[ale] A reason NOT to remove Windows from a laptop

[Geoffrey Myers]

Brian Pitts wrote:
> On 01/07/2011 02:12 PM, Ron Frazier wrote:
>> Hi all.  I have a Dell laptop which I dual boot between Windows and
>> Ubuntu.  I do about 95% of my activities in Ubuntu, but have a few that
>> require Windows.  I also support some family and friends which use
>> Windows.
>>
>> FYI, I just discovered another reason to leave Windows on there.  I
>> decided to update the BIOS on the machine to the latest version.  I
>> discovered that the BIOS flash update program from the Dell website is
>> designed to run under Windows.  So, it's a good thing I hadn't erased
>> Windows or I couldn't update the BIOS.
> 
> Here are my notes from work on the different approaches for updating
> Dell BIOSes. I am not certain how many of them are relevant for laptops
> instead of servers.

Here are my notes for updating Dell bios:

Don't by Dell. :)

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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