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    system bios A08 question

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by lliff1102, Sep 7, 2010.

  1. lliff1102

    lliff1102 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the M17X R2 with 920XM,should I flash the A08 bios?
     
    lliff1102, Sep 7, 2010
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    infernia Notebook Evangelist

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    I would only update if you are experiencing major problems. I like to leave the bios alone as sometimes this can cause problems rather than fix.

    saying all this i did upgrade mine with no issues...but i have a diff spec to you
     
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    BatBoy, Sep 7, 2010
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