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    How can I check what bios i have installed?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Mike2839, Oct 8, 2010.

  1. Mike2839

    Mike2839 Notebook Consultant

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    I installed the AO5 bios, but I want to make sure it worked....how can i check?
     
    Mike2839, Oct 8, 2010
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    Enter the BIOS with F2 when booting and it's written there.
     
    mfractal, Oct 8, 2010
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    An alternative is to run msinfo32.exe from the Run prompt. Look for BIOS version/date on the system summary page.
     
    Ghost_AWP, Oct 8, 2010
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  4. mfractal

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    msinfo reports my bios as A00 (while it's A09), might work for R1 machines though...
     
    mfractal, Oct 8, 2010
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  5. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    Hwinfo32 is another way. Summary tab
     
    Mechanized Menace, Oct 8, 2010
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    Again Mkelliny pips me to the post lol........Hwinfo....great app
     
    gintor, Oct 8, 2010
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