[TriLUG] a 'non-windows' method to upgrade BIOS/firmware?

[Jason White]

* Douglas Kojetin (djkojeti at unity.ncsu.edu) [040130 10:13]:
> Ahhhhhh ... I see what's going on.  LiteOn has instructions for 
> 'windows' and 'dos'.  The 'dos' instructions are for OLD CDRWs, of 
> which they do not even have 'dos' updates for anymore.

> Looks like I may have to take the bite and do some sort of 
> windows-based install.

> Quick question for those out there:  what's the easiest way of doing 
> this?  I have a Win2K install disk ... and a WinXP one somewhere (I 
> could not find it this morning, so it's hiding!  good for it!).  Is 
> there a way to use the Win2K install CDROM to 'boot' into a 
> quasi-windows state that will allow me to install the updates?  I'd 
> prefer it if I did not have to install windows at this point in the 
> game.

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