quintain
08-12-2007, 11:09 PM
Hello
I am told by Creative labs tech advice I need to update my motherboard bios, (hardware details below) to allow a usb V0060 webcam to work.
I have never updated bios before and would really appreciate help on this please, including all safety procedures to make sure I can return to a good setup if all goes wrong.
I hope the information below on my system is all you need if not please tell me what else needed.
Please-Please simple steps would be appreciated.
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 1800 MHz (9 x 200) 3000+
Motherboard Name ECS RS480-M (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200, AMD Hammer
System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (05/16/05)
Display:
Video Adapter RADEON X300/X550 Series Secondary (256 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON X300/X550 Series (256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon X300 (RV370)
[ BIOS ]
BIOS Properties:
Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Version 6.00 PG
Release Date 05/16/2005
Size 512 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD, BBS
Supported Standards DMI, APM, ACPI, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, AGP, USB
[ Motherboard ]
Motherboard Properties:
Product RS480-M
[ Processors / AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ ]
Processor Properties:
Manufacturer AMD
Version AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
Support Information:
Device Type: BIOS / Motherboard
Manufacturer: Phoenix
Model: Award V6.00PG
Interface: Other
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID:
Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=815&qa5=1&qa7=1500&dp=2&qm0=Award+V6.00PG&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Phoenix+BIOS+%2F+Motherboard++Award+V6.00PG+Wind ows+XP+Professional+) | Research manufacturer Phoenix (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=815)
I am told by Creative labs tech advice I need to update my motherboard bios, (hardware details below) to allow a usb V0060 webcam to work.
I have never updated bios before and would really appreciate help on this please, including all safety procedures to make sure I can return to a good setup if all goes wrong.
I hope the information below on my system is all you need if not please tell me what else needed.
Please-Please simple steps would be appreciated.
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 1800 MHz (9 x 200) 3000+
Motherboard Name ECS RS480-M (3 PCI, 1 PCI-E x16, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon Xpress 200, AMD Hammer
System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (05/16/05)
Display:
Video Adapter RADEON X300/X550 Series Secondary (256 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON X300/X550 Series (256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon X300 (RV370)
[ BIOS ]
BIOS Properties:
Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Version 6.00 PG
Release Date 05/16/2005
Size 512 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ATAPI ZIP, LS-120
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, EDD, BBS
Supported Standards DMI, APM, ACPI, PnP
Expansion Capabilities ISA, PCI, AGP, USB
[ Motherboard ]
Motherboard Properties:
Product RS480-M
[ Processors / AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ ]
Processor Properties:
Manufacturer AMD
Version AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
Support Information:
Device Type: BIOS / Motherboard
Manufacturer: Phoenix
Model: Award V6.00PG
Interface: Other
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Age of Device: < 2 years old
FCCID:
Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=815&qa5=1&qa7=1500&dp=2&qm0=Award+V6.00PG&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Phoenix+BIOS+%2F+Motherboard++Award+V6.00PG+Wind ows+XP+Professional+) | Research manufacturer Phoenix (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=815)