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    New BIOS updates (F.3D)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by caveman, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. caveman

    caveman Notebook Consultant

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    Just an FYI there is a new BIOS update out F.3D
    I checked and saw it is available for both the Dv9 and Dv6 series notebooks and for the Dv2000 series there is F.39 which also updates the fan algorithm. So hopefully this will fix the fan being on to much or to little.

    Fixes

    Updates the fan control algorithm of the system to reduce the likelihood of future system issues.
    Fixes issue where the touchpad scroll function does not work on some notebooks.
    Fixes issue where the battery fails.
     
    caveman, Dec 12, 2007
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  2. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    is this for AMD or Intel?
     
    timtravel42, Dec 12, 2007
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  3. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Theses are for the AMD versions. The F39 for the dv2000z and V3000z basically changes the fan controls to run it always. Ofcourse this makes the system run cooler but a bit noisy. Depending on how sensitive you are to fan noise it may or may not be a good choise to upgrade to.
     
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    It is for AMD
     
    gridtalker, Dec 12, 2007
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  5. TRAFFICBLOWS

    TRAFFICBLOWS Notebook Geek

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    BOO! When is the Intel camp going to get a fan fix?
     
    TRAFFICBLOWS, Dec 12, 2007
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    OFF THREAD TOPIC:
    Hey TRAFFICBLOWS,
    how do you feel about your Hitachi 7k200 HDD over the stock hdd? As far as heat, speed and anything else you want to express about the HDD and how it has changed your laptop. Thanks
     
    mntrryrodriguez, Dec 12, 2007
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  7. TRAFFICBLOWS

    TRAFFICBLOWS Notebook Geek

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    I started a new Thread to keep this one clean:
    HPdv6500t and Hitachi 7200 RPM 16MB Cache
     
    TRAFFICBLOWS, Dec 12, 2007
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