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    Asus G1S BIOS Versions

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Krugen, Feb 13, 2008.

  1. Krugen

    Krugen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi everyone!

    My current version is 205. I know there's a new BIOS (300) and I know that, besides the Penryn support it also fixes some memory bug that is irrelevant to me.

    I intend to install Windows XP in the machine and I wonder what are the changes of 300. Is it a good improvement over 205 (I heard the performance decreases with the new bios...)

    So, the point is: 205 good enough or 300 is mandatory?
     
    Krugen, Feb 13, 2008
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  2. Simplex

    Simplex Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    You don't need to upgrade to bios version 300, unless you have more than 2GB ram installed. If you have 2GB ram or less, bios version 205 is okay.

    /Tomi
     
    Simplex, Feb 13, 2008
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  3. thy1986

    thy1986 Notebook Enthusiast

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    sorry another noob question here.. how can i check my bios version?
    if i upgrade my bios to 300 tht means i can go for more than 2 gb without bug issues?
     
    thy1986, Feb 13, 2008
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  4. RayanMX

    RayanMX Notebook Evangelist

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    I just got 4 GB of RAM on my Asus G1S... Should I then upgrade?

    I use Vista SP1 and it recognizes the whole 4 GB but on the Task Manager I only get to see 3070 which I think it's normal due to Vista being only 32 bits.

    What are the benefits of the BIOS upgrade for me then?

    Cheers!
    RayanMX
     
    RayanMX, Jan 7, 2009
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    freerider Notebook Enthusiast

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    None.
    BIOS 300 is known for the CPU whine issue, personnaly i get it , and i downgrade to 205 without problems.
     
    freerider, Jan 7, 2009
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