Are there any possible undesirable effects of a BIOS upgrade? The worst I can think of is something that would change my SATA drives from being mapped as SCSI to being mapped as IDE. Ted Miller Indiana
On Thursday 28 June 2007 02:40:37 Ted Miller wrote:> Are there any possible undesirable effects of a BIOS upgrade? The worst I > can think of is something that would change my SATA drives from being > mapped as SCSI to being mapped as IDE. > > Ted Miller > Indiana > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centosDoes the board have a back up bios? If the upgrade fails (worst scenario) then it could leave your machine unusable. Make sure you have the correct bios file -- Guy Fawkes, the only man to enter the house's of Parliament with honest intentions, (he was going to blow them up!) Registered Linux user number 414240
On 6/27/07, Ted Miller <tedjeanmiller at sbcglobal.net> wrote:> Are there any possible undesirable effects of a BIOS upgrade? The worst I > can think of is something that would change my SATA drives from being > mapped as SCSI to being mapped as IDE.Well, depending on the type of hardware, the worst-case scenario is that you brick your hardware. Check the readme to see if it actually fixes a problem you're experiencing. 99.9% of the time they go perfectly smoothly. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell
On 6/27/07, Ted Miller <tedjeanmiller at sbcglobal.net> wrote:> Are there any possible undesirable effects of a BIOS upgrade? The worst I > can think of is something that would change my SATA drives from being > mapped as SCSI to being mapped as IDE.Also, you don't need windows or floppy disks for this anymore. See -> http://www.cognitive-dissonance.org/wiki/view/Firmware+Updates </shameless plug> -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell