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From: Hank Arnold (MVP) on 13 Sep 2008 06:22
helmsman wrote:
> Inspiration 530-WinXP-SP2
> The BIOS that came with the machine were 1.0.13
> should I download and install 1.0.15 from dell?
> I know very little about these machines.
> TIA

Read the release notes for the update. If there is something that it
fixes that you need, consider the update. If not, leave it alone. If it
goes wrong flashing the BIOS is one thing that can easily turn your PC
into a doorstop.... Only update if it is absolutely necessary.

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
From: Ben Myers on 13 Sep 2008 10:38
Agree. "If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it." Good folk wisdom, spoken in
the proper American English dialect... Ben Myers

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:22:29 -0400, "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon(a)aol.com> wrote:

>helmsman wrote:
>> Inspiration 530-WinXP-SP2
>> The BIOS that came with the machine were 1.0.13
>> should I download and install 1.0.15 from dell?
>> I know very little about these machines.
>> TIA
>
>Read the release notes for the update. If there is something that it
>fixes that you need, consider the update. If not, leave it alone. If it
>goes wrong flashing the BIOS is one thing that can easily turn your PC
>into a doorstop.... Only update if it is absolutely necessary.
From: RnR on 13 Sep 2008 14:45
On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:22:29 -0400, "Hank Arnold (MVP)"
<rasilon(a)aol.com> wrote:

>helmsman wrote:
>> Inspiration 530-WinXP-SP2
>> The BIOS that came with the machine were 1.0.13
>> should I download and install 1.0.15 from dell?
>> I know very little about these machines.
>> TIA
>
>Read the release notes for the update. If there is something that it
>fixes that you need, consider the update. If not, leave it alone. If it
>goes wrong flashing the BIOS is one thing that can easily turn your PC
>into a doorstop.... Only update if it is absolutely necessary.


I was corrected once when I said the same thing about flashing a bios.
I checked it out after being corrected and they were right in the
"modern" bios flashes. But I still tend to worry about it <g>. But
I agree with you that there is no need to flash a bios if you don't
get any value out of doing so. Not worth any risk (if any) and just
a waste of time.

OT: back on line after going thru hurricane Ike near Houston, Texas
last nite. Very strong winds but I lucked out with almost no damage.
From: RnR on 14 Sep 2008 20:58
On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:30:01 -0700, fred <fes_gvaz(a)cox.net> wrote:

>On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:45:10 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas(a)gmail.com> posted:
>
>>On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:22:29 -0400, "Hank Arnold (MVP)"
>><rasilon(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
>>>helmsman wrote:
>>>> Inspiration 530-WinXP-SP2
>>>> The BIOS that came with the machine were 1.0.13
>>>> should I download and install 1.0.15 from dell?
>>>> I know very little about these machines.
>>>> TIA
>
>>>Read the release notes for the update. If there is something that it
>>>fixes that you need, consider the update. If not, leave it alone. If it
>>>goes wrong flashing the BIOS is one thing that can easily turn your PC
>>>into a doorstop.... Only update if it is absolutely necessary.
>
>>I was corrected once when I said the same thing about flashing a bios.
>>I checked it out after being corrected and they were right in the
>>"modern" bios flashes. But I still tend to worry about it <g>. But
>>I agree with you that there is no need to flash a bios if you don't
>>get any value out of doing so. Not worth any risk (if any) and just
>>a waste of time.
>
>
>
>The value of flashing the BIOS is that you get experience doing so.
>Then when the big one comes, you are an old hand at doing that.


Yeah Fred, I guess you have a good point <g> .
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