anybody using bios savior? i have a few questions

[hclarkjr]

i am thinking about buying it from MWAVE and was wondering if it realy works and how hard it is to install. thanx

 

[Technonut]

I have been using them on all of my primary and backup systems since they first came out. The BIOS Saviour is easy to install, and works well. A very good insurance policy against bad BIOS flashes, and fooling around with hacking BIOS's to enable features, ( such as full RAID mods with onboard Promise controllers ) etc..

A very worth while investment IMHO.

 

[hclarkjr]

how do you install it?

 

[cbuchach]

Check out this link for info about the BIOS savior:

http://www.tweakmax.com/html/biossavior/biossavior-1.cfm

 

[Technonut]

You just pull your BIOS chip out, install the BIOS Saviour in it's place, and plug your BIOS chip into the BIOS Saviour. There is a switch that allows you to choose between the primary BIOS chip, and the BIOS flashed into the BIOS Saviour. If you screw up a flash to the BIOS Saviour, just click the switch back over to your primary BIOS chip. The BIOS Saviour could then be flashed again.

 

[hclarkjr]

are bios chips hard to pull out and what are the risks involved with that? is it as easy as say putting memory sticks in and out?

 

[Technonut]

Check out the link that cbuchach provided. It is well written, with a lot of pictures. If done carefully, it is not difficult to pull your BIOS chip. I would not even consider running any of my personal systems without a BIOS Saviour installed.