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    Bios Question A09 A10 and A11

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by johnny13oi, Jul 11, 2008.

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    Hey guys, I have a Bios question. I currently have the A11 Bios and find that the fan activates way too early at about 45C for the GPU and 35C for the CPU. What I wanted to know is that if I switch to the A10 or A09 bios, would my penryn processor still be supported and would there be any bad side effects? I see that the A11 bios seems to add just different activation of fan compared to the A10 bios, but there was a massive thread about not using the A10 bios. But then it was revealed that it was not the bios causing problems but the GPU correct? So the A10 bios should be safe right?
     
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    Using A10 BIOS without Software Fan Control or Copper Mod is disastrous. I suggest you upgrade to A12 BIOS for optimal operation.
     
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    Well I did do the mod. So will the A10 Bios be fine for me?
     
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    A10 BIOS does not have optimal code for fan control. We do not know what else is missing in the code. Why take a chance?
     
    sinstoic, Jul 11, 2008
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