Don’t just go on and update your netbook’s BIOS once an update is released by your netbook’s manufacturer. Case in point: Lenovo, which has recently released a BIOS update for IdeaPad S9 and S10 users, have found that some machines are rendered useless and unbootable by this certain BIOS update version. Users on the Lenovo forums have shared their experiences, wherein they’ve found that the only way to fix their broken machines was to send it in to Lenovo for fixing. Some users were able to fix their problem on their own, but a lot seem unable to, so if you haven’t updated the BIOS yet, it would be wise to wait for a new BIOS version before trying to update. Sure, there’s a chance that your netbook will be unaffected by this small bug, but you can never be too careful. ‘Course, you’re still free to update if you’re brave enough. Just be sure you will be able to handle it if your netbook becomes a brick from this update.

Lenovo Forums via Liliputing

Asus Eee PC 1000H owners, pay attention. Asus has just let out the latest BIOS version for your dear old 10-inch netbook, and it is now available for download from their support pages. To get the Asus Eee PC BIOS version for the Asus Eee PC 1000H (version 1305), you can go to the Asus support page and dig, or click on the following direct download links:

- dlcdnet.asus.com
- dlsvr04.asus.com

No details are given about what changes this brings, but if it’s provided by Asus, it should be good for something.

Via My Eee