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Flashing the bios on a Dell Dimension 5150 - risky?

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  • #2
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,053 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    By re-install you mean update I assume. Whats it meant ot fix specifically. I never had a problem with flashing bios. That said people find new ways to do things wrong all the time.

    That bios fixes just say Improve OROM Intialization. How that helps your Linux I have no idea.


  • #3
    Eliot Rosewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,742 ✭✭✭Eliot Rosewater


    BostonB wrote: »
    How that helps your Linux I have no idea.

    I've no idea either! I've just heard it works for some people.


  • #4
    bhickey
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    Eliot Rosewater wrote: »
    It looks like an easy enough job. Question is, how risky is this? Is there a lot of scope for messing up? Do you think I'm silly to undertake it?

    Upgrading a BIOS is pretty much always a good idea and I've never seen it cause any probems.


  • #5
    Eliot Rosewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,742 ✭✭✭Eliot Rosewater


    All done; a very simple procedure. Did nothing for the shutdown problem, though. :pac:

    Cheers for the comments.


  • #6
    BostonB
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    did it fix the linux problem?


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  • #7
    Skerries
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    BostonB wrote: »
    did it fix the linux problem?

    the fact that it's still there ;)
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  • #8
    BostonB
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    Skerries wrote: »
    the fact that it's still there ;)

    no idea what you mean sorry...


  • #9
    Eliot Rosewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,742 ✭✭✭Eliot Rosewater


    BostonB wrote: »
    did it fix the linux problem?

    Nope! It was always a long shot!
    Skerries wrote: »
    the fact that it's still there ;)

    Naughty! :p


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