[CentOS] [SOLVED] Re: Formatting file system too slow on CentOS

David Suhendrik wrote:
> Thanks for the help, a solution to this problem is to update the bios, 
> and after using the newest version of bios I can use AHCI mode on the 
> sata controller, and indeed this is the problem.
>
> But I had to install windows server to update the bios, then installed 
> again using Linux.
>   

you can put most windows-only flash updaters and such on a USB stick or 
CD with Hirens Boot or similar, and run them from there.