Problem updating the BIOS

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cmarti · #1 Post by **cmarti** » Sun May 28, 2006 1:29 pm

I installed the system update ans ran it and it says ther is a more recent version BIOS version for my pc i accept to download it and installed it.
But when it is about upgrade it comes with a message that says that an update for my bios is not required.

What could be happening?

Available version is:3.20

#2 Post by **jdhurst** » Sun May 28, 2006 1:38 pm

I posted elsewhere on this. System Update 2 is a pretty face on Update Connector, which never worked very well. Software Installer is a different and superior tool in just about every way. Some half-wit decided to discontinue Software Installer (so says the web page) and go with a defective tool instead. I think this is so, over the long haul, they won't bother to support this kind of tool. ... JD Hurst

#3 Post by **GomJabbar** » Sun May 28, 2006 4:37 pm

I agree with you jdhurst. My wife just received a brand new T42 from Lenovo. System Update 2 only showed about 9 updates available - yet I know there were many more. It turns out there were about 2 dozen updates that System Update 2 did not display. Oddly enough, later it was showing a BIOS update that was the same version as the one already on the T42.

cmarti · #4 Post by **cmarti** » Sun May 28, 2006 5:16 pm

GomJabbar wrote:I agree with you jdhurst. My wife just received a brand new T42 from Lenovo. System Update 2 only showed about 9 updates available - yet I know there were many more. It turns out there were about 2 dozen updates that System Update 2 did not display. Oddly enough, later it was showing a BIOS update that was the same version as the one already on the T42.

Interesting i check the version i have currently and guess what i already have the BIOS version 3.20 installed.

Do you think i can get the software installer version again? Is it still available?

DIGITALgimpus · #5 Post by **DIGITALgimpus** » Sun May 28, 2006 6:32 pm

jdhurst wrote:I posted elsewhere on this. System Update 2 is a pretty face on Update Connector, which never worked very well. Software Installer is a different and superior tool in just about every way. Some half-wit decided to discontinue Software Installer (so says the web page) and go with a defective tool instead. I think this is so, over the long haul, they won't bother to support this kind of tool. ... JD Hurst

I uninstalled system update already... to bad to use. Didn't work.

Software installer was *very* well done.

I don't understand how they left a good product for an obviously inferior product... my guess is there's some licensing issue with software installer or something it depends on, and this is a quick save.

icantux · #6 Post by **icantux** » Sun May 28, 2006 6:47 pm

Thank goodness I keep all the drivers and software packages that I install. I'm getting very weary of updating my system now with these software installers since Lenovo took over - bad personal experiences and now hearing more and more people having problems as well. I suppose the old addage rings true: "if it ain't broke, don't fix".

#7 Post by **GomJabbar** » Sun May 28, 2006 7:36 pm

cmarti wrote:Do you think i can get the software installer version again? Is it still available?

Yes, I just got it a few days ago.

Software Installer for Windows 98/SE/Me/NT/2000/XP

cmarti · #8 Post by **cmarti** » Sun May 28, 2006 8:21 pm

GomJabbar wrote:
cmarti wrote:Do you think i can get the software installer version again? Is it still available?
Yes, I just got it a few days ago.

Software Installer for Windows 98/SE/Me/NT/2000/XP

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