This little program will identify what you need, but don't buy your BIOS
update. (It's free from the manufacturer.)
[url]http://download.esupport.com/biosagent/ba.exe[/url]

Once identified, let us know.


"pednau" <pednau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Jim" wrote:
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>> "pednau" <pednau@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CB826E09-53AC-470D-BA4F-68E35D157F28@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I had the problem of my computer shutting down unexpectedly which i
>> >reported
>> > . windows help advised that the problem might be in the bios between
>> > the
>> > processors and the mothrboard and they recommended a bios upgrade. How
>> > do
>> > i
>> > go about that?/[/color]
>> You get all bios upgrades from the bios manufacturer, or (perhaps) from
>> the
>> motherboard manufactuere.
>> Jim
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>> Thanks Jim for your response.Idownloaded aprocessor ID utility but I
>> don`t know what kind of motherboard i have. Also the processor
>> diagnotics told me i was overclocked. Where do i get Bios bownload for my
>> processors and motherboard?[/color][/color]