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    Should I upgrade my FL90's BIOS?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by mufflan, Apr 24, 2009.

  1. mufflan

    mufflan Notebook Consultant

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    Righto, I know the golden rule "Don't mess with what does not need fixing", but I still wonder, as my BIOS version is 1.12 in my Compal FL90, would there be any point in upgrading it?

    Such as perhaps Intel VT and DEP maybe are enabled from 1.12 to 1.19? (Merom CPU)
     
    mufflan, Apr 24, 2009
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    DEP is enabled with the 1.19 but I'm not sure about VT. The new bios introduces stuff like better thermal and memory management so I think you should upgrade to at least the 1.18 which is the last official one. 1.19 is stuck on perpetual beta as compal is not developing bios for the ifl90/jfl92 anymore.
     
    Ayle, Apr 24, 2009
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    Layne Notebook Geek

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    In my opinion go for the 1.18 BIOS, no problems there!
     
    Layne, Apr 25, 2009
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    quubik Notebook Enthusiast

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    I currently use 1.18 and the fan is spinning all the time. it stops spinning when CPU at 46 celcus and it rarely happens. Does 1.19 have better temp management or something like this. Should i upgrade?

    Edit: laptop was recently cleaned from dust.
     
    quubik, Apr 26, 2009
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    Is it running full blast? The low speed is barely audible.1.19 keeps the same thermal management.
     
    Ayle, Apr 26, 2009
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    Are you sure it's 46C. In my case it stops at 49C and starts again at 55C to bring it down. Using 119, no probs so far.
     
    grbac, Apr 26, 2009
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    Rivatuner's hardware monitor with core 2 duo plug-in shows me that. Sometimes it wont stop even on 46 celcus. It doesnt blow on full blast and not at minimum speed, somewhere in between. My notebook uses minimum speed very rarely. I thing i'm going to give 1.19 a try.
     
    quubik, Apr 26, 2009
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