"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
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> Zman wrote:
>> I received a BIOS update for my VISTA operation system.
>
>
> That's not even remotely possible. Vista is an operating system, a form
> of software. A computer's BIOS is stored on the CMOS chip on the
> computer's motherboard, and is completely separate form any software
> installed on the computer.
>
> http://whatis.techtarget.com/definit...213814,00.html
>
> http://searchsmb.techtarget.com/sDef...213860,00.html
>
>
A lot of computer manufacturers are only handing out BIOS updates packaged
to be run from Windows, Dell does this now as well. They used to give an
option to update the BIOS either by booting with a boot disk or flashing
from windows, but now its exclusively a windows package now.
Dan