Studio XPS 1640 USERs...Bios A14 available....

JUST GO TO DELL DOWNLOADS

 

Modified thermal ic 1423 hysteresis of thermal table .... any one can tell me what this mean?????.... i updated my bios ( NO problems )

 

This bios update is likely to fix the severe throttling issues many of these laptops have. Especially models equipped with a T9600 and ATI 4670.

Head over to the XPS 1640 thread and learn all about it and how to test for it, etc., etc.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=458668&page=60

If your power adapter is only rated at 90 watts DC output then it will likely not be able to run both the CPU and GPU at full speed at the same time. Maybe this latest bios fixes all of the issues but you will probably need to have them send you a 130 watt adapter to go along with this bios.

 

My pc just bricked when it was programming block 7 of 32. Now when i turn on , 3 leds of audio control are flashing, but the screen is black, and after 1 or 2 minutes it turns of. What can i do?

Edit: OMG, omg i just brought my xps back to life, thank you all who had similar problems with their xps and wrote how they fixed it. I will never EVAR flash my bios again, until DELL releases some super duper cool bios upgrade...uchhh.

 

sorry to hear that ......and happy that you solved it .....but i did mine with no problems at all

 

Just upgraded to A14 and now my hard drive is making noise. Please tell me it's a coincidence.

 

hi just updated bios !!! no throttle probs when running furmark and prime95 together!!! and with gpu overclocked 740/940 looks good!!!! at the moment !!

 

Updated without problems. Do we need 130 watt ?

 

Link here

http://ftp.us.dell.com/bios/1640_A14.exe

 

i got the 130 and no slow down in games or running benchmarks ,prob no good if you are running the 90 though ?? nice one dell about time though !!!

 

I was using my 90watt today at work when testing this and had no issues. I do however have a less power hungry cpu...

 

I know what this claims to fix, but what exactly does this update do and what effect will this have in terms of possible extra heat? The description sounds like gobbledygook to me.

 

Does this mark the end of the trade up/replacement schemes?

C

 

I would say no, even though I am not a 1640 owner (I have the 1645), I think Bill stated that it will DEFINITELY still throttle....

So I believe those who are dissatisfied will still be able to... Though I could be wrong.

 

where did you find the files to fix it? i cant find them anywhere

 

Go HERE. This should tell you how to do it..

C

 

I haven't been able to go to Version A014 myself. Had to go back to A011. Now can't go to A012...

Same issue .. Writing Block 18 of 32.. The whole process hangs at this point.

 

I'm planning on updating my BIOS from A08 to A14. It shouldn't matter that I'm going from a really old bios to a new one right? Is there a better chance of success if I have a fresh copy of Windows installed so there's no clutter that could interfere with the installation of bios? Is there's a mechanistic reason why bioses get bricked? Thanks!

 

No need to format your computer for a BIOS update. The Dell BIOS update applications are normally very relaible.

And there won't be a problem going from 08 to 14 either.

 

Well my experience was that it bricked, twice, resurrected it using wincris, Dell wanted it back, so I popped in a spare drive, put on a fresh install of Windows, tried the update again and it worked!
So there may be an issue with some software on your system, just be prepared for it to fail, then you won't be disappointed if it does.

 

ya, I've heard somewhere on the forums that someone suggested turning some programs off before flashing the BIOS. I figure if I just go ahead and flash on a fresh install of Windows, I'll lower the risk of bricking?

 

Hi, I do have a studioxps with ATI HD 4670, and the graphics card seems to be performing below expectations. Can you please provide more info about overclocking safely to boost gaming performance?