RE: [Thinkpad] Driver/Firmware Updates

I'd love to say "Always get the latest" because that's whta I normally do,
but I have been shafted a high number of times for some reason with IBM
drivers/firmware. Sometimes the drivers address issues and other times they
add features. Like the latest BIOS for the T40-T41 didn't fix anything that
I was having a problem with but it added new boot-able options to the BIOS
list, so it was a nice to have. Then I flashed a HDD and that caued me
problems that I didn't have before AND found out afterwards that the
firmware wasn't support to be for my specific model number. So it can go
either way... my overall advice is that if you haven't done a thing and
everything is running, make an image of the drive and go to town on drivers.
  Firmware usually is NOT uninstallable, but the drivers are...

I guess my advice is go with caution cause there be dragons lurking :)

>From: "Kass, Steven" <sk@jordenusa.com>
>To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
>Subject: [Thinkpad] Driver/Firmware Updates
>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:46:57 -0500
>
>I'm new to this list so hopefully I'm sending this properly.
>
>The recommendation below about downloading the IBM updates raised a
>general question in my mind. I purchased a T40p last fall, which works
>fine (a great machine!). I just visited the IBM website and saw almost
>50 available updates. Should I be thinking about installing any
>updates; are there specific things one should update as a matter of
>general principle (e.g., BIOS updates, firmware, etc.)? I'm cognizant
>of the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosophy (although I don't
>subscribe to it, which my wife then gently points out when I get in over
>my head). Any advice would be welcome. Thanks.
>
>Steve
>sk@jordenusa.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Deanna Berman [mailto:dberman@4dv.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:28 PM
>To: Deanna Berman; Scott Matthews; thinkpad@stderr.org
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] I've never tried to sell a used laptop, here's a
>T40...
>
>
>I just noticed that I missed a CDRW/DVD firmware update from 2/23/04.
>Gee, I wonder if that one might be relevant
>http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4102
>0
>
>There are so many downloads related to your TP, it might be worth
>restoring the preload just to be able to use the IBM updater to find
>them for you!
>
>Deanna
>dberman@4dv.net
>
>
> > I know you must be tired of hassling with it, Scott, but perhaps
> > you're not getting the right advice from CDW or IBM about the problem.
>
> > It may be that nobody at IBM is supposed to tell you (or knows) why
> > Win2k is not working with that CD-RW/DVD. If I were you, I'd try Rob's
>
> > suggestion to see if we can help you make it work
>
>
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