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    New W3A/Z63A BIOS ver. 0801AS

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by AuroraS, Jun 29, 2006.

  1. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    New BIOS revision released in June:
    ftp://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/W3A/W3A0801AS.zip

    Here are the release notes:
    BIOS Ver.0801AS
    1. Support Brazilian keyboard matrix
    2. Add support for high data transfer rate device such as firewire interface DV
    User must set "high data throughput support" item to 1 to enable this function


    Doesn't seem like anything really changed... well, nothing that affects me. I guess I won't update :rolleyes:
     
    AuroraS, Jun 29, 2006
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    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Updated my Z63 from the original z's 0602 to 0801 last week. No problems that I've been able to detect, but the fan seems to come on at a bit higher temp/later than before; don't know about any potential fan speed difference, but I didn't check it before the flash. I *do* like the nifty ASUS logo that I get on bootup now :D
     
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    Hmm... so I guess they may have changed the fan threshold...
    does the fan ever turn off? Or is it the same scenario where when the fan comes on, it never turns off?
     
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    Never gotten it to turn off once it goes on, even when the temp gets back down to 40 :(
     
    ClearSkies, Jun 29, 2006
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