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    M1330 A07 Bios available

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Spydc, Jan 16, 2008.

  1. Spydc

    Spydc Notebook Guru

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    I don't know if anyone has noticed but the A07 Bios is available to download now. I installed it earlier today. If there is aready a post about this, forgive me.
     
    Spydc, Jan 16, 2008
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    Thanks for the info.
     
    imzomnia, Jan 16, 2008
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  3. booji

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    What are the improvements? Do you notice anything better/different (i.e. lack of certain noises, etc.) after installing the new BIOS?

    Thanks for keeping us posted!
     
    booji, Jan 16, 2008
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  4. XPS1330

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    So far, I haven't noticed anything different :(
     
    XPS1330, Jan 17, 2008
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  5. defier

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    From the Dell website:

    Fixes and Enhancements

    Issues Fixed:
    1. On N-Series Platforms, remove SLIC table and pointer to resolve OS bug with KMS activation.

    New Features and Enhancements:
    1. Add support for Wifi Catcher of Dell wireless 1395.
     
    defier, Jan 17, 2008
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  6. Spydc

    Spydc Notebook Guru

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    Yea, the only thing I really noticed is that it seems my wifi catcher is working when my system is completely shutdown. I have the Dell N 1505 wifi card and recently installed Vista 64bit.

    I was hoping that it would officially add support for the new Peryn cpu's..
     
    Spydc, Jan 17, 2008
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  7. kozzney

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    Anybody know if going from A05 to A07 will decrease battery life? I know that A05 to A06 will, so will A07 do the same thing?
     
    kozzney, Jan 17, 2008
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  8. saMan

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    Just installed and can report that my A04 motherboard with the A07 bios still has cpu whine and a fan running constantly (2.2ghz).
     
    saMan, Jan 17, 2008
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  9. slayer666

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    How do you know what motherboard revision your laptop has?
     
    slayer666, Apr 11, 2008
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  10. kozzney

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    It's on a sticker underneath your RAM slots.
     
    kozzney, Apr 11, 2008
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  11. slayer666

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    cool , thanx for that
     
    slayer666, Apr 11, 2008
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  12. FusionZ06

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    Aren't we on A09 now?
     
    FusionZ06, Apr 11, 2008
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  13. slayer666

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    hm, should I upgrade from A07?
     
    slayer666, Apr 11, 2008
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  14. kozzney

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    I have, but I haven't really noticed any differences or anything. I think the biggest update for A09 was support for Penryn processors.
     
    kozzney, Apr 11, 2008
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    slayer666, Apr 11, 2008
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