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    Has anyone flashed the new bios for dv5t?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Vivere, Aug 30, 2008.

  1. Vivere

    Vivere Notebook Geek

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    Hi,
    Has anyone flashed the new bios update that came out 8/26 for the dv5t? I want to try it but i want to see if anyone has done it first. Let me know!!!
     
    Vivere, Aug 30, 2008
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  2. Vivere

    Vivere Notebook Geek

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    bump

    how do i know what bios version i have?
     
    Vivere, Aug 31, 2008
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    joshua wood Notebook Consultant

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    Where do u see this bios update for download? What changes are there?
     
    joshua wood, Sep 1, 2008
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  4. Vivere

    Vivere Notebook Geek

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    it says they are new updated bios for the 9600m gt...
    software and downloads...notebooks...mine is custom...under bios

    when i go to the download page for hp and dv5t...there is a bios update that came on the 8/26...so i am assuming it just came out
     
    Vivere, Sep 1, 2008
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    Vivere, Sep 1, 2008
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    i did it
    I have varying results
    the first notebook i had, it made my CPU change from 2.0 to 2.26 (according to every program i have)
    and another it made my notebook say i have 5 gigs of ram instead of 4 (confirmed by PC wizard, CPU-Z, system props, and manager)
    third notebook, no change.
     
    The_Musician, Sep 1, 2008
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  7. Vivere

    Vivere Notebook Geek

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    does it change your fan settings? so that it runs earlier?
    Musician...you tried the bios that was released on the 26th?
     
    Vivere, Sep 1, 2008
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    Strange. The newest bios F.09 A updates the 9600 bios to the same version as the last release, F.07 A. So why's it needed then? F.07 A adds C6 and VT support, which appears in my bios, so I assume my dv5t came with at least F.07 A, rather than the initial F.05 bios. So why would anyone want to upgrade? Sadly HP doesn't provide much info on F.09 if there are other fixes.
     
    joshua wood, Sep 1, 2008
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    I saw the new bios but I always forget to look to see what my current version is. I figure if its really worth it someone here will find out.
     
    Lord Egregious, Sep 1, 2008
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    how do i check what version i have?
     
    Vivere, Sep 2, 2008
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