> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:28:14 -0400 > "Eddie G. O'Connor Jr." <eoconnor25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 08/20/2012 11:11 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > > Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. writes: > > > >> Ok so here's another issue I've recently come across, wonder if > >> anyone has info on this: I have a Gateway T6321 laptop and it's > >> running my Fedora 17 just fine, I recently noticed my BIOS for > >> this laptop was OLD...(1998! I think!) and I was wondering how do > >> I go about installing the BIOS update from the Gateway site? It's > >> a zip file but I don't know where to unzip it to!...help! > > > > Is there a particular problem that you're trying to solve by > > installing a BIOS update for your laptop, or do you wish to accept > > a risk, as small as might be, of bricking your laptop, that's > > running Fedora 17 "just fine", for no good reason whatsoever? > > > > > > > > > It's just that I'm concerned, the BIOS is showing as being from 2008, > and I wanted to keep it up to date along with everything else I've > updated. there's no real concern, just thought it'd be a good idea to > get it as close to the "present" as possible.....is this not a good > idea? and what does "brick my computer" mean? > > > EGO II if it's not broken, don't fix it. My BIOS version is as old as my notebook (2002) It's a metaphor 1. V. Rendering a piece of technology unfunctional, in all practicality making it useless, as in a brick Source: Ubrandictionary. -- nomnex <nomnex@xxxxxxxxx> Freenode: nomnex Registered Linux user #505281. Be counted at: http://linuxcounter.net -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
