To the best of my recollection, all recent 560Z and X22 BIOS upgrades (since 2001) have been non-floppy, boot-time executables.
- Bob Mann
Justin Philip wrote:
> bOy I should of read your post a little more carefully. Never and I mean never for anyone out there, use a "non floppy" version of BIOS upgrades to upgrade your laptop or pc. I personally didn't even know a non boot able bios revision existed.
>
> I think that was the big no no. Anyone out there ever run non floppy version bios upgrade ?
>
> Justin
>
> BPCVance@aol.com wrote:
>
> > I was trying to update the BIOS on my R31. AC Adapter was connected and I had a fully charged battery. I downloaded the non-floppy version of the update and ran it from my hard drive. The update failed and after reboot, the laptop no longer boots. No POST, no IBM logo, nothing on the screen.
> >
> > Is there anyway to recover from this short of sending it back to IBM? I read somewhere perhaps disconnecting the CMOS battery could reset the BIOS? Where is the CMOS battery on a R31?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Vance Young
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