Do I need a swap *partition* to use hibernation?

[Liam Proven]

On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 at 08:40, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:

> Both have had their disks removed and now I face the BIOS update issue
> probably on both.
>
> So since the 8560w has not been fixed up with a new disk and operating
> system yet I thought that I should try to update BIOS on that first.
>
> After making an update USB for both I used the 8560w one on that
> notebook but it totally failed to work as described by HP.
>
> I inserted the USB drive and depressed the Win and B keys as described
> while pressing power for 5-10 s. Nothing was shown on screen but the
> system started the fan and lit up the capslock LED and then nothing at
> all happened.
>
> So given this I have not dared trying the USB for the 8440w yet. Don't
> want to lose the carefully crafted Ubuntu system...
>
> QUESTION 1:
> Must there be a hard drive in the notebook when updating BIOS?
> Since it should boot from the USB I thought not, but maybe???
> In that case, must the drive contain a working operating system too?
>
> QUESTION 2:
> How do I back up the old BIOS?

OK, several things here.

1. I suggest you try to Google stuff like this before coming here and
asking us. It will be quicker for you and less work for the volunteers
on the list.

2. A keystroke starting with the Windows key implies (but does not
necessarily mean) that this is a keystroke that requires Windows to be
running.

3. If other errors are stopping the machine from doing things, then
fix those errors first before you proceed. This is basic common sense.

4. Have you actually entered the BIOS setup screen yet, verified what
versions they currently have, and checked to see if they need to be
updated?

 5. I think you should fit a hard disk and at least make sure that the
machine can boot to DOS before moving on. FreeDOS is free and is
helpful for BIOS updating.

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