Hi Donna,

I concur with the advice of the second technician (by phone). The key is
that your system "recognizes both and all seems to be running very well".
Generally, upgrading the BIOS is not for the computer "light hearted"
because of possible consequences (non working computer) of a failed upgrade.
Rest easy, go with what you have and happy computing!

Sven Swanson, Sr.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Parsons" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Video Card


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.

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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