update to Dell

[goose-entity.livejournal.com]

previous story here: http://community.livejournal.com/techsupport/1095131.html

They sent me the BIOS upgrade disk.

BIOS does not upgrade again.

Stuff it, will upgrade manually.


"Cannot use a "Dell System Latitude 110L" BIOS in a "Dell System Inspiron 2200". ROM update not performed. Press any key key to exit".


Dell. You suck in so many ways it's not funny.

Comments

[jecook]

Yep.

My Inspiron 600M proudly states "Latitude 600x" when I boot it.

Looks like I have to hunt down a latitude BIOS update, since I know that they've updates the inspiron side of the farm... ::rolls eyes::

[xforge.livejournal.com]

Ah good, I was correct in advising someone to get an HP laptop rather than a Dell for home use.

[revchris.livejournal.com]

One of the profs here used to have a dell laptop, until (finally), after warranty replacement of 3 mobos, two monitors, 5 keyboards, and a hard drive he replaced it. I kept telling him he should have Dell send him a whole new machine - Isn't that what the warranty is for?

Anyway, I don't remember which model it was, other than it was the one that had the filename wrong in the menu on the CD, so it wouldn't auto-update. I used to remember the command needed to update it yourself - there's a command-line /forcethedarnedupdatealready switch needed to make Dell's CD update a new mobo to the correct bios - they all came with some default bios installed, and you'd have to force the installer to put your correct model of bios into it.

[fiannnachruinne.livejournal.com]

Goose, PM me some info and I will see what I can do for you on this.