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    Merom-compatible BIOS for S96J released

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by waha, Jul 28, 2006.

  1. waha

    waha Notebook Enthusiast

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    Went over to the Intel site to check for driver updates, and has a new BIOS released today with the notes 'BIOS Update for Merom processor'.

    Talk about speedy. :D

    Link to the S96J drivers
     
    waha, Jul 28, 2006
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  2. asenna

    asenna Notebook Consultant

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    nice very nice .

    atlast it is official , now i only need a cheap,good preforming merom cpu
     
    asenna, Jul 28, 2006
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  3. zydus

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    the reviews dont show a huge performance increase from yonah to merom...i havent seen any 64bit benchmarks yet but there's no 64bit software either...ill pass on this for now
     
    zydus, Jul 28, 2006
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  4. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    20%... I'd say thats quite a bit. + 64 bit.
     
    Jason, Jul 28, 2006
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  5. zydus

    zydus Notebook Evangelist

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    depends on the applications in question. In gaming i didnt notice a huge boost
     
    zydus, Jul 28, 2006
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    ltcommander_data, Jul 28, 2006
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  7. syxbit

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    i would upgrade just for the 64bit
    but, i only really use linux (ubuntu), so i won't be using vista
     
    syxbit, Jul 28, 2006
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    yep, pentium m notebooks prices are dropping. makes good budget lappies :)
     
    shadow85, Jul 28, 2006
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  9. qsimpson

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    yea as far as increase in daily tasks jump from yonah to merom wont be worth it, just mainly for the 64 bit really
     
    qsimpson, Jul 28, 2006
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  10. Josh784

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    Did they take the BIOS update down? It's not anywhere on that page you linked to.
     
    Josh784, Jul 29, 2006
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  11. FlipTwisteR

    FlipTwisteR Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    I agree...I do not see it on that page. The olnly one there is the 6/1 bios. Did anyone download it?
     
    FlipTwisteR, Jul 29, 2006
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  12. Snusmumrik

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    I downloaded and installed it already. nothing really changed ... except for the bios version :) .
     
    Snusmumrik, Jul 29, 2006
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    I updated the BIOS. And I got:

    1. Booting without warnings.
    2. Windows XP can auto stepping speed.
    3. Shutdown and standby is OK.
    4. SuperPi 1M 24sec => 23sec

    so goooooooood! :)
     
    9999, Jul 30, 2006
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    Bhatman, Jul 30, 2006
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