RE: Update BIOS?
From: hjomby (hjomby_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/18/05
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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:11:01 -0800
I don't think it's a problem anymore. I've upgraded hundreds of BIOS' without
failure. Most motherboards that I have worked on for the past 5 years or so
have had a reset jumper on it. Even my old Packard Bell 100 MHz has one on
it. The Dell XPS machines are so advanced, I can't imagine that the board
would become garbage after flashing it during a power failure. I've done a
couple when the power failed, restarted them with the disk in and
successfully recovered both times but maybe that was just luck.
But then again, if you're a person who constantly has bad luck, you might
want to take that into account.
"phugoid" wrote:
>
> hmmmmmm...........
>
> thanks guys, looks like I'll hold off on upgrading my BIOS. dont really
> have any problems, so Im gonna keep well enuff alone!
> anyone out there done a BIOS flash?.... was it a good or bad thing?
>
> like I said before, I just dont want that sick feeling in my stomach
> when I turn my comp on and I get either all black, or the infamous blue
> screen of death............so for now, my Dell XPS will stay w it's
> present BIOS... :)
>
> thx for the tips guys
>
> ps..... those who said to upgrade, have ya done a BIOS upgrade before?
> good? bad? mixed results?
>
>
> --
> phugoid
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