No updates for my BIOS (System ID: 0x01F5)?

[Gustavo Narea]

Hello, everyone.

I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop, running Ubuntu Hardy.

I'm trying to upgrade its BIOS because I cannot adjust the brightness of my 
screen and I found this can be solved by upgrading the BIOS.

However, there don't seem to exist upgrades for it and I'm not sure about it.

I've followed the instructions here 
<http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/12/05/37446.aspx>, but I get 
this:
> root at venezuela:~# update_firmware
>
> Running system inventory...
>
> Searching storage directory for available BIOS updates...
> Checking System BIOS for Inspiron 1501 - 2.1.0
>         Did not find a newer package to install that meets all installation
> checks.
>
> This system does not appear to have any updates available.
> No action necessary.

Then I tried the manual install 
(http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Tech/libsmbios_dellBiosUpdate), but 
there's no folder for my System Id in 
<http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/bios-hdrs/>.
> root at venezuela:~# getSystemId
> Libsmbios:    0.13.10
> System ID:    0x01F5
> Service Tag:  9WZ0S2J
> Express Service Code: 21584781595
> Product Name: Inspiron 1501
> BIOS Version: 2.1.0
> Vendor:       Dell Inc.
> Is Dell:      1

Any hint?

Thanks in advance.
-- 
Gustavo Narea.
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