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10 Feb 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by gohardsupreme  i am still curious as to whether or not the update would add anything useful. Usually the mfg will list exactly what the new BIOS provides. I'd look for that, it might be called release notes or changelog or something to that effect. It should provide you with the details of what it does and depending upon that...you can determine whether it's something that you think you actually need. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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10 Feb 2010
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#22 | |
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Quote: Originally Posted by gohardsupreme
Quote: Originally Posted by madtownidiot The heat issue probably is more due to the hardware you're using than anything that may or may not be wrong with BIOS. Try taking apart your laptop and cleaning the dust out of it. Sometimes that helps immensely. Dusting the hardware has made a big difference in terms of temperature and as far the BIOS i get the if it aint broke dont fix it idea but i am still curious as to whether or not the update would add anything useful. Last time I updated a BIOS unnecessarily (if it ain't broke don't try to fix it) I had to reinstall the OS and everything else too. Waste of 3 hours | | My System Specs | | |
10 Feb 2010
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#23 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86-64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by madtownidiot
Quote: Originally Posted by gohardsupreme
Quote: Originally Posted by madtownidiot The heat issue probably is more due to the hardware you're using than anything that may or may not be wrong with BIOS. Try taking apart your laptop and cleaning the dust out of it. Sometimes that helps immensely. Dusting the hardware has made a big difference in terms of temperature and as far the BIOS i get the if it aint broke dont fix it idea but i am still curious as to whether or not the update would add anything useful. Last time I updated a BIOS unnecessarily (if it ain't broke don't try to fix it) I had to reinstall the OS and everything else too. Waste of 3 hours Did you know what you were doing at the time? A reinstall of the OS wouldn't be necessary. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony Vaio Z46GDU
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86-64
CPU P9700@2.8GHz 1066MHz FSB
Motherboard Sony branded
Memory 6GB DDR3 1066MHz
Graphics Card 9300M GS 256MB Dedicated (Speed) + Intel4500MHD (Stamina)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 13.1' WXGA
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives 320GB 7200RPM w/ 16MB cache
Internet Speed 1MB/s
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10 Feb 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by Frostmourne
Did you know what you were doing at the time? A reinstall of the OS wouldn't be necessary.
Not really, first time in a lot of years.. windows 7 freezes on startup at the slightest change in hardware configuration from the bios. Could not get past the splash screen, but no BSOD at least | | My System Specs | | |
10 Feb 2010
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#25 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86-64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by madtownidiot
Quote: Originally Posted by Frostmourne
Did you know what you were doing at the time? A reinstall of the OS wouldn't be necessary.
No, the last time I flashed a bios on a computer didn't have any problems was about 7 years ago Right, but if the BIOS update breaks if you have Dual-Bios or turned the option on to back up the BIOS to HDD (or both) you won't have any issues. As for the OS reinstall, thats a separate issue to getting the BIOS working. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony Vaio Z46GDU
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86-64
CPU P9700@2.8GHz 1066MHz FSB
Motherboard Sony branded
Memory 6GB DDR3 1066MHz
Graphics Card 9300M GS 256MB Dedicated (Speed) + Intel4500MHD (Stamina)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 13.1' WXGA
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives 320GB 7200RPM w/ 16MB cache
Internet Speed 1MB/s
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10 Feb 2010
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#26 | |
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE Indian Territory |
Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1
Quote: Originally Posted by gohardsupreme i am still curious as to whether or not the update would add anything useful. Usually the mfg will list exactly what the new BIOS provides. I'd look for that, it might be called release notes or changelog or something to that effect. It should provide you with the details of what it does and depending upon that...you can determine whether it's something that you think you actually need. I looked for that earlier and found nothing. Maybe it's there, where I couldn't find it, but remembering the distant past, when I had a Gateway, they are not good about providing details. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY
OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
Internet Speed 3.3Mbps
Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
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10 Feb 2010
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#27 | |
windows 7 home premium sp1 x86 |
Quote: Originally Posted by seekermeister
Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1
Quote: Originally Posted by gohardsupreme i am still curious as to whether or not the update would add anything useful. Usually the mfg will list exactly what the new BIOS provides. I'd look for that, it might be called release notes or changelog or something to that effect. It should provide you with the details of what it does and depending upon that...you can determine whether it's something that you think you actually need. I looked for that earlier and found nothing. Maybe it's there, where I couldn't find it, but remembering the distant past, when I had a Gateway, they are not good about providing details. yea they dont give any details so i think ill hold off | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway T-1628
OS windows 7 home premium sp1 x86
CPU AMD Turion 64 x2 Mobile Technology 2.0 GHz
Motherboard GATEWAY (Socket M2/S1G1) ATI RS690/RS690M Chipset
Memory 3gb DDR2 RAM
Graphics Card ATI Radeon x1200 series
Sound Card SigmaTel High Def audio
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Hard Drives 250gb Western Digital
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