how to update acer bios Solved

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Hello,
as stated in the title, I want to update my BIOS.
I have an ACER Aspire M5500 with a Phoenix Technologies - LTD BIOS R01-A4 from March 26, 2007...
I went to the ACER website, and I downloaded the new BIOS (R01-B0).
In the obtained folder, there is the "winflash" utility and a Word document that explains how to proceed, practically idyllic...
Except that, in bold at the very beginning of the instructions, this sentence appears:
"remember to remove the memory from DIMM3 & DIMM4 to DIMM1 & DIMM2"
I understand a little English, and a search on Google helps me understand that "DIMM" refers to the slots for memory sticks (I have 4 slots).
The problem is that ALL the slots are occupied; I recently added 2 GB of RAM.
Can I carry out the operation without touching my memory sticks? Or do I have to remove the added sticks and place the remaining ones in slots 1 & 2?
I specify that originally the existing sticks were placed in slots 1 & 3 (thanks to CPU-Z)
So thank you for your upcoming responses
Have a nice day

Froulik · Answer

Hello the phrase ""remember to remove the memory from DIMM3 & DIMM4 to DIMM1 & DIMM2" is indeed complicated to understand instead of remove, it should have been "move" it would have been easier...  your computer won't boot without memory sticks. I would leave the sticks as they were originally (1 & 3 according to you)  But still wait for another opinion than mine. Two opinions are better than one... -- Those who know nothing know just as much as those who know no more than they do. (Pierre Dac)

jissai81 · Answer

@froulik thanks for your response, I confirm that it is indeed "remove" and that, although I speak a little English, I also have difficulty with this sentence... hence the post :D
and I agree to wait for another opinion ;p

Froulik · Answer

I think I found the same site and the same zip file as you.
I have a document named "Chausie_Viiv BIOS Update SOP(Windows).doc" with the phrase "Remember to remove the memory to DIMM3 & DIMM 4 from DIMM1 & DIMM2" in the second line.

However, I have been searching on Google for about 3/4 of an hour for something related to this memory issue on ACER during the BIOS update, and I can't find anything.
Many links talk about BIOS updates, but none address the issue of the memory sticks...

I will try putting the original ones in the original connectors. I don't see how else to do it...
--
Those who know nothing know just as much as those who don't know any more than they do. (Pierre Dac)

jissai81 · Answer

yes, that's exactly this document.
I also searched and found nothing, so if anyone has experience with the impact of RAM stick placement during a BIOS update, that would help me a lot...
anyway, thanks for looking :)

Froulik · Answer

You're welcome I hope someone with experience can help you :o)  -- Those who know nothing know just as much as those who don't know any more than they do. (Pierre Dac)

jissai81 · Answer

No one?

Flogger · Answer

Hello

I understand the meaning of this sentence.
You need to "break" the dual channel by moving the RAM sticks to slots 3/4 or 1/2.
It's to secure the flash. Acer......

But this obviously implies that the operation is risky.
And it's clear that flashing the BIOS is done for a very good reason.......
So I assume you want to change your processor or your graphics card? That’s a valid reason to flash.

Which processor do you want to install?

?? none ??

Then, don't flash............just a piece of advice.

jissai81 · Answer

@flogger
Hello, thank you for your reply which gives me and explains the meaning of this sentence that was bothering me.
Why do I want to update my BIOS? Well, I thought that a bit like with drivers, adding RAM, etc., it would allow me to gain in comfort of use.
So apparently that's not the case?
As a side note, I changed my graphics card some time ago but at the time I didn't think about the BIOS.
I understand (I knew this a bit anyway) that it's risky, but my computer and its BIOS are over six years old, can’t it give it a bit of a boost?
Of course, if I could buy a new one, I would.
Have a good day.

blux · Answer

Hi,

the BIOS, with rare exceptions, is not involved in a machine's performance and even less so in the case of a cleanup.

We only update it for a good reason (bug, additional functionality...) and certainly not 'just to see'. It's a risky operation, after all.

So I advise against that operation. If you want some pep, start by analyzing your hard drive, what runs in the background, what starts up at boot... Once you've done all that, it is very likely that things will improve...

--
See you, blux

 "Stupid people, they dare to do anything.
That's how we recognize them."

jissai81 · Answer

@blux
thanks for your response
I've already done, I think, everything I could (added RAM, removed unnecessary startup programs, disabled unnecessary services, etc. thanks to libellule.ch :D)
But if you tell me (and I believe you ;p) that the BIOS doesn't affect my machine's performance, then I will follow your advice (and that of flogger) and leave my BIOS as is.
Thank you all three for your replies, I will mark the topic as "resolved"
Have a great day

PS for the site: it's strange that blux's response from January 15 is interspersed between two responses from January 12 and January 14 and not chronologically at the end of the thread.

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