Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

Dunno, you may be able to buy a new or used motherboard, depending on how popular the machine was. I got a board level repair for $200, but that makes no sense if the laptop was a $300 wally land special pentium when it was new. Find a computer shop that will replace the machine if they

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

Exactly Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2016, at 8:17 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Bricking a machine due to a failed BIOS update won’t affect the data stored > on it, you can just take the hard drive out and put it on anything else and > get the data.

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

It's good for the replacement machine that you buy after you bricked the first one (it was going to die soon anyway ). On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 8:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > A backup won't do any good if it's bricked and won't even get to the post >

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

Bricking a machine due to a failed BIOS update won’t affect the data stored on it, you can just take the hard drive out and put it on anything else and get the data. It hoses the BIOS EEPROM and you can’t boot the machine again. In a desktop where you could pull the BIOS chip out and replace

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

A backup won't do any good if it's bricked and won't even get to the post screen Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2016, at 7:58 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > That's why you do a full backup before attempting any such operation. > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 7:36

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

That's why you do a full backup before attempting any such operation. On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am somewhat scared to do a bios update. I have done them many times for > many years but had a laptop brick on me once after a

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

I am somewhat scared to do a bios update. I have done them many times for many years but had a laptop brick on me once after a failed bios update Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2016, at 6:28 PM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Randy, > Go to support for

[MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

Randy, Go to support for whatever computer you have and check for any needed updates, especially the BIOS. There are chip instructions/features that Win10 wants that may not have been turned on in the original BIOS in your computer. It's good to keep your BIOS updated regardless. When I loaded

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

Thanks Fred. Good to know. RB On 22/12/2016 12:00 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: Randy. I have two laptops with first gen I7's running 10 with no issues. Sony Viao and an HP Pavilion. YMMV. Fred Fred Moir. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

;mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: 22 December 2016 12:48 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Randy Bennell Subject: [MBZ] OT Windows 10 again My computer guy was just in and I asked him my question about updating to 10 from 7. He initially said he saw no good reason not to do so, but then had a quick look

[MBZ] OT Windows 10 again

My computer guy was just in and I asked him my question about updating to 10 from 7. He initially said he saw no good reason not to do so, but then had a quick look to see what chip is in this computer. It is an i7 860 which he says is a 1st generation chip and says he has encountered