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    BIOS A04 for M17xR1 now available from Dell

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Elkay, May 5, 2010.

  1. _XIII_

    _XIII_ Notebook Consultant

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    I think the only permanent fix will come with BIOS A05 (as well as new issues xD) so let's hope they release it soon
     
    _XIII_, Aug 4, 2010
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  2. Turmoil

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    Well, I am getting random freezes as well now, so I'll be reverting to A03 BIOS and going from the Nvidia 25XX to Dell Beta Drivers. Those seem to be the most stable.
     
    Turmoil, Aug 4, 2010
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  3. reborn2003

    reborn2003 THE CHIEF!

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    How are the random freezes?

    Mine turned out to be the LCD monitor causing Havoc.
     
    reborn2003, Aug 7, 2010
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  4. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, I just ran into the infamous plugged in, battery not charging issue. Little peeved about it since the batt is now at 21% and will not charge no matter what I do. I have not yet tried the power drain option. Fortunately, I have a 2nd battery - swapped over to that one and that one charges just fine. I had the system plugged in after being on battery power. Didn't even notice it wasn't charging until I pulled the AC to go back to battery.

    Arggghhh...
     
    BatBoy, Aug 7, 2010
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  5. dave-p

    dave-p Notebook Deity

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    seems to happen to me about 1 once a week or so
     
    dave-p, Aug 8, 2010
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  6. Elkay

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    Oh man BatBoy haha.. well FYI all Dell just released A05 with the supposed fix for the adapter identification issue. Someone already started a thread on it.
     
    Elkay, Aug 9, 2010
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  7. BatBoy

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    BatBoy, Aug 9, 2010
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    Have been "on the road" with my delta adaptor (has had problem but very intermittent) so I waiting until today to download A05 update & test with my Flextronics adaptor which failed Every time. A05 Bios has fixed the problem!
     
    San Diego 7697, Aug 12, 2010
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