[ltp] Scared about BIOS update

Sean Dague linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:26:57 -0500


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On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 02:10:46PM +0100, Ingo van Lil wrote:
> On 20 Mar 2005, Bob Alexander wrote:
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> > Upgrading your BIOS when needed is an harmless procedure that if=20
> > observed with a little attention (dl the correct image and follow ALL=
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> > instructions) is very simple.
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> Is there any way for me to upgrade the BIOS when I neither have Windows
> nor a floppy disk drive? I tried to boot the update disk from a USB
> stick, but that didn't work.
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>         Cheers,
>             Ingo

While I know the thread got resolved, for future reference check out the
following: http://www.thinkwiki.org/BIOS_Upgrade.  I vastly updated it after
going through exactly this process about 2 weeks ago.

	-Sean

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Sean Dague                                       Mid-Hudson Valley
sean at dague dot net                            Linux Users Group
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