need a bios update

froobers · Oct 9, 2009, 06:35 PM

i'm looking for the lastest bios update for my aspire m5100. i've already contacted acer customer support and they told me they wouldn't help me until i payed them $60.00. never buying acer again.

here's my info:
BIOS Type:Phoenix-AwardBIOS
Date:October 10th 2007
BIOS ID:10/10/2007-RS690-SB600-6A669FK8C-00-None
BIOS OEM:This BIOS is exclusively for Acer only <R01-A3> - 6.00 PG
Chipset:Athlon 1100 rev 0
SuperIO:Unknown
Manufacturer:Acer
Motherboard:Aspire M5100

RoyBatty · Oct 9, 2009, 06:43 PM

You can find it on their Service & Support page.

froobers · Oct 9, 2009, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyBatty

You can find it on their Service & Support page.

already looked there, it's not listed

RoyBatty · Oct 9, 2009, 06:51 PM

So the "m" makes a difference? I didn't see any "m" notebook models there so I thought that Aspire 5100 was what you were looking for.

froobers · Oct 9, 2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyBatty

So the "m" makes a difference? I didn't see any "m" notebook models there so I thought that Aspire 5100 was what you were looking for.

oh yeah, the m5100 is a desktop.

RoyBatty · Oct 9, 2009, 07:01 PM

Sorry, when I see Acer I immediately think of notebooks, don't know why

However, there is no BIOS update listed on the m5100 downloads page. Do you have a problem that needs to be fixed specifically with a new BIOS?

froobers · Oct 9, 2009, 07:13 PM

occasionally when booting up, it'll get hung up in the bios at the "Verifying DMI Pool Data" stage and the computer will be non-functional until i pop out the CMOS. i'm not totally sure, but i believe an outdated bios is the problem.

RoyBatty · Oct 9, 2009, 07:26 PM

Found this, there is a BIOS version R02-B1, that should be what you are looking for?

froobers · Oct 9, 2009, 07:36 PM

yeah that looks good, i'll try it

thx

kewlguynick · Oct 27, 2009, 07:43 AM

Hey guys,

sorry to thread jack or anything, but I've had problems with booting up windows 7 and I've narrowed the problem to my graphic card. I have an acer aspire m5100 and a 8800 GT Nvidia card with the above user's MOBO. I want to update my bios because I know it is out of date to see if that will finally fix the problem, as I have tried everything else (updating drivers, connection problems, etc). I downloaded the R02-B1 update as the user above posted and have a set of files I don't know what to do with. Thanks a lot for helping me flash my MOBO.

JaccoW · Oct 27, 2009, 08:07 PM

@Nick: First of all make sure you are talking about the same pc.
You have a M5100, but also a 8800GT graphics card. Is it a desktop, or a laptop?
Make sure you get the correct bios.

The easiest way is to use the Winflash method On the website you can download it at the bios files), but that is also one of the more 'dangerous' (read might fail and kill your mobo)

Another method is by using a floppy drive.
You just put all three files on a bootable floppy and switch you bios to 'boot from floppy'.
Run AWDFLASH.exe, follow the instructions on screen and don't switch off your pc.

If you don't have a floppy drive, follow these instructions to use a usb-drive to update your bios. It tells you how to make a bootable drive. Then just put everything on there and same as above.

Hope that works.
Good luck.

SeraphicSorcerer · Oct 27, 2009, 08:22 PM

Another option if you have no floppy is make a bootable CD with a floppy partition (Where you burn the image as bootable from floppy) Nero does it, and I've done it that way, as floppies these days are cheap and tend to get corrupted mad easy.

But other then that Jacco's options are pretty much the way to go.

Oct 9, 2009, 06:35 PM	#1
froobers DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	need a bios update i'm looking for the lastest bios update for my aspire m5100. i've already contacted acer customer support and they told me they wouldn't help me until i payed them $60.00. never buying acer again. here's my info: BIOS Type:Phoenix-AwardBIOS Date:October 10th 2007 BIOS ID:10/10/2007-RS690-SB600-6A669FK8C-00-None BIOS OEM:This BIOS is exclusively for Acer only <R01-A3> - 6.00 PG Chipset:Athlon 1100 rev 0 SuperIO:Unknown Manufacturer:Acer Motherboard:Aspire M5100

Oct 9, 2009, 06:43 PM	#2
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,930 Rep Power: 115 System Specs	Re: need a bios update You can find it on their Service & Support page.

Oct 9, 2009, 06:51 PM	#4
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,930 Rep Power: 115 System Specs	Re: need a bios update So the "m" makes a difference? I didn't see any "m" notebook models there so I thought that Aspire 5100 was what you were looking for.

Oct 9, 2009, 07:01 PM	#6
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,930 Rep Power: 115 System Specs	Re: need a bios update Sorry, when I see Acer I immediately think of notebooks, don't know why However, there is no BIOS update listed on the m5100 downloads page. Do you have a problem that needs to be fixed specifically with a new BIOS?

Oct 9, 2009, 07:13 PM	Thread Starter #7
froobers DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: need a bios update occasionally when booting up, it'll get hung up in the bios at the "Verifying DMI Pool Data" stage and the computer will be non-functional until i pop out the CMOS. i'm not totally sure, but i believe an outdated bios is the problem.

Oct 9, 2009, 07:26 PM	#8
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,930 Rep Power: 115 System Specs	Re: need a bios update Found this, there is a BIOS version R02-B1, that should be what you are looking for?

Oct 9, 2009, 07:36 PM	Thread Starter #9
froobers DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: need a bios update yeah that looks good, i'll try it thx

Oct 27, 2009, 07:43 AM	#10
kewlguynick DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: need a bios update Hey guys, sorry to thread jack or anything, but I've had problems with booting up windows 7 and I've narrowed the problem to my graphic card. I have an acer aspire m5100 and a 8800 GT Nvidia card with the above user's MOBO. I want to update my bios because I know it is out of date to see if that will finally fix the problem, as I have tried everything else (updating drivers, connection problems, etc). I downloaded the R02-B1 update as the user above posted and have a set of files I don't know what to do with. Thanks a lot for helping me flash my MOBO.

Oct 27, 2009, 08:07 PM	#11
JaccoW HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Hague. The Netherlands Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: need a bios update @Nick: First of all make sure you are talking about the same pc. You have a M5100, but also a 8800GT graphics card. Is it a desktop, or a laptop? Make sure you get the correct bios. The easiest way is to use the Winflash method On the website you can download it at the bios files), but that is also one of the more 'dangerous' (read might fail and kill your mobo) Another method is by using a floppy drive. You just put all three files on a bootable floppy and switch you bios to 'boot from floppy'. Run AWDFLASH.exe, follow the instructions on screen and don't switch off your pc. If you don't have a floppy drive, follow these instructions to use a usb-drive to update your bios. It tells you how to make a bootable drive. Then just put everything on there and same as above. Hope that works. Good luck.

Oct 27, 2009, 08:22 PM	#12
SeraphicSorcerer HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,295 Rep Power: 154 System Specs	Re: need a bios update Another option if you have no floppy is make a bootable CD with a floppy partition (Where you burn the image as bootable from floppy) Nero does it, and I've done it that way, as floppies these days are cheap and tend to get corrupted mad easy. But other then that Jacco's options are pretty much the way to go. __________________