[ltp] How important are T61 bios/firmware updates ?

[Tim Prince]

Markus Grunwald wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> How important is it to keep up to date with bios or firmware updates when
> running a T61 with linux ?
> 
> I bought mine in september 2007 and have never updated the bios or the DVD
> firmware. I dont't have my T61 here now, so I don't know the actual
> versions but I know that there are updates for bios and DVD firmware that
> I could install. Since until now everything works quite fine, I don't want
> to touch a running system except if there's a goot reason...
> 
> What are your experiences ?
> 
I could find no way of controlling screen brightness (and power 
consumption) with the BIOS originally provided on my T61.  I'm not so 
ambitious as to attempt hibernation.  I must run dual boot with Windows 
XP32, and I don't want to try a BIOS which hasn't been approved with those 
Windows applications my employer requires, so I have applied just one 
update.  So I get by without the functions which appear not to be enabled 
by the BIOS.