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Subject: Re: New hard drive, old BIOS?
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At 06:25 PM 6/22/03, you wrote:
><snip>
>  While it most likely wouldn't hurt anything I
>wouldn't make flashing the ROM a priority unless it was having problems
>starting up or there was some feature in the newer BIOS I wanted to take
>advantage of.

Thanks. That was what I thought from reading various web sites on the subject,
but I wanted reassurance.

>This is typically the result of faulty IDE cables--if a new one came with
>the drive try that and see if it still occurs.

None came with the drive. I hope I have one. Thanks again.

-- 
Roger