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    Alienware M17xR3 A04 System BIOS

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Niphidius, Apr 8, 2011.

  1. Niphidius

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    Hello all!!

    First I would like to thank all of you for making this a great site for research :D

    I am currently waiting on a R3 and ended up checking into the drivers section of Dell and noticed that A04 was released today. By the time I get mine... :rolleyes:...it will probably already have it but I am still curious what the A04 is updating. Didn't know if anyone heard what was coming down the pipe prior to release or not. The Dell site did not seem to give any info on what it was all about. Thanks in advance for any help or guinea pigs to find out!

    -Niph

    Currently waiting on......
    M17xR3, i7-2720QM, 4GB, 1080 display, HD 6970m, 320GB HDD
     
    Niphidius, Apr 8, 2011
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  2. Geoffxx

    Geoffxx Notebook Evangelist

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    could it be GPU support
     
    Geoffxx, Apr 8, 2011
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    I agree with Geofxx. I have read about many BSODs due to GPU drivers, and fresh out of the box problems.
     
    Panamaniac, Apr 8, 2011
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  4. Geoffxx

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    description of bios update, not 100% sure but I believe it's linked the hardware ID's

    Disabled CRID so that the PCH revision can be displayed correctly with third party non-CRID aware applications

    is this to do with the updated chipset from intel showing correct version ?
     
    Geoffxx, Apr 8, 2011
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, Apr 12, 2011
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