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"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
If your system is running ok then there is no reason to flash the BIOS.
Tony Mayer
>I just installed a memory upgrade in my 3-yr old Dell computer and a new USB
>2.0 card. My system recognizes both and all seems to be running very well.
>However, there is a message I saw on the Dell site that says I should Flash
>the BIOS after adding the memory.
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>I got in a chat room with a Dell technician and asked this question, which
>never was directly answered, but he sent me a website of Dell's with
>instructions on how to do this. I didn't do it, however, as I
>noticed that the
>instructions on that site are for a different system from mine.
>Instead, I called
>and got a Dell technician on the phone and he said that as long as my sytem
>is recognizing the new memory and my new USB card, that flashing the BIOS was
>not necessary. I am looking for a second opinion here, as this is my first
>attempt at ever upgrading a system at home. I can follow
>instructions, but am
>not very knowledgeable about my PC hardware.
>
>Thank you,
>Donna Parsons
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