OS neutral BIOS updates.

[James, Rick]

Question: Why are Dell BIOS updates distributed as .exe files which must be
run from a Microsoft environment and which the user must already have?

This creates a great deal of inconvenience for users of Linux (and other
OS's) unnecessarily.

I am requesting that you provide bootable 1.44MB floppy image files (.img)
and/or bootable CD (.iso) images which includes just enough of an OS (DRDOS,
Linux, whatever) to flash the BIOS ROM.

Even though this is the PowerEdge list, my request is for all Dell Server,
Desktop and Laptop products.

Please see this site for an example of the hoops you currently make us go
through.

http://forum.mandrivaclub.com/viewtopic.php?t=49956
<http://forum.mandrivaclub.com/viewtopic.php?t=49956> 

Thank you,
Rick James
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