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    W530 BSoD When Power Cord Pulled While Gaming?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by K_Wall_24, Apr 7, 2013.

  1. K_Wall_24

    K_Wall_24 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys. As a student, I use my W530 for a bit of gaming on the side, and I've noticed that if I'm playing a game and the power brick gets disconnected, either at the wall or at the laptop, it will freeze my computer, and most of the time it will blue-screen. I'm assuming this has something to do with Optimus, but I was wondering if anybody has had this issue, and more importantly, if anyone has fixed it. Thanks guys.
     
    K_Wall_24, Apr 7, 2013
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  2. djembe

    djembe drum while you work

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    The latest BIOS update (2.51) is supposed to fix that issue.

    edit: Hey, it looks like there's a 2.52 out now! But at any rate, you can get the latest BIOS from here: Drivers and software - ThinkPad W530 and that should fix the issue.
     
    djembe, Apr 8, 2013
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    I notice it says its for the UEFI BIOS. I, however, am using the Legacy BIOS. It's the same thing, right?

    EDIT: I did it anyway after I read te readme, which also said that the problem was fixed. Thank you for your help, djembe
     
    K_Wall_24, Apr 9, 2013
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    Yes, it's the same thing. I'm glad it worked for you! :)
     
    djembe, Apr 9, 2013
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