BIOS Update Problem

[sagar2dumbre]

Hello
MY PC Crashes suddenly.....when i submit Error Report to Microsoft (Through Error Reporting ) it says that you should upgrade your BIOS .i searched many sites but didnt get BIOS update can you help me....my BIOS information is follows:-


BIOS Type: Phoenix-Award
BIOS Date: April 12th 2003
BIOS ID: 04/12/2003-P4M266/A-823X-6A6LWPRDC-00-None
BIOS OEM: BIOS-I-2M (2K030412) - 6.00 PG
Chipset: VIA 82C3148 rev 0
SuperIO: ITE 8705/SiS 950 rev 2 at port 002E
Manufacturer: VIA Technologies, Inc.
Motherboard: P4M266A-8235
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some more information
Program: Unicore BIOS Agent Version 1.9
BIOS Date: 04/12/03
BIOS Type: Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS ID: 04/12/2003-P4M266/A-823X-6A6LWPRDC
BIOS Eval: BIOS-I-2M (2K030412)
Chipset: VIA 82C3148 rev 0
Superio: ITE 8705/SiS 950 rev 2 found at port 2Eh

[unidentified]

You might be provided with a cd with your motherboard and there might be a tool inside that you have to install for upgrading BIOS. Or go onto your motherboard manufacturer site and download a software which can upgrade BIOS. What is your computer specification btw?

[sagar2dumbre]

I have My mobo CD...but its driver r 5 years old....
my pc config:-

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name EXTREME-PC
System Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model P4M266A-8235
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7 GenuineIntel ~1799 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 4/12/2003
SMBIOS Version 2.2
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name EXTREME-PC\Sagar
Time Zone India Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 446.87 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.76 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[unidentified]

http://www.pcpartner.com/support/bios/VIAKT.HTM#kt266a is the link, or heres the direct link for the bios & utility

http://www.pcpartner.com/support/bios_zip/pa31ma.zip
http://www.pcpartner.com/support/bios_zip/awdf824c.zip

[sagar2dumbre]

dude it contains all .bin files how to use that ?

[EINSTEIN_007]

dude it contains all .bin files how to use that ?

Use any virtual drive software like daemon tools.