How to update my bios in Windows XP

Question

Is there a straight-forward way to define a "select" event handler function within the mvvm html attributes for a kendo autocomplete field?

For example, here is a working version of an autocomplete field using a jquery setup:

$("#fieldProjectName").kendoAutoComplete({
  minLength: 4,
  filter: "contains",
  dataTextField: "ProjectName",
  placeholder: "Begin typing the Project Name",
  select: function (e) { selectAutoComplete(this.dataItem(e.item.index()), "ProjectItemKey", "ProjectName") },
  dataSource: dataProjectList,
});

So far, this is the equivalent version of defining a similar field within a template using the mvvm html attributes "data-???"

<input name="ProjectItemKey"
  data-bind="value:ProjectName"
  data-value-primitive="true"  
  data-value-field="ProjectItemKey"
  data-text-field="ProjectName"
  data-source="dataProjectList"
  data-role="autocomplete" 
  data-min-length="4"
  data-filter="contains"
  data-placeholder="Begin typing the Project Name"
/>

What we don't know how to do is defining the event handler for the select event within this mvvm html-attribute structure, which is the equivalent of the "select:" property in the first example:

  select: function (e) { selectAutoComplete(this.dataItem(e.item.index()), "ProjectItemKey", "ProjectName") },

For instance, if there was something like:

  data-select: "onSelectProject"

then we could include this function within the template to handle the 'select' event:

  function onSelectProject(e) {
    selectAutoComplete(this.dataItem(e.item.index()), "ProjectItemKey", "ProjectName");
  }

Unfortunately, we don't know how to do this. The only somewhat-related documentation we have seen involves setting up a custom kendo.observable model with a custom method embedded in the model, and then setting up something in the data-bind events. However, this seems like a very complicated and indirect approach. Also, we have no idea how we could manipulate the model since it is coming from a kendoGrid that is then using a custom record editing template that includes this autocomplete field.

We've spent many hours trying to track this one down, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Solution 1

There's a bit of a lack of research here, and a certain lack of information - since i managed to google up an answer within a few minutes, but some specifics are lacking.

Firstly, there's a whole class of motherboards that use this chipset, and bios - unfortunately i cannot direct link - but go here and search for MQ96510J.86A, you will find the utility to update your bios from windows and alternate bios recovery utilities. Pick the one for your specific motherboard (though i suspect they're all the same download) and you should be good.

Solution 2

The latest version of your BIOS is 1761. That page has links to the BIOS file as well as a DOS and Windows update tools. You can use the Windows program to flash the BIOS, but even if there were only a DOS verison, you could still use that by making a bootable, DOS flash drive and setting your BIOS to boot from that.

Comments

[Oliver G]

You cannot update a BIOS from directly within the OS. It has to be done with an external drive of some sort. You might be able to use a USB flash drive or a CD drive, but without more information, i could not tell you with any certainty if it is possible.

[Logman]

usually wherever you got the bios (mobo manufacturer website) will have the utilities and instructions for applying the bios right there too. What is the mobo model?

[Patrick Seymour]

@Oliver: The BIOS can be updated from within Windows, if the manufacturer of the board or PC provides a utility to do so. That is how we update the BIOS on our HPs at work.