Inspiron 6000 A06 BIOS update ... Hi all, As most of you know , the latest BIOS upgrade for the i6000 is A06, I have A05 on my lappy. Has anybody upgraded th ...

HybridTheory · 06-21-2005, 06:16 PM

Hi all,
As most of you know , the latest BIOS upgrade for the i6000 is A06, I have A05 on my lappy. Has anybody upgraded their i6000 to A06? If so, could you post your experience with it? Is it worth the upgrade?

Somebody told me to just upgrade it, I don't know if things have changed from my time, but I thought a BIOS upgrade was only done on a "last resort" basis.

jay.k · 06-21-2005, 10:17 PM

I upgraded mine - nothing noticably different - 'cept I like having the latest ATI BIOS for my x300 (which is in the BIOS update too).

General rule of thumb is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

Cheers!

Jay

themadpenguin · 06-21-2005, 11:08 PM

I upgraded mine last week and haven't noticed anything different, but then again I wasn't having any issues before I upgraded.

Distephano · 06-22-2005, 02:22 AM

I just upgraded mine. I have been having problems now and then with the laptop not coming back from standby if I pull the power cord with it in standby and try to bring it back on battery power.

No word on if it is fixed from this update or not. Time will tell I guess.

jay.k · 06-22-2005, 08:37 AM

Distephano,

This may be an ATI Powerplay issue - try disabling powerplay in the advanced settings for display settings, and see if this works...

Cheers!

Jay

06-21-2005, 06:16 PM	#1
HybridTheory Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6 Credits: -347	Inspiron 6000 A06 BIOS update Hi all, As most of you know , the latest BIOS upgrade for the i6000 is A06, I have A05 on my lappy. Has anybody upgraded their i6000 to A06? If so, could you post your experience with it? Is it worth the upgrade? Somebody told me to just upgrade it, I don't know if things have changed from my time, but I thought a BIOS upgrade was only done on a "last resort" basis.

06-21-2005, 10:17 PM	#2
jay.k Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 52 Credits: -336	I upgraded mine - nothing noticably different - 'cept I like having the latest ATI BIOS for my x300 (which is in the BIOS update too). General rule of thumb is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" Cheers! Jay __________________ 6000D \| 2.0GHz undervolted @1.084v \| 1GB \| 128MB x300 \| 7200rpm 60GB \| 9Cell \| WXGA \| Sony DVD+-RW \| Intel ABG 3DMark01SE: 13846@425/315 \| 3DMark03: 4050@425/315 \| 3DMark05: 1880@435/320

06-21-2005, 11:08 PM	#3
themadpenguin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 10 Credits: 53	I upgraded mine last week and haven't noticed anything different, but then again I wasn't having any issues before I upgraded. __________________ Dell 6000D 1.86 ghz, 15.4 inch WSXGA, 128 meg ATI Radeon x300, CD/DVD Burner, 512 meg RAM, Bluetooth, Intel 2915 a/b/g wireless card

06-22-2005, 02:22 AM	#4
Distephano Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 42 Credits: -338	I just upgraded mine. I have been having problems now and then with the laptop not coming back from standby if I pull the power cord with it in standby and try to bring it back on battery power. No word on if it is fixed from this update or not. Time will tell I guess. __________________ Dell I6000d -PM 1.86 Ghz -X300 128Mb -1 Gig Ram -60 Gig 5400rpm HD -WXUGA Screen

06-22-2005, 08:37 AM	#5
jay.k Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 52 Credits: -336	Distephano, This may be an ATI Powerplay issue - try disabling powerplay in the advanced settings for display settings, and see if this works... Cheers! Jay __________________ 6000D \| 2.0GHz undervolted @1.084v \| 1GB \| 128MB x300 \| 7200rpm 60GB \| 9Cell \| WXGA \| Sony DVD+-RW \| Intel ABG 3DMark01SE: 13846@425/315 \| 3DMark03: 4050@425/315 \| 3DMark05: 1880@435/320

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