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    AW15 R1 / 17 R2 Beta BIOS A06 (AWA)

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Game7a1, Sep 1, 2015.

  1. Durendal

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    yeah, but beta. I wonder when full official release will be available
     
    Durendal, Sep 12, 2015
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    kgh00007, Sep 12, 2015
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  3. judal57

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    i can't find any issue .... the only one is that said that have raid 0 available but is not true :S
     
    judal57, Sep 12, 2015
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  4. Lord Zog

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    Looking at A00 for the 17R3, it should support RAID, it's all in there, but the R2 A06 still doesn't.
     
    Lord Zog, Sep 13, 2015
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    raiden87, Sep 15, 2015
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  6. Durendal

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    Great news. Release notes looks promising. Ill check afternoon and give results. Thanks for info
     
    Durendal, Sep 15, 2015
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  7. rinneh

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    Succesfully flashed the firmware. Going to test the performance later. Kinda scared when the fans started to blow full force during the update process.
     
    rinneh, Sep 15, 2015
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  8. Durendal

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    That is normal behavior for every BIOS flashing on this machines
     
    Durendal, Sep 15, 2015
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  9. rinneh

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    i guess, i never flashed on these machines yet. I just remembered the bricked machines with fans spinning at full speed.

    edit: just tested it with gaming, the machine doesnt seem to be really louder. But it does feel a little bit more cooled when doing light productivity. The palmrest heats up less. I am running a Geforce 970 though and it seems that these models have less issues to begint with compared to the 980 version.
     
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    rinneh, Sep 15, 2015
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  10. Game7a1

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    @Mr. Fox Is it possible you could lock this thread now that the official BIOS is out?
     
    Game7a1, Sep 15, 2015
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    Mr. Fox, Sep 15, 2015
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