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    New A06 BIOS available for XPS1640

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by StudioXPS16, Mar 24, 2009.

  1. StudioXPS16

    StudioXPS16 Notebook Consultant

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    Something about improving DVD ejection.
     
    StudioXPS16, Mar 24, 2009
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    kman01 Notebook Guru

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    haven't seen any improvement in that department. but I have noticed a faster boot up time in vista. Not sure if the update was the cause though
     
    kman01, Mar 24, 2009
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    Have you guys noticed any CPU temperature increase after the BIOS update?
     
    krionX, Mar 25, 2009
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    maybe, but then again it has always been a hot for me.
     
    kman01, Mar 25, 2009
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