how to flash bios from cdrom?

[Derivative]

i have is7 mobo. i need to flash bios but i have NO DISK DRIVE~! i heard theres a way to copy the files to a cd-r and boot from it and deal with it like you would a floppy. if anyone could point me in the right direction i would greatly appreciate it. thanks.

[badvector]

Actually, I've been thinking about this as well. My theory so far (remember this is in THEORY as I haven't had a chance to try it out) - create a boot up disk on the cd and add the flash utility as well as the new bios file. Boot off of your cd-rom run the flash utility and there ya go. Also, I believe some of the newer mobo's can be flashed in windows using a different flash utility. If you have it, it should be on your mobo cd.

[JaY_III]

simply create a BOOT CD with the image you want to burn on it (oh and rember the Flash program)

If you have NERO, this is too easy as it provides a "CD - ROM (boot)" option for you.

[iD10t]

you could also check into abit's flashmenu program. it flashes your bios from windows, so no floppy or cd needed.
just be sure to check for compatability first.

[SinsFeelNatural]

I always wondered why you never had an option to flash bios from a CD. I always wanted to just transfer the files to the CD but I always was worried about it because the system may write files to the floppy during the flash process.

No worries anymore, MSI also has a windows flash utility. - It's great!