On 10/23/18 1:13 PM, lejeczek via users wrote: > hi guys > > I'm on a Lenovo E485 and that is quite unstable system, still with > random lockups killing everything. > I read here and there that BIOS can help if is well done. Check this page for firmware updates: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-edge-laptops/thinkpad-e485-type-20ku/downloads?linkTrack=Caps:Body_SearchProduct&searchType=3&keyWordSearch=E485%20(Type%2020KU)%20Laptop%20(ThinkPad) >From what I can tell, the latest firmware is V1.45 as of July, 2018. There are two versions available. The first, at: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/LAPTOPS-AND-NETBOOKS/THINKPAD-EDGE-LAPTOPS/THINKPAD-E485-TYPE-20KU/downloads/DS503790 requires Windows 10 to install the new firmware. The second, at https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/LAPTOPS-AND-NETBOOKS/THINKPAD-EDGE-LAPTOPS/THINKPAD-E485-TYPE-20KU/downloads/DS503791 appears to be a bootable ISO image that you can burn to a CD/DVD or USB thumbdrive. You'd boot off that media to update the firmware (I'm calling it "firmware" and not BIOS because technically it's BIOS/UEFI code). > Would you have a mobo you could recommend? Replacing a mobo on a laptop isn't for the faint-of-heart and is pretty drastic. I've done it, but I've been doing electronics for >45 years. I wouldn't recommend trying it unless you're comfortable with that level of expertise, and certainly not to a noob. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - If you are what you eat, then I'm fast, cheap and greasy! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
