[The Scarecrow]

Can someone please explain how i can update a MSI motherboard BIOS without a internet connection?
The website is of no help.
Or a link please as to where i can download it from.
MSI 945GCM5-F V2 Socket 775 < is it any good for overclocking? I am not bothered by quad, its for a E2180.
Thanks

 

[JohnthePilot]

These are the only ones I could find for the 945GCM5. Is this an old board? I've no idea about overclocking I'm afraid.

 

[The Scarecrow]

Thanks John. How the hell did you find them?

 

[JohnthePilot]

I searched on the first part of the model number. :grin:

 

[The Scarecrow]

Smart a**.:wink:.. Seriously, thanks mate.ray: I assume the bios works for all them types.

 

[JohnthePilot]

I would say one of the second two. Do you know your FSB speed?

 

[The Scarecrow]

I would say one of the second two. Do you know your FSB speed?

I belive it will be 800. ...Hopefully they should come by the weekend. And the computer they are going into has no phone line in the .....erm ..cough shed.

E2180
MSI 945GCM5-F V2 Socket 775
Kingston 1GB DDR2 667MHz / PC2-5300 MEMORY CL5 1.8V NON ECC UNBUFFERED

I thought id get the updated bios update ready for when they arrive.

Thanks for all your help.:smile:

 

[JohnthePilot]

OK. Let me know how you get on and Good Luck.

 

[The Scarecrow]

OK. Let me know how you get on

Will do.

 

[The Scarecrow]

OK. Let me know how you get on and Good Luck.

I've built it up. All i need now is a decent graphics card. CPU temps around 10.C . Still unable to update the bios??

In Aquamark 3 the CPU gets around 11000 points, is that about right? Onboard grfx gets under 1500.

 

[JohnthePilot]

What's the problem with the BIOS? If the old BIOS is working OK I'd be tempted to leave it alone. As far as the benchmarks are concerned, I'm afraid I'm not familar with Aquamark. I'll get someone else to have a look at your figures.

 

[The Scarecrow]

No problem that i know of, i just thought it would be a good idea to update to latest version. MSI wassnt much help, as they only gave me a .ROM/.H65 file. As to how to actually update iam still in the dark. All i know is its through DOS with a startup disk which i have. is there additional software i need?

 

[JohnthePilot]

Normally you boot up to the update disc and it prompts you to backup your old BIOS then flashes the new one. The only problem is that if the new one is incorrect you could render your board unusable. The new BIOS seems to be the right one but unless the old is causing any incompatability problems I think I would be tempted to leave well alone.