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    BIOS Updates

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tigercad, Jul 21, 2011.

  1. tigercad

    tigercad Newbie

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    Hello:

    I've recently upgraded my Inspiron 8600 processor from 1.4 GHZ to 2.1 GHz and am now considering to update the BIOS from version A04 to A14 (at start up, the notebook is prompting me that the new processor is not supported).

    Can anyone tell me whether I can update the BIOS from A04 to A14 immediately without having to install all the other version in between, i.e. A05, A06, A07, etc.?

    Thanks!
     
    tigercad, Jul 21, 2011
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  2. ray4jc

    ray4jc Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes you can go directly from A04 to A14
     
    ray4jc, Jul 21, 2011
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