bios update

[aragonx at dcsnow.com]

That bios update can be done from DOS:

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R295450&SystemID=PREC_M6500&servicetag=&os=RHEL5&osl=en&deviceid=21048&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=4&catid=1&impid=-1&formatcnt=0&libid=1&typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=442171#3DOS

Here are some instructions on how to create a DOS boot disk in
Linux:

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=USB

HTH

---
Will Y.

> Apologies if this
has been discussed, I couldn't find it.
> 
> I have a
single boot FC14 system on a Dell precision M6500 precision
>
notebook and wish to update the BIOS.
> 
> I go to the
Dell download site, and for my machine select the closest
>
match
> to my operating system: RH Enterprise Linux 5.
>
This gives me the only option to download an EXE file:
"M6500A06.EXE"
> 
> Is it possible to update my
bios with this file given my current
> installation?
> I
have windows Virtual Box under FC14, or,
> Do I need to delete my
installation, install windows and reinstall?
> As I really don't
want to do this, a final option to consider: could I
> install
windows via a USB drive (so as to not destroy my current system)
>
and
> then install bios?
> 
> Here is the link to
the driver?
>
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=RHEL5&catid=1&dateid=-1&impid=-1&osl=EN&typeid=-1&formatid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=PREC_M6500&hidos=RHEL5&hidlang=en&TabIndex=&scanSupported=False&scanConsent=False
> 
> thanks for any help,
> Sebastian
> 
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