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    JFT00 Bios Upgrade to use the Xp Mode

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by TheBadKing, Feb 19, 2010.

  1. TheBadKing

    TheBadKing Newbie

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    Hi

    I have runed the check from MS that say, I have to activete this in the bios. But I cant find anything about this in the Bios.

    I have the JFT00
    CPU: T9300
    MEM: 4096

    InsydeH2O Rev. 3.0 Bios
    V. 1.05A


    I have found that there are an 1.06A version on the Compal site, but there is only one strange file, that I don`t know what to with.
    No file ending on it.
    Every one else of the bios versions on the site is in zip and with more files than one.

    Some one that knows about how to do this?
    And is it really possible to get the XP mode to work?
    The CPU have viritualization after what I have read.

    Is it possible to make the GPU get more of the shared memory?

    Kindly

    Petter
     
  2. grbac

    grbac Notebook Deity

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  3. TheBadKing

    TheBadKing Newbie

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    grbac Notebook Deity

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    IDK frankly, have never tried anything like that and that is the first that I dug up after googling a bit that had sense.
     
  5. TheBadKing

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    Ok, thanks for help so far. I`ll try to read and understand.........
     
  6. splashpants

    splashpants Notebook Consultant

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    Hey BadKing,

    When I ran the check on my laptop the first time (JHL90) it actually told me that it doesn't support virtualization. Once I actually installed XP mode however it ran fine :)
     
  7. TheBadKing

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    Then I`ll try that...

    But why isn`t Insyde adding this futures...

    I read some place that this BIOS is almost lika OS in its self.. Why can`t we do somthing in that bios, like in all other bioses???
     
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    splashpants Notebook Consultant

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    I have to say I am quit unimpressed with laptop bios in general. They generally have very few options, not like desktops. Lots of the time some features are still available but hidden and you need some kind of program to interface... like the JHL90 AHCI... you need to use a bootable disc to change it.