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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Setup and Deployment / April 2007WOW! Vista is smarter than XP
Hi All: I have two pc's with the same m-board and recently tried to update the bios on the XP pc. The update failed and I had to go thru several steps....using a recovery disk, removing the configuration jumper & replacing it......re-flashing back to the original bios before the update to get the pc going again. Lots of fun. Well......being a real dummy, I downloaded the same bios update again and tried to flash the Vista pc bios. Bios update failed again and all I got upon re-start was the same black screen! I know, I should have known better. But......I re-started the Vista pc again and I was surprised when it started to boot into windows, went black and the hard drive started clicking away and soon a box came up saying "your bios update succeeded". Well, sort of anyway.......Vista re-installed the prior bios on it's own I think.........it now has the bios I was using prior to the update attempt. I can't swear it un-installed the failed bios and re-installed the known good bios on it's own but it is working fine and I didn't have to go thru the mess of removing the m-board config. jumper and flashing a recovery bios then flashing the complete bios again after replacing the bios config. jumper. I am very pleased with Vista's recovery from a failed update! xiowan..........in tucson Xiowan-- Whether a bios update is available and appropriate for your machine depends on the MOBO and bios that you have. There should be direct info on the website of the PC manufacturer or the maker of the bios you have. CH > Hi All: > I have two pc's with the same m-board and recently tried to update the [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > xiowan..........in tucson Hi Chad: I have a relatively new motherboard and have updated the bios 3 times prior to this without any problem. Not sure why this update didn't work. It is designated as update 1676 for Intel DG965WH m-board which is the model m-boards I tried it on. It is specified as for all operating systems. The only improvement in the new bios I had really hoped for was an 8 second speed-uup in the boot process it promised, so I can get by without it I guess. My main point was that Vista was able to recover from the failed bios update and re-store the previous bios which XP couldn't. xiowan.............in tucson > Xiowan-- > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > > > xiowan..........in tucson Xiowan-- I understand. I'm glad that Vista recovered and is up and running. I think to find out why the bios update that shoukld have worked didn't, you'd have to talk to the m-board / and or bios makers. CH > Hi Chad: > I have a relatively new motherboard and have updated the bios 3 times [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] >> > >> > xiowan..........in tucson Hi Chad: It wasn't a real important update to the bios, so I'll just wait and see if they fix it or put another one out later. I don't think the manufacturer really wants to talk to someone who only bought 4 of their motherboards last year lol! xiowan.........in tucson > Xiowan-- > [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] > >> > > >> > xiowan..........in tucson > Hi Chad: > It wasn't a real important update to the bios, so I'll just wait and > see if they fix it or put another one out later. I don't think the > manufacturer really wants to talk to someone who only bought 4 of their > motherboards last year lol! I may be a bit stupid, but how can Windows restore the BIOS unless your computer can get to Windows in the first place? Correct me if Im wrong, your computer goes to the BIOS first, does all the system checks, then loads up the Operating System. If the BIOS is knackered, it aint never going to boot Windows is it? Hi Simon Dean: I'm probably not tech savy enough to explain it but I'm guessing that after the attempted installation of Intel Bios Update 1676 the computer tried to boot up and at this point is when the O.S. flashes the new bios? Well, in this case after re-starting the computer when directed by the Bios update software, the pc turned back on to a black screen and did a lot of clicking but after 30 minutes I still had no O.S. So.........like with the XP system that did this on the same motherboard, I turned off the pc and was about to remove the configuration jumper and use a recovery cd to re-flash the board bios, but when I turned it on to insert the cd, I stopped to get more pepsi and the pc kept whirring away and an intel window popped up saying that I had successfully updated the bios. After quite a bit of hard drive activity, Vista came up normal and when I checked the bios number it was back to Bios Update 1666 not 1676 that I had just attempted to install. I don't know how it works but I will mention that I have a back-up file in the pc containing all driver & bios software, along with back up of my favorite software programs. I don't know if Vista searched out and re-installed the earlier bios or if the failed update just didn't change the bios version at all which is possible. The good thing is that Vista was able to run after the failed bios update and it didn't after the failed update on XP for the same motherboard. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can explain what happened LOL! xiowan...........in tucson > > Hi Chad: > > It wasn't a real important update to the bios, so I'll just wait and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > If the BIOS is knackered, it aint never going to boot Windows is it? Might have also been that your mobo has dual bios in the event one fails, the second one goes through and will restore the first. Rob > Hi Simon Dean: > I'm probably not tech savy enough to explain it but I'm guessing that [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > xiowan...........in tucson Hi Rob: I think the Intel DG965WH board has a main bios and a basic recovery bios but the recovery bios only can be used by pulling a configuration jumper on the board and re-starting the pc........at which time you can put in a floppy or cd with a recovery bios update. Both the XP & Vista pc have the same board though and the re-storation of the original bios only occurred on the Vista pc. Anyway, I'm glad I didn't have to open the case, pull out the hard drives cage to get at the configuration jumper on both of the pcs and then do it all over again after flashing the recovery bios! I wonder if that's why Intel has a notice on their website saying that you shouldn't update the bios unless you REALLY REALLY need to to fix a problem LOL. This was the 4th time I'd flashed the bios since they've been putting out frequent bios updates for the board....the previous updates had been very helpful but this time I only wanted the promised 8-sec speed-up of the boot process lol! xiowan.............in tucson > Might have also been that your mobo has dual bios in the event one fails, > the second one [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > > xiowan...........in tucson |
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