I figured this thread now qualifies as OT, so I changed it. Just for the sake of information, I got My BIOS upgrade here: http://www.unicore.com/ (esupport.com) They seem to have a good selection. Nels Dwayne Reid wrote: > At 03:36 PM 11/23/2005, Barry Gershenfeld wrote: > >> Someone suggested replacing the BIOS. I remember when the BIOS was >> supposed to be the hardware specific part of a computer's operating >> software. Now it's all done in the drivers. I don't get the feeling >> there are upgrades to a Dell laptop BIOS, though. > > > There in fact might be a newer BIOS available from Dell's website. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist