[jaclaz]

It is possible that the particular CD drive needs a different driver.

However, no problem , you can use a different approach.

Get this app:
VFD:
http://chitchat.at.i...vmware/vfd.html
and install it (read instructions)

Start it creating a Virtual Floppy A:.

Download the "Driver Free Disk For BIOS Flashing" from bootdisk.com

Double click on the downloaded file and expand the disk on A:

Copy to A: the BIOS flashing files from MSI.

Save the image.

Use the image with your prefered CD burning tool as Floppy emulation image and make a bootable CD.

This way all files are within the floppy emulation image and no drivers are needed to access them (everything will be on A: when the CD is booted).

jaclaz

[jkviper]

Hiya! Me again.

That's a pretty slick tool but the format it saves it's images in appears to be a mysterey. I get this generic icon when it saves the image and when I use ImgBurn to attempt to open it, it says it, "Invalid or unsupported Image File Format!"

At the Save dialogue within VFD, it doesn't exactly give you the means to pick a file format. There's a page for associateions but that's about it. You mentioned using the burning software of my preference but apparently ImgBurn (freebie) won't cut it. May I ask what you use and/or if you know of anything I can grab for free someplace?

Yep, I'm being cheap but this is one small stepping stone to a larger project so I am indeed pinching pennies this early in the game.

HUGE thanks!
Viper

[jaclaz]

Well, the image you create is NOT a .ISO image.

It is a floppy image (a common extension used for these images is .IMA).

So you DO NOT "burn" the image.

You create a NEW disk using the whatever.IMA as El-Torito Floppy Emulation image.

In Imgburn you choose Create Image file from files folders, some tutorial is here:
http://forum.imgburn...?showtopic=1779
Build mode:
http://forum.imgburn...topic=6392&st=5
(please note that the example in the last link is about a No-Emulation boot image, NOT for a Floppy Emulation one, which is the one you need to build)

You want to make a bootable disk, using the floppy image as Floppy emulation.

If you check the checkbox "Make Image Bootable", then choose "Emulation type"-> Floppy 1.44 Mb Floppy Image and supply the path to the .IMA image leaving the defaults as they are you should be all set.

jaclaz

[jkviper]

Thanks Jaclaz. That makes a ton of sense now that I ponder it.

Dang! You're quick at finding threads on other sites. Thanks for all you do!

One other thing I find disconcerting is that after I run the thingy I downloaded from bootdisk.com, then check the virtualy floppy drive I've opened, don't see any files. Is that to be expected? Are what it places on the image invisible files or have I messed up somehow?

TIA,
Viper

[gospeed]

hey Viper, are you the one that got all 3 of my modded EEE's? Your not too far from me, I already burned off a boot disk with the updated bios and verified its bootable. Contact me if you want it.

here is what I did:
grab a windows 98 boot image (I use this one)
Use nero to make a bootable cd, chose "image file" and select the image you just downloaded.
Select floppy emulation
add in the bios files
burn until crispy:)

This post has been edited by gospeed: 27 December 2008 - 04:44 PM

[jkviper]

Hi all!
Some partial success to report! I made a bootable disk that works on my Dell laptop here but the sub notebook that truly needs the BIOS update is over at a friend's house just now. I should be able to try out the disk I just made later tonight.

Will report back on how it went.

Thanks to all!
Viper

[jkviper]

Yesss!

Got a working boot disk and the BIOS update has been successfully completed.

Thank you for your patient guidance, jaclaz. You finally did it!



HUGE thanks!
Viper

[jaclaz]

jkviper, on Dec 28 2008, 10:15 AM, said:

Yesss!

Got a working boot disk and the BIOS update has been successfully completed.

Good, so now you are at Step 0.

jkviper, on Dec 28 2008, 10:15 AM, said:

Thank you for your patient guidance, jaclaz. You finally did it!

HUGE thanks!
Viper

Well, YOU did it, I just hinted you the directions to take, even small things can help in preventing wall injuries .

jaclaz