>>> 1. Bought new memory card, PC won't boot, advised to upgrade bios.
>>> 2. Downloaded the req'd .zip file on another PC running NetBSD.
>>> Unzipped it - got a .bin file.
>>> 3. Assuming I can cp this (the .zip) to a floppy what do I do with
>>> this file if I can copy it to the other machine.
>>> NetBSD 2.0_BETA i386
>>
>> ad 2) it seems that you only have the file which contains the new
>> firmware/bios; watch out for a *utility* that 'uploads' this file onto
>> the hardware. (AFAIR the pc people use mainly DOS-based tools for this
>> -- i'm a maccie ;)
>>
>> ad 3) you want to have a DOS boot disk (kind of) handy and copy both
>> the (.bin) file *and* the (to get) utility onto this disk. boot from 
>> it
>> and run the utility.
>
> OK, thanks for your reply Timo. I think I pulled it off OK. However, 
> the PC still won't boot with the new memory in. Any ideas before I 
> send it back to Crucial and consign this old box to the 'potential 
> firewall box' corner?

maybe you got memory of an 'organization type' (i.e. the sticker or 
label on it might say '128M x 4' for example) that your hardware can't 
address. before assuming that the memory is defective, i'd try to 
verify that (perhaps crucial's support can help you).

>
> Best regards,
> Ja'far
> -- 
> Know thy OS.


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