i need to up data my motherboard's bios so i a can use a faster processor....on intel's web site is says to create a boot disk with files i download from them,....my question to you is how do a make a disk bootable? thanks.

Diskettes are bootable as long as the "Boot" files are on them, and you set your BIOS to use Floppy or Removable Devices as first boot device. Go here to get files to create your disk: www.bootdisk.com Great site...

I assume the disk you create with the files that Intel has on their website is to "flash" the BIOS--which basically updates it. Create the boot floppy from Intel's site and make sure the boot order goes to the floppy first and not the hard drive. It should do the rest for you once it boots off the floppy--it might say something like "do not turn power off while BIOS is being changed" or something like that. Good Luck.

i tried creating the boot disk from there site and when i try and install it , its Error No Bootable disk in Dive, Remove disk and hit any key to continue? so do i create a boot disk and then put the Boot files on the disk? thanks

Right click the A drive and select format check the bottom box that states create an ms-dos boot diak.

there is not check box at the bottom that statees creat an ms-dos boot disk? i have win2000?

Use either DOS or '9x boot-disk to flash/upgrade the bios.... bootdisk.com provides you with an image file that you have to extract - they're self-extracting files. http://www.bootdisk.com/read1st.htm details how... Once you have the bootdisk, you either boot up with it and then change to the bios flash floppy and run it; or (as Dell suggests in their case) you can copy the bios file to the floppy and run it all from a single disk - no disk change. When you download the upgrade there should be info on the web-site about using it??? Be carful about this process; if you get it wrong you may disable the bios; which means (I think) it's bye-bye to that MoBo - as you could end up unable to boot, and thus unable to have another go...