mean6 Posted September 13, 2005 Posted September 13, 2005 I was just wondering, I have done a few bios updates, following the official dfi routine, and I have always gone and done the cmos reloaded to bring my settings back to what they were before the update. Will that have any effect since the reloaded settings were saved with a previous (older) bios version, and should they all be set manually??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyderOCZ Posted September 13, 2005 Posted September 13, 2005 Generally it doesn't seem to be a problem...I have done the same. However if a new bios has options in different places...or hides some options that were in an old bios...it could lead to an issue. So far I have yet to experience any in over 30 flashes...but it is possible. Manually setting things is always the best choice My .02 cents Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rldolph79 Posted September 13, 2005 Posted September 13, 2005 I had this same question, and I read a post by one of the moderators (rgone I think) that said you shouldn't ever use cmos reloaded if you are changing between bios versions. He said that it could cause some serious problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boygorge Posted September 13, 2005 Posted September 13, 2005 no one answers my question about whether i should flash the bios before or after i install windows. also, should i just install the nforce4 drivers directly from nvidias website and install the basic hardrive and usb drivers that come with my xp sp2? should i basicaly ignore the driver disk from dfi? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rldolph79 Posted September 13, 2005 Posted September 13, 2005 no one answers my question about whether i should flash the bios before or after i install windows. also, should i just install the nforce4 drivers directly from nvidias website and install the basic hardrive and usb drivers that come with my xp sp2? should i basicaly ignore the driver disk from dfi? Straight from the forum rules (maybe you should read them over again): 3. Stay on topic - this means do not hijack a thread Bump your post or start a new one, don't hijack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boygorge Posted September 13, 2005 Posted September 13, 2005 roger! ill try not to do this again. i didn't think i was hijacking though, but sorry anyways. and i finaly got my answer. i will flash before i install. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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