Flash BIOS Serval Performance

[Bllz]

Hello!

I bought a Serval Performance last year (the Combal FL92 model) and so far it's been doing great.

I noticed there is a new BIOS upgrade available from the Compal website. I tried to run the .exe under a windows installation and got the following error:

cannot flash if memory managers (e.g. EMM386) present

Is there any way to upgrade the BIOS? Is this best left untouched?

Regards,
Bllz

[thomasaaron]

Most BIOS upgrades provide support for Windows.

So, unless a) you are running windows - and it sounds like you are, and b) the upgrade is fixing a known problem that you have, you usually can safely ignore it.

Typically, if an upgrade makes a difference under Ubuntu, we will recommend it and provide instructions for performing it.

The problem is, if you do an un-recommended upgrade, and it hoses your bios -- thus hosing your machine permanently -- it would not be covered under warranty.

It's your machine, so you can do whatever you want with it. Just be aware of the potential risks.

[Bllz]

Most BIOS upgrades provide support for Windows.

So, unless a) you are running windows - and it sounds like you are, and b) the upgrade is fixing a known problem that you have, you usually can safely ignore it.

Typically, if an upgrade makes a difference under Ubuntu, we will recommend it and provide instructions for performing it.

The problem is, if you do an un-recommended upgrade, and it hoses your bios -- thus hosing your machine permanently -- it would not be covered under warranty.

It's your machine, so you can do whatever you want with it. Just be aware of the potential risks.

Point taken =)
I do have a windows install on the computer for the odd task that requires it, but my primary OS is Ubuntu. I'll leave well enough alone!

Thanks, Tom!