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    Acer Bios 1.33 vs 1.34 Aspire 5315

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by mooler, Jun 10, 2008.

  1. mooler

    mooler Notebook Consultant

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    I have used both versions of the BIOS and this is what I have noticed.

    V1.33

    No issues resuming from standby (locking up)
    RUNNING HOT AFTER RESUMING FROM STANDBY - 72C

    V1.34

    Intermittent lockups when resuming from standby
    Noticeably cooler from standby - 35C
    Cooler operating temps when in use.

    I know that with the 1.34 bios temps are reported incorrectly (sometimes I get 12c) but it does run cooler and I can tell just by the touch.

    It also seems that in 1.34 the fan runs for a while on the lowest speed.

    anybody else getting the same results?

    BTW Im running XP Pro SP3
     
    mooler, Jun 10, 2008
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  2. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    that seems quite common with bios 1.34 on 5315's..... but this BIOS is shared by the 5720 and the 7720... and a few others i believe,,,, and i don;t guess ACER has gotten enough complaints

    most people are just going back to V 1.33

    then use this program

    http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html
    to monitor and activate the fan.... all you do is run the prog... no setting changes need... they don't even work... but it does activate the fan when temp hits 50 or 55c

    bigO
     
    bigozone, Jun 10, 2008
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  3. mooler

    mooler Notebook Consultant

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    Excellent BigO. Thanks. using v1.33 now running at a cool 34c. Do you run 1.33?
     
    mooler, Jun 10, 2008
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  4. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    new version just came out...

    ver 1.40

    i'm running it now.... will let you know how it works
     
    bigozone, Jun 10, 2008
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