From d8a8fe082d5210afe7e54413686755471983d24e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Mock Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:43:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add some troubleshooting information. PR: 34524, 34953 34524 Submitted by: Hiten Pandya Andrew McKay 34953 Submitted by: Tom Rhodes --- .../books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml index b294aa24d1..d97ea281a2 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml @@ -4585,6 +4585,21 @@ Please press any key to reboot. that case, the probes for the conflicting driver(s) should be disabled. + + Some installation problems can be avoided or alleviated by + by updating the firmware on various hardware components, most notably + the motherboard. The motherboard firmware may also be referred to + as BIOS and most of the motherboard or computer + manufactures have a website where the upgrades and upgrade information + may be located. + + Most manufacturers strongly advise against upgrading the motherboard + BIOS unless there is a good reason for doing so, which + could possibly be a critical update of sorts. The upgrade process + can go wrong, causing permanent damage to the + BIOS chip. + + Do not disable any drivers you will need during the installation, such as your screen (sc0).