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    BIOS update for p-6860

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by mechrock, Oct 19, 2008.

  1. mechrock

    mechrock Notebook Evangelist

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    Can someone tell me if this is safe?
    To update?

    support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?st=pn&param=1015340R
     
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  2. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    which version you have and what is wrong with it ?

    i bet you already have this version installed.
     
    royk50, Oct 19, 2008
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  3. iaTa

    iaTa Do Not Feed

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    I updated just fine.
     
    iaTa, Oct 19, 2008
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  4. mechrock

    mechrock Notebook Evangelist

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    Actually what I should have said was:
    What new features does this update give you?
     
    mechrock, Oct 19, 2008
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  5. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    and... life is better i guess....?
    my point is that i haven't read a single 68xx user reporting any change after updating. the only thing that it is much harder to enable vt support on the 28 bios than on the 26 (6831 original bios).

    i would love to be corrected on this (might find a reason to update my bios ;) )
     
    royk50, Oct 19, 2008
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  6. iaTa

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    Nope haven't noticed any differences but quite often you don't with BIOS updates. Being that the changelog says BIOS update for Vista I thought I might as well update it :)
     
    iaTa, Oct 19, 2008
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  7. Kamin_Majere

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    Yeah i dont see a point to the 6860 having a bios update (unless it unlocked our multipliers and gave us more access to the inner workings of the bloody thing)

    With the exception of the mic issue i think everything pretty much works as its supposed to perfectly (with the best drivers of course) So barring a major update with some nice features added a BIOS update flash for the 6860 is just really not a good idea
     
    Kamin_Majere, Oct 19, 2008
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