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    AW 15 R2 BIOS 1.2.8 failed to flash - is it even worth it?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by etern4l, Mar 19, 2016.

  1. etern4l

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    Hi folks,

    My AW15 R2 failed to come out of sleep a few times recently, so given that I'm on BIOS 1.2.3 I thought I would give 1.2.8 a shot. It failed to flash - black screen + alienfx for several minutes after reboot. When I lost patience and restarted it was still at 1.2.3. Has this happened to anyone?

    I've since read something about overclocking troubles and potential 950 Pro performance issues with BIOS 1.2.8. Apparently, the key repeat rate bug is still there as well. Is this BIOS worth upgrading to from 1.2.3 at all?

    Thanks for any hints
     
    etern4l, Mar 19, 2016
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    Flashed successfully the second time... some 950 pro benchmarks didn't change (AS SSD, magician) - crystaldiskmark sequential write took a hit, so overall it's probably fine. I do hope system stability improves...
     
    etern4l, Mar 19, 2016
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    Well, BIOS 1.2.8 didn't really resolve the failures to wake up. Pretty annoying.
     
    etern4l, Mar 20, 2016
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    I think the sleep issue is with windows and less of the computer
     
    zergslayer69, Mar 20, 2016
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    Possibly, I suspect this happens when I press the sleep button and shut the lid without waiting for it to fall asleep.
     
    etern4l, Mar 21, 2016
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    Even using boot camp on a MacBook the sleep never quite worked correctly when I close the lid. Always worked in OS X though.
     
    zergslayer69, Mar 21, 2016
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    That may be what is happening. You may as well reinstall the video drivers, they handle most of the sleep/wake-up process.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Mar 23, 2016
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