> > I don't believe doing this just to make a Dell detect properly is the right way to
>go (regardless of my bias). I think the best we can do build a list of the systems
>that are the same, but it's certainly not a preferred way.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> The ideal approach is to ident and version id the compal bios. The DMI tables
> can include more useful BIOS info but rarely do (you might want to dump all the
> DMI tables in your box and see if you have a BIOS vendor/version)
The BIOS revisions seem to match up, but there are already multiple versions of the
BIOS for this machine already, so I initially discounted that method. It also means a
bit of upkeep, too.
I was really hoping for a "set it and forget it" approach, but that doesn't seem
possible.
Brad Douglas
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