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    OK to upgrade BIOS to R2085H4?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by razorseal, May 15, 2012.

  1. razorseal

    razorseal Notebook Enthusiast

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    Vaio center shows that R2085H4 is avaliable to download for bios upgrade...

    is this something I should do? I know these things are probably worth asking here before so I'm just making sure :)

    FWIW this is a Vaio SA with 8/11 mfg date sticker date under it. Not sure on the BIOS version
     
    razorseal, May 15, 2012
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  2. darxide_sorcerer

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    probably the BIOS is R1031H4 if you haven't updated it before. are you using a SATA III SSD?
     
    darxide_sorcerer, May 15, 2012
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    razorseal Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not, but down the road, I wanted to upgrade to a SSD.

    Why on earth did they go from SATA III to SATA II?
     
    razorseal, May 15, 2012
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    An Ill-conceived design/ecosystem.

     
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    if you're not using a SATA III-capable SSD, then i see no reason to downgrade the BIOS, especially given that there is better fan control in newer BIOSes. but hey, it's your computer :D
     
    darxide_sorcerer, May 16, 2012
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