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    Modified Bios for Acer Timeline 3810 & Travelmate 8371 (Lots of changes/Improvements)

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by dragonuk, Sep 15, 2011.

  1. dragonuk

    dragonuk Notebook Consultant

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    Not sure if anyone still has these laptops but I found a good modified bios. Works for 3810 and 8371 models.
    Bios is version 1.28

    It was created by a russian person called mask89 from a russian forum

    Here is what it does:

    * Unlocked hidden tab and Advanced Power InsydeH2O Setup Utility
    * 3 modes of operation switchable graphics Switchable graphics / Intel Only / ATI Only
    * Changed the temperature threshold for the fan and its speed (new Thermal Table)
    * Updated NetworkBoot (PXE (PXE ? ?????????)) BIOS network card Atheros AR8131 c v2.0.0.8 to v2.0.2.7
    * Unlocked Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) (SpeedStep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) for IDA (Intel Dynamic Acceleration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) on 2 cores, using ThrottleStop
    * Added temperature sensor chipset (GMCH) (displayed in the monitoring programs at a temperature> 40 ° C)
    * Hardware acceleration of ATI 4330 up to 550/750 MHz for the core / memory
    * Supports bootup from card reader
    * Changed BootLogo (still says Acer just slightly different)


    To see all items, change the User Access Level option in the Security tab from Limited to Full.

    For longer battery life, change BIOS Boot Performance Mode from Max Performance to Max Battery. A little slower loading the operating system, the performance of Windows when loaded is not affected!

    DOWNLOAD FOR TIMELINE 3810 - BIOS_Acer_1.28_patch.rar ? RGhost ? file sharing

    DOWNLOAD FOR TRAVELMATE 8371 - BIOS_Acer_TM_8371_1.28_patch.rar ? RGhost ? file sharing
     
    dragonuk, Sep 15, 2011
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