this
approach... Ben Myers

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:49:45 -0000, "Will" <willg669@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>does anyone know where I can obtain an updated bios for a HP Pavilion 7934
>Uk model?
>
>The original one is next to useless.
>
>Thanks!
>
>

.

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