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    Downloading BIOS for Q210

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by SonniesEdge, Oct 27, 2008.

  1. SonniesEdge

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    Does anybody know of a (prefrebly official) site that I can download Q210 BIOS updates from?

    I'm running Ubuntu on my new machine and so don't have access to the automatic updates pushed out by Samsung.

    Got some weird problems with the BIOS seeming to misinterpret the bootloader on random occasions that I'm hoping an update will fix.

    BTW, searched on the Samsung support site (asmsungpc.com) and the Q210, or its siblings, aren't even mentioned!
     
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    Thank you Tinderbox! Now to get that FreeDOS disk out and run the update from there...
     
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    Hi.

    It installs from Vista, not DOS

    EDIT : I dont know if it will run from Ubuntu , As i have never tried it.

    Regards

    John.
     
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    Vista only? Hmmmm, that's annoying if it's the case.

    I might be installing a dedicated XP partition anyway (I need to use VB Studio occasionally for uni) so I'll try running it from there if FreeDOS doesn't work. If neither work then bugger it! ;)

    As for Ubuntu, try a live CD and see how it goes! A new version (Intrepid Ibex/8.10) is coming out in a few days that is a vast improvement on older versions.
     
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