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    Latest Drivers?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by M1z0n00, Apr 11, 2016.

  1. M1z0n00

    M1z0n00 Newbie

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    Does anyone have a list of the latest drivers and what version they are?

    I just got my 17 R3 and I dont want to miss anything. I know the main ones people have talked about. Wireless, NVIDIA, etc.
     
    M1z0n00, Apr 11, 2016
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  2. zergslayer69

    zergslayer69 Liquid Hz

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    Hop on over to the Dell driver page and type in your service tag and you'll have access to all the latest drivers.
     
    zergslayer69, Apr 11, 2016
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    The BIOS update is looking to be my last. How easy is it? Those always freak me out.


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    M1z0n00, Apr 11, 2016
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    sirleeofroy Notebook Evangelist

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    I wouldn't go that far! GPU and Networking drivers should definitely be downloaded from the manufacturer. The ones on the Dell site are out of date. If the SSD is an NVME drive then I would grab the NVME driver from the manufacturer

    As for the BIOS, depending on what version you have you might be better off just leaving it. Most of them have issues and I even read somewhere here that even Dell recommend rolling back to 1.2.2 if you want full functionality (AGA and OC settings).
     
    sirleeofroy, Apr 12, 2016
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    Ah right, I always get display drivers direct from nvidia. And yea get killer drivers from the killer site.
     
    zergslayer69, Apr 12, 2016
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    Don't fix what's not broken haha. That's my motto when it comes to BIOS drivers. We usually release those to correct specific behaviors. If you are'nt having any issues, it might be better just to leave it as it is.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 14, 2016
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    That was actually my thought. It's running fantastic without issue so I don't want to mess with that lol.
     
    M1z0n00, Apr 14, 2016
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