Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
So after doing some Googling, I discovered that I needed to do a firmware update to the Dell Mini 9 to solve the problem.
Having a look at my BIOS details showed me that I had the A01 version of the firmware loaded, and an A03 version was already available.
So, I went to Dell.com.au, clicked on support, typed in my service tag, and downloaded the new firmware.
I still had the older Windows 7 pre-beta loaded onto the computer, as the 7000 build had failed after all, so I copied the A03 .exe update file to a USB stick, transferred it to the Dell Mini 9, and ran it.
The BIOS update procedure only took a couple of minutes, after which I rebooted the computer twice, and then tried load the Windows 7 beta 1 again.
This time, it worked! Everything loaded like a charm.
I should have checked for any BIOS updates before installing the new Windows 7 beta 1, but as I hadn’t had the problem earlier, I didn’t think I needed to update anything.
It’s a good and simple lesson: updates are almost always worth installing for your hardware and software.
I say “almost” because there are times when updates have made things worse, or disabled features, and a quick Googling to see what other people have experienced with an update you’re considering is always a good idea.
But in this case the update was crucial, or I’d be stuck with an older pre-beta of Windows 7, and that wasn’t what I wanted!
So, if you do encounter any Windows 7 problems, whether you’re using a Dell Mini 9, or any other brand of computer, a BIOS update might be required for you, too – before you decide to blame Microsoft!
David Bass
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