I am considering updating the bios of my P-7811FX to accomodate the installation of a T9900 CPU. I have the bios file obtained through this forum via FTP from Gateway link, 9c.17. There are 4 files, one of which is IMV-3564 (WFlash utility x64). I am running Win 7 Professional 64.
Do I assume correctly that the bios is updated from within windows by right-clicking on the WFlash utility and "running as administrator"? I've updated numerous desktop bioses through DOS and through windows, but never a laptop. I realize a botched upgrade would probably require a MB replacement, so I want to take every precaution before I do it. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. I only plan to do the upgrade if my 9c.05 bios will not recognize the new cpu (and it might).
Do I assume correctly that the bios is updated from within windows by right-clicking on the WFlash utility and "running as administrator"? I've updated numerous desktop bioses through DOS and through windows, but never a laptop. I realize a botched upgrade would probably require a MB replacement, so I want to take every precaution before I do it. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. I only plan to do the upgrade if my 9c.05 bios will not recognize the new cpu (and it might).
