-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Another day for the PrtScn/Memory troubles

Hi Gman,

I tried to download the newer BIOS from Dell's site. My Trend Internet 
Security won't let me...LOL. It says the file has a virus called PAK Generic 
006.

Thinking to outsmart Trend, I closed it and tried again. But it still won't 
let me get it. It gets almost done, at 99%, then says cannot copy file... it 
says it has it quarantined and won't release it. There is a button there for 
'Restore', when I click on it, it throws a warning 'do I really want, etc'. 
I click yes, but there is no exe file in the folder that I chose to receive 
the download.

Sigh,
Sammi


Gman wrote:
> Sammi,
>     Yes, utilities like those will suggest an update if the existing
> one is
> older than a set limit, even if there are no problems with the
> present one
> &/or a replacement doesn't even exist.       lol
>
>     The BIOS that's available at the site is A03 (compared to your
> A02) with
> a release date of 2/17/2006.  According to the site, the only noted
> difference is support for newer processors.  However, there are almost
> always undocumented bug fixes and such included in these.
>
>     As I mentioned yesterday, installing this may help or it may not
> do
> anything.  In most cases, I don't recommend updating a BIOS unless
> there's a
> specific reason for doing so.  We have a reason here, so I'm going to
> suggest trying it.  There should be a text file inside the compressed
> download.  If you have any questions after reading it, give a yell.
>
> Peace,
> G
>
> http://www.naturalnews.com/023033.html
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sammi" <sammi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 2:10 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Another day for the PrtScn/Memory troubles
>
>
>> Hello,
>> Reinstalled the chipset drivers. When I booted up this morning,
>> there were no alerts at all.
>>
>> After taking care of a few 'have-to do' items on the pc, I shut down,
>> replaced the second stick of memory. The problems started again.
>>
>> Here is my BIOS info:
>> BIOS Version: Dell - 8
>> Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A02
>> BIOS Date: 11/08/04
>> BIOS Web Page: www.phoenix.com
>> BIOS Vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
>> Version: A02
>> Release:11/08/2004
>>
>> There is more about functions supported, but I am not sure you need
>> all of that info. The above maybe redundant also; you may have only
>> needed the version number.
>>
>> I have two aps that I use to garner info from my pc, Aida and SIW.
>> Aida recommended updating my BIOS since it was over 2 years old. But
>> I am pretty
>> sure that is a date thing and not a "found something amiss" thing.
>>
>> Sammi 


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