Re: Updated bios

You won't ever get any help tweaking from HP. The best thing which can be done
to tweak a computer these days is a memory upgrade, especially if you have
suffered along with the minimalist 128MB as delivered with the system. Kick the
system up to 512MB or more, clean up the junk files (especially temp files),
defrag, and you'll see more of an improvement than you would ever hope for from
overclocking and other tweaks to push the hardware limits... Ben Myers

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:26:34 -0000, "WillG" <epwg11@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I've tried the generic one from FIC, the mb is a VC31 but it doesn't work,
>the updater just sits there :(
>
>Its a solid enough machine but it needs to be pushed a bit more, its ripe
>for tweaking :)
><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>news:4385ed15.7951715@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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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