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    Blind Flash R3 A04-->A08 - Anyone have this happen?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Alienware0007, Mar 25, 2012.

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    Alienware0007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The instructions for the blind flash are:

    "6. While holding the END key plug in the power cord in the back. You need to keep holding the END key till the laptop shuts down after beeping for a while. (60 seconds or so total time). It will start up and shut down once or twice after that automatically, just wait for this to finish."

    "7. When this cycle is finished and laptop stays shut down, just put the battery back in, and hit the power button. Once the system boots remove USB stick and test throttling and 3D if you have it."

    Hey there, I'm a total Noob at this stuff but I'm learning as I experiment with my M17x R3. I'm loving all the help on these forums. I've spent the last week trying to figure out this throttling thing.

    I looked and review all the options and decided to go with the blind flash method. I followed it to the "T". Everything went well and I believe the throttle is removed BUT... When I held the end key and plugged in the power chord the computer beeped for a while and then shut off and on for a while like 7-10 min. By then I just let the end key go and the computer shut down.

    I put the battery back and pressed the power button it turned on and off a couple of times and then booted up like normal with the A08 Bios installed. I believe the Flash went well BUT I just want to know if that was normal that it didn't shut down completely when holding the end Key like instructions mentioned it would.


    Thanks
     
    Alienware0007, Mar 25, 2012
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