acer power f6 mobo new build error

[JamesFairless]

hello

i have bought a semi-new system with an old acer power f6 motherboard.

i have the latest bios file, but cannot find how to update it.

when installing a fresh copy of windows xp it seems to run ok, until the first reset.

upon reset, i get error loading operating system message on a black screen.

the hard disk is 250gb sata.

can anybody help?

i looked to update the bios, but cannot find any instructions of how to do this - it appears i need a functioning operating system and can't update it without windows running.

possibly a function key needs pressing on boot?

note the bios currently installed is not the latest version.

i ran a full disk format - not quick - during setup.

tanks for any advice.

 

[JunkBear]

First go to acer website and download Acer eSettings Management then after click this link and download the bios if you can't find it on Acer website.

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/BIOS/Others/Acer-Power-F6-BIOS-R01-A1S1.shtml

Then start the eSettings Management and follow the instruction to update the bios.

http://www.komku.org/2008/03/how-to-update-acer-bios.html

 

[JamesFairless]

yes, thanks

is esettings management a windows app?

we are on a first time setup - or clean install - of windows xp, with a formatted hard drive.

if windows os is required to run the bios updater, then we'd need another option.

however, if the app will self-boot under a dos environment, we are in business.

either way, thanks for the link - if the error gets fixed by altering the physical setup, at least bios can still get updated then.

cheers

 

[JunkBear]

yes it needed if not get on gogle and search how to use Afudos for bios updating and put it on a old floppy disk to boot it in DOS