help with BIOS flash

Iam wanting help with flashing BIOS on my Acer Aspire 5051,
im using Vista64 and would like to update the BIOS as theres over 50 fixes for it - im not having any problems but would like to update it - im wondering if anyone can help me create a bootable disc/usb-stick with a backup on and flash program so that if an upgrade goes wrong I can re-flash with another firmware from my USB stick or CD...

can anyone help with this?

I also think that Vista64 will prevent any flashing from within windows so Im willing to install XP on another partition just to be able to flash from

any help/advice is greatly appreciated

snadge said:

im not having any problems but would like to update it - im wondering if anyone can help me create a bootable disc/usb-stick with a backup on and flash program so that if an upgrade goes wrong I can re-flash with another firmware from my USB stick or CD...

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It's generally ill-advised to flash the bios unless you need to; you could render the system inoperable. However, to answer your question: BIOS Update per bootable CD

thanks