On Thu January 3 2008, Rajko M. scratched these words onto a coconut shell, hoping for an answer: > On Thursday 03 January 2008 05:51:21 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Note to SuSE-list: So I tried my best but got nothing helpful from > > e-Machines. If the BIOS is updateable I'll have to find the new > > BIOS somewhere else. > > > > Any suggestions on how I start? I guess the first thing I need to > > determine is the manufacturer and model of the motherboard. Is > > there a command line entry or GUI screen that will get me this > > info? > > Gil, if there is no BIOS upgrade on eMachines web site than do not go > to motherboard manufacturer for BIOS upgrade. > > Some 2-3 years ago I did that, and week after attempted update I got > my new mainboard. Some minor difference between retail motherboard > version and eMachines customized was large enough to render computer > useless. > > You can believe me that I was very thorough comparing hardware, > looking in version numbers, reading specifications, making lists of > chips, comparing them, and all that wasn't good enough. > > -- > Regards, > Rajko
Thanks, Rajko. Appreciate the warning. Sorry to hear you had those problems. Gil -- j I'm out of my mind - but feel free to leave a message .... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
