"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.
>
>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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