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    Area 51 m9750 Bios Question

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by GabeZ, Apr 16, 2008.

  1. GabeZ

    GabeZ Information Technology

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    Hi everyone,
    I noticed that during my long hours of diagnosing my lemon of a computer, Alienware kept asking if I had upgraded the bios. As far as I know, there aren't any bios downloads on their site. I was wondering if anyone knew where they were.
    My guess is that they're somewhere on some barebones site.​

    Thanks,
    Gabe
     
    GabeZ, Apr 16, 2008
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  2. eightd

    eightd Notebook Evangelist

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    I went to "My Hive" and I do see a new BIOs for XP, 0F04. It seems to be only one fix in the version:

    * Fixes the FN+F3 video output functionality for the NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT
    * Supports Windows XP ONLY

    I haven't checked the Hive in a month, so I'm not sure how old it is. I just remember, that there was only 2 BIOs last time I checked, 1xVista, 1xXP.

    EDIT: BTW to get to it. Sign into your Hive and click on the link for your system, then the link for the LCD screen. Mine says "AREA-51M 9750 17" WUXGA W/ CAM BLACK REV.1"
     
    eightd, Apr 17, 2008
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  3. KockM

    KockM Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah thats the newest one for Windows XP. There is another for Vista that is the OC03, but it doesn't say when it was released.
     
    KockM, Apr 17, 2008
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  4. GabeZ

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    Hi,
    Thanks for the speedy replies. I was wondering what the hive was really for. I'm going to go sign up.​

    Thanks,
    Gabe
     
    GabeZ, Apr 17, 2008
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    Hoshie Notebook Guru

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    Hoshie, Jan 2, 2009
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