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    L502x BIOS version A05

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by vishnukumar, May 17, 2011.

  1. vishnukumar

    vishnukumar Notebook Geek

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    Most of you would already know this, but for info, bios A05 is released and the link is as follows

    Dell - Support

    Fixes/Enhancements:
    1. Updated Intel microcode.
    2. Fixed issue of battery information(capacity in Watts) does not report correctly in Dell Support Center. :cool: :D
     
    vishnukumar, May 17, 2011
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  2. oic0

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    Updated intel microcode huh, so there are some new chips supported? I wonder which ones.
     
    oic0, May 17, 2011
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  3. sidarous

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    thanks for the heads up... would have missed it.

    Without any of the problems this fixes, would you guys recommend flashing the bios or just skipping this update?
     
    sidarous, May 17, 2011
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  4. DakkonA

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    Microcode is important. Do the update.
     
    DakkonA, May 17, 2011
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  5. essence25

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    I updated to A05 and started experiencing lockups and system freeze. No warning just hard locks... Weird... Flashed back to A04 and seems to be ok so far will see what happens later...
     
    essence25, May 17, 2011
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  6. vishnukumar

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    You're most welcome :D
     
    vishnukumar, May 17, 2011
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  7. essence25

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    I'd say try it and let us know if you experience lockups. It can be fashed bak to A04 be sure you have A04...
     
    essence25, May 17, 2011
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  8. DakkonA

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    essence25: Try re-downloading A05 and re-flashing... it could be some error occurred causing the lockups. What is your hardware configuration?
     
    DakkonA, May 18, 2011
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  9. vishnukumar

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    No lockups for me.
     
    vishnukumar, May 18, 2011
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  10. NoSlow5oh

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    Flashed to A05 and no problems for me.
     
    NoSlow5oh, May 18, 2011
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  11. ahmetkipkip

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    I have no problems with A05. Maybe something gone wrong when you are flashing. Try to flash again. If still exsist go back to A04, i didn't see any difference. I didn't have the fan issue.
     
    ahmetkipkip, May 19, 2011
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  12. Rick 64D

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    No problems for me, either.
     
    Rick 64D, May 19, 2011
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  13. Red Line

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    Works pretty well, no problems on A05. Cheers
     
    Red Line, May 20, 2011
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  14. essence25

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    Maybe its isolated to my particular I5 cpu..
     
    essence25, May 20, 2011
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  15. zonto

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    Working great for me so far!
     
    zonto, May 20, 2011
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    works fine with my i5 2410
     
    webb204, May 20, 2011
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  17. DavidLS

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    What are the advantages of updating the Intel microcode??
     
    DavidLS, Oct 7, 2011
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