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Old 12-28-2009, 03:38 AM   #1
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I have a dell optiplex gx1 w/ windows me. downloaded updated bios BGX1_a10 installed,rebooted, now have system halt.what can i do to recover?
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Old 12-28-2009, 07:44 AM   #2
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I have a dell optiplex gx1 w/ windows me. downloaded updated bios BGX1_a10 installed,rebooted, now have system halt.what can i do to recover?
If that was not the exact motherboard driver, that could be your problem. Flashing a MB can be somewhat risky if you don't know what you're doing. Are you sure you d/l the right update? May I ask why you had to update the bios?
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the right one? apparently not. I was trying to get it from hanging so much. just like my dad used to tell me "if its not broke dont fix it". haunts me all the time
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