Need help to flash my Nvidia 560M bios (ISO file)

kiicki

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I have downloaded the BIOS for my Nvidia 560M from Alienware site.
It is an ISO file, not a ROM as many other have been used.

I have tried to burn the ISO file to a CD but it won't boot from the CD.
Windows is just starting normal for some reason.

I have tried the USB method. I downloaded ''HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool'' and som other files, and copied the BIOS to the root of the USB. That didn't work also.

So something I do is wrong. I need a tutorial on how I do this. A detailed one.
 

96Firebird

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Open up your BIOS on startup and check boot order. If your HDD is first, it will recognize windows and won't even bother to check the disc drive or USB port.
 

kiicki

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I rote I'm not sure how to respond to that, because every forum says that i should set CD to boot first. Ofcourse I have done that. that shouldn't even be a suggestion.

Alienware site shows how I burn the ISO file to CD. It's not any complicated, but for some reason it still doesn't want to boot. I know I have done everything right with the CD.
 

96Firebird

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I rote I'm not sure how to respond to that, because every forum says that i should set CD to boot first. Ofcourse I have done that. that shouldn't even be a suggestion.

You explained that so well in the first post, I'm not sure how I missed it! :hmm:

Good luck with your problem, but I'm sure you'll figure it out. You seem to know everything!
 

kiicki

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I will try, thanks. And no. I don't know everything. It was just pretty stupid to suggest to take CD as first boot. I think everybody knows to do that, if you are a type of a person to flash your vBIOS.
 

Smoblikat

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I will try, thanks. And no. I don't know everything. It was just pretty stupid to suggest to take CD as first boot. I think everybody knows to do that, if you are a type of a person to flash your vBIOS.

If youre the type of person to flash your vBIOS you wouldnt be the type of person going to an internet forum asking for help on flashing your vBIOS. I think everybody knows how to do that.
 

kiicki

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You think so? This is the installation description from Alienware site.

Burn image to CD and reboot system. Press F12 to choose CD/DVD drive. When promoted, press Y.

That didn't work. Windows is just starting as normal. It's like the CD is empty or something.

In some laptops it's probably really easy, since the flashing would probably start as normal. Not in my case.

And no, a person that wants to flash the vBIOS doesn't have to know about how to flash in every single way. It's just happens that the CD version doesn't work on my laptop for some reason, and I probably need to use a USB.