Upgrade to SE

Lee's claim to "fame" was flashing a BIOS on a machine that was not running
off from an UPS and there was a power failure. Oops, can you say: It don't
boot!!! G

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"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
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Was it Bill? Sorry, faulty RAM chips; I thought it was Lee who'd done
that. :-(

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"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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Ask Bill Starbuck about his IBM laptop "upgrade" experience and the
physical damage it caused :-)

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"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
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Ask Lee Chappell about the dead laptop. :-)

Newer laptops are much easier to deal with as they generally contain
popular and known chipsets. Laptops from the Win95/Win98 era often used
specially-designed chipsets or standard chipsets that had been heavily
modified for portable use.

That said, I like your ideas about driver support and upgrading - in
most cases that should mitigate or eliminate most of the real danger
involved.

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"PattyL" wrote in message
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I feel that I need to moderate Richard's warning somewhat. I'm not
saying that he's wrong but I feel that his warning may be overly
alarmist.

Ah yes - right idea, wrong catastrophe. ;-)

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"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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Lee's claim to "fame" was flashing a BIOS on a machine that was not
running off from an UPS and there was a power failure. Oops, can you say:
It don't boot!!! G

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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
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Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
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Was it Bill? Sorry, faulty RAM chips; I thought it was Lee who'd done
that. :-(

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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Ask Bill Starbuck about his IBM laptop "upgrade" experience and the
physical damage it caused :-)

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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
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"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
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Ask Lee Chappell about the dead laptop. :-)

Newer laptops are much easier to deal with as they generally contain
popular and known chipsets. Laptops from the Win95/Win98 era often
used specially-designed chipsets or standard chipsets that had been
heavily modified for portable use.

That said, I like your ideas about driver support and upgrading - in
most cases that should mitigate or eliminate most of the real danger
involved.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* In fond memory ... Alex, you shall be sorely missed
* http://www.aumha.org/alex.htm


"PattyL" wrote in message
...
I feel that I need to moderate Richard's warning somewhat. I'm not
saying that he's wrong but I feel that his warning may be overly
alarmist.

I'll have to do that. I hadn't heard. Was this a laptop from the Win95
era? If so, I find this a much more likely scenario.


"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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Ask Bill Starbuck about his IBM laptop "upgrade" experience and the
physical damage it caused :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
...
Ask Lee Chappell about the dead laptop. :-)

Newer laptops are much easier to deal with as they generally contain
popular and known chipsets. Laptops from the Win95/Win98 era often used
specially-designed chipsets or standard chipsets that had been heavily
modified for portable use.

That said, I like your ideas about driver support and upgrading - in most
cases that should mitigate or eliminate most of the real danger involved.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* In fond memory ... Alex, you shall be sorely missed
* http://www.aumha.org/alex.htm


"PattyL" wrote in message
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I feel that I need to moderate Richard's warning somewhat. I'm not
saying that he's wrong but I feel that his warning may be overly
alarmist.

Agreed. I definitely do suggest checking with the computer manufacturer
before upgrading the OS on a laptop. They should be giving a clear warning
if there is a problem. I also am aware that some IBM laptops from 1995
(possibly 1998 as well) needed BIOS upgrades before upgrading the OS. They
posted this info on their web site.

Unfortunately, too many of us attempt the upgrade, then when something goes
wrong, say oops, I should have checked. g

PattyL




"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
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Ask Lee Chappell about the dead laptop. :-)

Newer laptops are much easier to deal with as they generally contain
popular and known chipsets. Laptops from the Win95/Win98 era often used
specially-designed chipsets or standard chipsets that had been heavily
modified for portable use.

That said, I like your ideas about driver support and upgrading - in most
cases that should mitigate or eliminate most of the real danger involved.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* In fond memory ... Alex, you shall be sorely missed
* http://www.aumha.org/alex.htm


"PattyL" wrote in message
...
I feel that I need to moderate Richard's warning somewhat. I'm not saying
that he's wrong but I feel that his warning may be overly alarmist.

It may have been Patty--I heard about it several years ago. The only thing
I specifically recall is that Bill used a retail version of W98 and that it
caused physical damage to the IBM laptop.

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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
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"PattyL" wrote in message
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I'll have to do that. I hadn't heard. Was this a laptop from the Win95
era? If so, I find this a much more likely scenario.


"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
Ask Bill Starbuck about his IBM laptop "upgrade" experience and the
physical damage it caused :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
...
Ask Lee Chappell about the dead laptop. :-)

Newer laptops are much easier to deal with as they generally contain
popular and known chipsets. Laptops from the Win95/Win98 era often used
specially-designed chipsets or standard chipsets that had been heavily
modified for portable use.

That said, I like your ideas about driver support and upgrading - in
most cases that should mitigate or eliminate most of the real danger
involved.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* In fond memory ... Alex, you shall be sorely missed
* http://www.aumha.org/alex.htm


"PattyL" wrote in message
...
I feel that I need to moderate Richard's warning somewhat. I'm not
saying that he's wrong but I feel that his warning may be overly
alarmist.