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Subject: Re: Flash ASUS Bios without Floppy? 
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WRohdewald@dplanet.ch said:
>  how can I update my Bios (Asus A7V266) if I don't have a floppy drive
> for using the Asus DOS utility?

> Is there any Linux utililty that can do this? 

There are flash chip 'map' drivers which know how to enable WE lines, Vpp 
etc for various northbridges. Only the L440GX one is in the kernel so far. 
For the rest, ask on the LinuxBIOS list <linuxbios@lanl.gov>.

Unless you fancy desoldering your flash chips to replace them when, this is
firmly in the "don't try this at home, kids" category, though :)

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dwmw2


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