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    Inspiron 9400 Bios

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Cyruzz, May 1, 2006.

  1. Cyruzz

    Cyruzz Newbie

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    Hey Guys!

    i ve heard some rumours that theres another bios for the 9400 than the preinstalled one.

    Is this true?

    Been experiencing some problems booting up windows.
    Anyone else experienced this problem?¨

    Chris
     
    Cyruzz, May 1, 2006
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  2. doughy

    doughy Notebook Consultant

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    Yep and its here Version A01 click the "here" link and you will see the updates to the bios and what fixes it has.
    Here is a list anyway.

    Systems: Dell Inspiron 9400/E1705 Series
    Version: A01
    Build Date: 03/17/2006


    Intel 945GM Graphics Video BIOS version 1264

    Fixes
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    1. Fixed the issue where system setup may report no battery present
    for several seconds after a warm reboot.
    2. Fixed the owner tag is visible on MediaDirect splash screen.
    3. Fixed Pre-boot System Assessment Diagnostics may falsely report
    LCD inverter failure.
    4. Fixed Bay description string in setup Device Info screen.
    5. Fixed system failed resume from standby if Seagate SATA hard drive
    disk was used.
    6. Fixed POST messages overlap briefly when F2/12 pressed.
    7. Fixed the issue where the Admin password cannot be used to change
    or delete the primary hard drive disk password.
    8. Fixed the abnormal battery LED in some situations.


    Enhancements
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    1. Added support for NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS.
    2. Thermal control algorithm optimized for NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS.
    3. Added support for new Dell Wireless cards.
    4. Moved Multi Core Support, HDD Acoustic Mode, SpeedStep Enable to
    the Performance group in the BIOS setup.
    5. Dynamic PCI resources allocation optimization.

    Hope this helps
     
    doughy, May 1, 2006
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