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    Should I update my BIOS? (Dell 1525)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Fatalah, Jul 19, 2009.

  1. Fatalah

    Fatalah Notebook Guru

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    I'm always worried with the risks of updating a computer's BIOS.

    I went over to Dell, and a "recommended" update is the BIOS download.

    Which can be found here.

    One time I updated the BIOS for my Gateway laptop, and the battery was killed. Basically, the battery life went from 4 hours to 1. I suppose I should eject the battery when a BIOS update is taking place?

    How should I handle this new BIOS update for my Dell? Any precautions to take, should I do it at all? I love having the latest drivers!
     
    Fatalah, Jul 19, 2009
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  2. Ice Cold

    Ice Cold Notebook Deity

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    I recently updated my Bios on my 1737 and it improved my Battery life and start up and shut down times
     
    Ice Cold, Jul 19, 2009
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  3. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    Do not remove your battery for a bios update. Ever.

    In fact many BIOS updates wont process unless you have your battery plugged in.

    As for precautions, well make sure you're also plugged into AC power.
     
    Fragilexx, Jul 19, 2009
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  4. Fatalah

    Fatalah Notebook Guru

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    So do you guys recommend keeping up with BIOS updates? Should I do it?
     
    Fatalah, Jul 19, 2009
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  5. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    Search these forums, it's been recommended plenty of times.
     
    Fragilexx, Jul 19, 2009
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  6. Mastershroom

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    Yes, do it. There's really nothing to lose, and if, for some extremely inexplicable reason, it makes anything worse, you can always re-flash it to the old version.
     
    Mastershroom, Jul 19, 2009
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