Can anyone tell me or lead me to a site that lists all the dell models with a FACTORY SLIC 2.1? update for Win 7... Especially Optiplex or Latitude? (any Dell model is fine) I own a computer shop and this is very important to me and my customers so I can upgrade "legally". I know that the Optiplex 360 A02 has it, anyone know of any others? Thank you in advance.
Upgrade dvd is like retail you don't need slic 2.1 so to do it legaly you need their dvd. even if you use windows anytime upgrade it is illegal if they havent bought licence.
Factory slic 2.1 ? Well that'd be interesting to see which OEM manufactures that have slic 2.1 for which models, good idea.. But you can always look in the biosmod forum, maybe you shouldve posted there to.
Wouldn't you just go to Dell's site and check out all current models which include Windows 7 as the installed OS and then every model from 2009 with Vista or XP and see if they offer a BIOS update released around September - October 2009. At least that is what HP did with their Vista->7 upgrade program. Oh wait - that sounds like a lot of work - think I'll post and see if someone else might do it.
Haha Hm so HP did that with their upgrade discs ? Did they also include automatic biosflash ?.... You'd still have to flash first before doing that and not many would come up with that thougt i guess. HP havent released anythin for my business notebook tho.
I just ran the SLIC Dump Toolkit on it. The machine in question has a corporate XP image on it, but I'll swap out the HDD for a home-use win7. -- SC
I, too, have a Dell Latitude E6400 with A20 BIOS, however when I use the SLIC DUMP Toolkit it reads that I have a DUMP Error ! (SLIC Table is not found !). Shouldn't my BIOS have the SLIC 2.1?
Looks like it doesn't support SLP Windows "Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32-Bit Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32-Bit with Downgrade Rights Service to Windows® XP Professional Genuine Windows Vista® Business Genuine Windows Vista® Business with Downgrade Rights Service to Windows® XP Professional Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic" No SLIC for you
How did you find that out? So what does it mean if I have no SLIC? Thanks for the help, I greatly appreciate it!
Huh? It's supplied with Windows 7 or Vista, so no SLIC? That's ass-backwards! If it's supplied with Win7 or Vista, it *should* have a SLIC! Anyways, in this thread there appears to be some models of the same computer / bios which shows a 2.1 SLIC, and others which don't. Don't I remember seeing some asset tag utility that 'unmasked' hidden SLICS in some dell computers? Perhaps they ship some without windows? Don't know. -- SC
There are versions of all Windows that require retail activation. Just because Dell supply the computer doesn't mean it is intended to be an SLP system. These computers have a downgrade option to Windows XP which doesn't use SLIC at all. The professional and business OS may be required to use retail activation or corporate KMS. There are numerous ways OEM supplied computers activate without SLIC. The posters were saying their machines didn't have SLIC. So my reasoning is not ass-backwards! And as a polite member who has one and can check this out posted there is a utility to "unlock" the SLIC that is hidden. For your "edeification" an "ass" is a donkey - an "arse" is where you speak from. I don't have one so there is no way I can tell other than looking at what is available.