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    How do I update the Video Bios of my 280s in my M17x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by trivisingh, Dec 21, 2009.

  1. trivisingh

    trivisingh Newbie

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    Hey Guys,

    Recently I had a problem with my M17x where blue flickering would appear on the screen whenever I played any game in SLI mode. The problem was attributed either to a bad SLI cable or a bad secondary GPU. So the technician came to my house and he changed my secondary 280 as well as the SLI cable and now the blue flickering problem is gone. But while he was changing the card I observed that there was a sticker which said "New Video Bios" on the original 280 that was inside the laptop while the replacement 280 didn't have any such sticker. I am pretty sure that this replacement 280 still has the old video bios as the card looked refurbished and didn't look brand new. Although I haven't faced any problem with the new card, I would like to know how do I update the video Bios on my 280s and is there any improvement after updating the video bios?....or should I not bother at all??

    Thanks
     
    trivisingh, Dec 21, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    You should not under any circumstance have to do any of the sort


    Can you give me the bios ?
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 21, 2009
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  3. Borbital

    Borbital Notebook Enthusiast

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    DHC Notebook Evangelist

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    Isn't it easier to save the BIOS with GPU-Z?
     
    DHC, Dec 21, 2009
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    Yes just click save then ur done
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 21, 2009
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  6. Borbital

    Borbital Notebook Enthusiast

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    No,GPU-Z save only master BIOS.They are different,cause when I flash master BIOS for both cards my lapp not booted up,so I remove master card and flash slave,then I flash master and it works,but not all drivers can be installed in Crossfire mod now.
     
    Borbital, Dec 21, 2009
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  7. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    No it Will Save both if you switch over to the slave card ;)

    I know what I'm talking about
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 21, 2009
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  8. Borbital

    Borbital Notebook Enthusiast

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    I believe you :D But this little guide you can use for flashing just you need change command ;) and make a autoexec.bat for blind flashing
     
    Borbital, Dec 21, 2009
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    No in gpu z just switch cards at the bottom drop down menu to card 2
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 21, 2009
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