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    Bios upgrade A12 for 1640!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by killaz05, Jan 15, 2010.

  1. killaz05

    killaz05 Notebook Evangelist

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    Do not upgrade... the upgrade killed my motherboard, I dont know what happened. I as installing it fine then it was totally unresponsive and would not shut off. I then had to take away the power supply and now Dell is coming to replace my motherboard :-(
     
    killaz05, Jan 15, 2010
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  2. chewyeong90

    chewyeong90 Notebook Evangelist

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    Anyone else ? @@
     
    chewyeong90, Jan 15, 2010
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  3. killaz05

    killaz05 Notebook Evangelist

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    I ask the tech if I paid for the processor if I could get the i7 but they said no... now I have to wait for a tech to call me to replace the mobo. they said tuesday the latest.
     
    killaz05, Jan 15, 2010
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  4. ikjadoon

    ikjadoon Notebook Deity

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    lol...this JUST happened with the m15x's newest BIOS.

    Wonder if this is just an isolated case or, like in AW's case, a huge problem.
     
    ikjadoon, Jan 15, 2010
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  5. BrickTop

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    worked fine for me just now
     
    BrickTop, Jan 16, 2010
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  6. StudioXPS16

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    I just updated also, and it's working fine.
     
    StudioXPS16, Jan 16, 2010
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  7. chewyeong90

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    Updated. Going fine.
     
    chewyeong90, Jan 16, 2010
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  8. killaz05

    killaz05 Notebook Evangelist

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    Ugh! it is working fine for everyone else? Why does my system have to crash when I have homework due?!!!
     
    killaz05, Jan 16, 2010
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    Anyone know what it addresses?
     
    Bowlerguy92, Jan 16, 2010
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  10. tyh

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    From Dell's website...

    Enhance brightness function.

    I'm sure there's more than that.
     
    tyh, Jan 16, 2010
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  11. chewyeong90

    chewyeong90 Notebook Evangelist

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    How do you post this then :confused:
     
    chewyeong90, Jan 16, 2010
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    i got my 1640 xps on the 5th.. it came w/ a12 already loaded on it..
     
    bluejake, Jan 16, 2010
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  13. killaz05

    killaz05 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am posting this on my PS3 with Linux installed on it. I could also do it from my father computer too if I wanted lol
     
    killaz05, Jan 16, 2010
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  14. killaz05

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    Ok... The tech came and replaced the motherboard. I looked to see the ICS on the CPU but there was none. I was looking for the ICS for overclocking lol. Did I miss it?
     
    killaz05, Jan 18, 2010
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  15. Limstift

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    It worked fine here, but I dind't recognize any "enhanced brightness function".. I still have to adjust the brightness after a stand by. Each time I open the lid the brightness defaults to maximum.
     
    Limstift, Jan 18, 2010
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  16. killaz05

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    The new board they put into mine came with A12 in it already
     
    killaz05, Jan 18, 2010
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    I think the brightness fades gradually from level to level now like HP's. I don't think it did this before.
     
    th3van, Jan 18, 2010
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    Installed it here 2 nights ago before seeing this thread. No issues. My power options seem to stay static now and I no longer need to reset my power scheme each time I reboot.
     
    MrSpock2002, Jan 29, 2010
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  19. scorpeeon

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    it still doesn't has "disable charging" option in bios which 1645 has..
     
    scorpeeon, Jan 30, 2010
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  20. chewyeong90

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    It does, it is in Dell Battery Meter
     
    chewyeong90, Jan 30, 2010
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  21. scorpeeon

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    yeah which u have to do everytime u restart the computer..
     
    scorpeeon, Jan 30, 2010
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  22. draxx

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    Yep, just bricked mine upgrading from A11 to A12 on a clean install of Win7 x64. Laptop had been running hotter than usual tonight, then it froze, got hotter so I powered it off (after about 25 minutes of waiting).

    Turned it back on, got the 3 flashing volume lights, so emailed tech support as it was 1am!

    Not to happy about it - I think I'll get it fixed and sell it to buy something else that runs cooler, weighs less and doesn't chew a battery in an hour!
     
    draxx, Feb 1, 2010
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  23. entrance002

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    man, I'm still using A08 lol. only upgraded once last summer from A07, and that was the only time I flashed a BIOS on this. All these stories about BIOS killing the XPS is shying me away from upgrading at all. Why can't Dell make reliable BIOS updates?!?!?! *sigh*...let's hope for a good A13......
     
    entrance002, Feb 1, 2010
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  24. Bidule

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    I upgraded mine without any problem so far.
    I am running on a clean Vista 64 install.
     
    Bidule, Feb 19, 2010
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  25. TheSean299

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    Hi.

    I just tried to install this bios, but when I rebooted and looked at msninfo32, it says that my current bios is A12 11/19/09 when it should be A12 1/5/10 (the latest one).

    Why is this happening? Anyone else have this problem?

    Thanks.
     
    TheSean299, Feb 27, 2010
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