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    Help With BIOS Updating/Graphics

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Voodooi, Aug 1, 2010.

  1. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    Hey Everyone,

    A few days ago, I was reading a thread that I can no longer find, and it had a few gamers that had poor performance on their GX740, so what they needed to do to improve it, is BIOS Update/Graphics/Cataclyst. Now I know how to update a simple driver, but I've never done a BIOS.

    1. Could someone explain how to do a BIOS update? Are my chances at success great with instructions?

    2. Could someone explain the steps of drivers updates involving Cataclyst (prounoucing it wrong maybe lol?). Do I go on the MSI website, update the graphics card and THEN this cataclyst? Where do I find it? Amd.com, right? Once I update the graphics card?

    Thanks in advance!

    PS: My FPS is @ 15 in World of Warcraft, which is very very poor, so I'm hoping these things will fix it.

    PSS: I might also add that I tried to contact tech support, and I cannot believe they're only open M-F 6-6 PST ...I've NEVER had tech support that was not 24/7 before ...very disappointing. That would of been a deal breaker if I would of known because I was going to call them and get instructions via phone. Oh well.
     
    Voodooi, Aug 1, 2010
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  2. Silicon Chip

    Silicon Chip Notebook Evangelist

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    BIOS update is pretty much simple, go to msi website, look for your model and download the latest BIOS.
    Then Read This : BIOS flashing

    For Driver Updating, go to amd.com and choose notebook graphics>radeon>5800 series and download the whole package and install it should include CCC(Catalyst Control Center) suite.
     
    Silicon Chip, Aug 2, 2010
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  3. stevenl_101

    stevenl_101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just to confirm, we're supposed to uninstall CCC before we flash, and then re-install?
     
    stevenl_101, Aug 6, 2010
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