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    R2 Freezes upon battery boot-up

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by vulcan78, Jun 4, 2011.

  1. vulcan78

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    It didnt do this before I switched to the modded A10 BIOS from Wizkid. Back on the Dell A10 BIOS and still have the problem.

    Some other changes made around the same time:

    ATI Video Driver 11.5

    CAP's 1 and 2.

    Any ideas as to what the problem is and how to fix it?
     
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  2. Mechanized Menace

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    Did it do it with the 720?
     
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    Yes, same problem, its not the new CPU. BTW, I performed a 3DMark Vantage run, let me know what you think, dont know what to compare this score to:

    Result

    P15470
     
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    Awesome man! The issue with boot up I remember seeing something about it, but for the life of me I can't find the darn thread. :mad:
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 4, 2011
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