Hi bacillus,

Thanks for the link.  I really appreciate it.  I don't know why I could not find it but I had no luck at all when I did a search for it.  But, I also included the "Windows XP A18" in front of the "NX2K4482.EXE" which must have been my problem.  Anyway, THANKS very much for your help and I must ask, what species of bacillus are you? :smileyvery-happy:

 

Thanks Again,

Bryant

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?s=dhs&cat=all&c=us&l=en&cs=19&k=NX2K4482.EXE

 

The only thing what you need to do is search NX2K4482.EXE at the top of this page .

 

You can upgrade your BIOS program but did not find the NX2K4482.EXE, :smileywink:

From the BIOS release notes, you must have determined that you had an nVidia video controller used with Windows 2000 or XP. You should also be able to find that file through the Product Support / Downloads area, and by specifying your service tag number or your model and operating system, find the link to the nVidia GeForce2 Go Video Driver near the end of the list of all drivers available for your system configuration.

 

The Product Support area is available through the tab at the top-left of these pages, or through this link.
http://support.dell.com/support/index.aspx?

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BIOS Release Notes

Systems: Dell Inspiron 8000 (Memory location F000:E845)
Version: A23 (Memory location F000:E842)
Build Date: 01/21/04 (Memory location FFFF:0005)

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** IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THIS RELEASE **

1. Users with systems equipped with nVidia video controllers must
also download and install an updated video driver when upgrading
to this BIOS. Failure to do so may prevent the LCD panel from
operating at its optimal resolution or prevent the system from
resuming from Standby.
Please refer to the list of driver versions and file names below
to find the correct driver for your operating system.

Operating System Driver Version Driver File Name
-------------------------------------------------------
Windows ME A07 NME1760.EXE
Windows 2000 A18 NXK4482.EXE
Windows XP A18 NXK4482.EXE

2. Windows 2000 users with systems equipped with ATI video
controllers must also download and install the A10 video driver
(R54215.EXE) when upgrading to this BIOS. Failure to do so may
prevent the LCD panel from to turning on when opening the lid
after suspending the system by closing the lid.

3. Windows ME users must also download and install the OS Update
utility for Windows ME (OSUPA00.EXE) when upgrading to this BIOS
version. Failure to do so may prevent the system or peripherals
from functioning properly.

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The following updates were made to the A22 BIOS to create A23:

Enhancements:
1. Optimized the thermal control algorithm.

The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems:
1. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI
2. Microsoft Windows XP

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GM