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    5850m won't monitor temperature?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by dttran83, Mar 19, 2011.

  1. dttran83

    dttran83 Notebook Deity

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    Hey,

    After I update my bio to A108 and now A09 I can't monitor the temperature on my gpu anymore. I try use msi afterburner and hwmonitor and none of it work. It use to work back then before I update to A08 bios. Anyone experience the same problem or know how to fix it? Thank!!
     
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  2. inap

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    maybe reflash the bios again.
     
    inap, Mar 19, 2011
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  3. The Revelator

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    Also verify that the EC was updated to 1.18 when you flashed to the A09 BIOS. Check by looking at the first screen of the BIOS (F2 at the boot screen).
     
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    The EC is 1.18 so I don't know what the problem is.
     
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    The Revelator, Mar 19, 2011
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