Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:17:01 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1011313021.0822f6@mired.org> To: Nils Holland <nils@tisys.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FIC on updating BIOS ;-) Message-ID: <15424.53757.481922.381948@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20020113001000.A92296@tisys.org> References: <20020113001000.A92296@tisys.org>
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Nils Holland <nils@tisys.org> types: > Folks, > "It is recommended to refrain from updating BIOS without a good reason. If > you don't see your problem listed in the fix list, do not update your BIOS > - better go to a shareware website (www.winfiles.com, www.shareware.com, > tucows.com) and update your software or do something less dangerous." > > I had to laugh when I read this - it seems to say something like: "You're > to stupid, if you want to mess around with your computer, download some > software, but keep your fingers off the BIOS! ;-) I don't think I've seen a website from which I could download firmware - whether it was a PC BIOS or some other bit of hardwares operating software - that didn't say something along those lines. I'd say it's good advice for most users: installing a new BIOS (or whatever) may well break something that is currently working. Why risk that unless there's a good chance it'll fix something that *isn't* currently working? More importantly - at least as far as the vendor is concerned - it probably causes a noticable drop in their support calls. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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