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Subject: Can typical bios flash programs run from non-floppy dr. in principle? OT

Author: John Roberts

Date: 06:52:21 12/02/03

http://www.asus.com/support/english/techref/bios/awdflash.aspx

These days many users don't bother with a floppy, so why are bios flash programs
still stuck in this format?  Either it's obvious why or one could try unzipping
and pasting all the files necessary for a boot disk onto a CD ROM for example,
and specify that the computer boots off of a cd-rom.

Has anyone tried this?  I imagine it wouldn't be too pleasant to get stuck.

Or is the manual, see link above, strictly correct?

I chose this forum as opposed to CTF with the thinking that more people would be
inclined and qualified to answer here, sorry if I am wrong.

I realize that it's trivial to install a floppy drive, etc... just wondering...

• Re: Can typical bios flash programs run from non-floppy dr. in principle? OT William Penn 20:34:30 12/03/03
• Re: Can typical bios flash programs run from non-floppy dr. in principle? OT Ernst Walet 07:01:18 12/02/03
  • Re: Can typical bios flash programs run from non-floppy dr. in principle? OT John Roberts 07:23:20 12/02/03
    • Re: Can typical bios flash programs run from non-floppy dr. in principle? OT Ernst Walet 10:53:09 12/02/03
      • Re: Can typical bios flash programs run from non-floppy dr. in principle? OT John Roberts 13:39:22 12/02/03
• Re: Can typical bios flash programs run from non-floppy dr. in principle? OT Slater Wold 06:54:30 12/02/03
  • Re: Can typical bios flash programs run from non-floppy dr. in principle? OT John Roberts 06:57:41 12/02/03

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