Dell Latitude CPi-A BIOS upgrade from Win98 to XP

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<kslerner@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1113665767.539236.108520@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Date: 16 Apr 2005 08:36:07 -0700

My Dell Latitude CPi-A 366 MHz battery seems to have stopped
working when I upgraded from Windows 98 to XP. I assume I need to
upgrade my BIOS from version 09 to 15, but the flash requires that
I have a working battery and since the battery isn't being
recognized, I can't flash the new BIOS. I tried to switch to
Windows 98SE in order to update the BIOS (thinking I would then
update to XP) but since I started from a fresh XP install, I can't
go backwards to 98. I'd rather not reformat my hard drive and start
all over again. Any suggestions???

If you have a Windows 95/98 StartUp or a bootable DOS floppy disk just
might do the trick. Many of those W98 install CDs are also bootable.


Cheers!


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Bill (using a HP AMD 1.2GHZ & Windows 2000)
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