On 08/21/2012 12:21 AM, nomnex wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:28:14 -0400
> "Eddie G. O'Connor Jr." <eoconnor25(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 08/20/2012 11:11 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>> Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. writes:
>>
>>> Ok so here's another issue I've recently come across, wonder if
>>> anyone has info on this: I have a Gateway T6321 laptop and it's
>>> running my Fedora 17 just fine, I recently noticed my BIOS for
>>> this laptop was OLD...(1998! I think!) and I was wondering how do
>>> I go about installing the BIOS update from the Gateway site? It's
>>> a zip file but I don't know where to unzip it to!...help!
>> Is there a particular problem that you're trying to solve by
>> installing a BIOS update for your laptop, or do you wish to accept
>> a risk, as small as might be, of bricking your laptop, that's
>> running Fedora 17 "just fine", for no good reason whatsoever?
>>
>>
>>
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> It's just that I'm concerned, the BIOS is showing as being from 2008,
> and I wanted to keep it up to date along with everything else I've
> updated. there's no real concern, just thought it'd be a good idea to
> get it as close to the "present" as possible.....is this not a good
> idea? and what does "brick my computer" mean?
>
>
> EGO II
if it's not broken, don't fix it.
My BIOS version is as old as my notebook (2002)
It's a metaphor
1. V. Rendering a piece of technology unfunctional, in all practicality
making it useless, as in a brick
Source: Ubrandictionary.
Ok....well I guess I would have to agree with you,....since everything
IS working fine and proper, then I really shouldn't get under the hood
and muck around with things that are running smoothly! Thanks for the
advice!
EGO II