Another Question....

[Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.]

On 08/21/2012 12:21 AM, nomnex wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:28:14 -0400
>> "Eddie G. O'Connor Jr." <eoconnor25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 08/20/2012 11:11 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>>> Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. writes:
>>>
>>>> Ok so here's another issue I've recently come across, wonder if
>>>> anyone has info on this: I have a Gateway T6321 laptop and it's
>>>> running my Fedora 17 just fine, I recently noticed my BIOS for
>>>> this laptop was OLD...(1998! I think!) and I was wondering how do
>>>> I go about installing the BIOS update from the Gateway site? It's
>>>> a zip file but I don't know where to unzip it to!...help!
>>> Is there a particular problem that you're trying to solve by
>>> installing a BIOS update for your laptop, or do you wish to accept
>>> a risk, as small as might be, of bricking your laptop, that's
>>> running Fedora 17 "just fine", for no good reason whatsoever?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> It's just that I'm concerned, the BIOS is showing as being from 2008,
>> and I wanted to keep it up to date along with everything else I've
>> updated. there's no real concern, just thought it'd be a good idea to
>> get it as close to the "present" as possible.....is this not a good
>> idea? and what does "brick my computer" mean?
>>
>>
>> EGO II
> if it's not broken, don't fix it.
> My BIOS version is as old as my notebook  (2002)
>
> It's a metaphor
> 1. V. Rendering a piece of technology unfunctional, in all practicality
> making it useless, as in a brick
> Source: Ubrandictionary.
>
Ok....well I guess I would have to agree with you,....since everything 
IS working fine and proper, then I really shouldn't get under the hood 
and muck around with things that are running smoothly! Thanks for the 
advice!


EGO II