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Sentia 223 & BIOS upgrade?

post #1 of 6
4/9/06 at 11:51pm
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I have a Sentia 223 which remains the BEST laptop I've ever had. I went through the wireless problems that several Sentia owners have discussed in this forum, but my Sentia is now running an Atheros card very nicely ... thanks to this forum!

Now I am trying to make sense of the Alienware drivers and downloads section on their Web site. The only Sentia 223 download listed is for the cinema software. The Sentia 223 isn't listed anywhere else on the drivers and downloads page that I can access.

I am running version 1.09 of the BIOS ... should this be updated? Are any other Sentia 223 updates available on Alienware's site?
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post #2 of 6
4/10/06 at 1:16am
I dont have the 223, but am fairly confident that your just not finding the proper pages, call AW have them help u find ur stuff. But after you find it, the bios is the only thing you want- use the rest of the AW drivers to find the newest manufactureers drivers and use those!
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post #3 of 6
4/10/06 at 2:51am
the "hive my personal support area" should have a link that takes you to your original order. Once there, you will see that your "sentia223 blah blah..." is an underlined hyperlink and if you click it, it will list all the availabe downloads.
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post #4 of 6
4/10/06 at 8:51am
Don't have timme to find it for you at the moment, butRiggs got it right.

Although unless you've having problems, there's really no need to upgrade.
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post #5 of 6
4/12/06 at 10:26pm
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Originally Posted by The BugEater
Don't have timme to find it for you at the moment, butRiggs got it right.

Although unless you've having problems, there's really no need to upgrade.
Okay then, under support go to myhive, click on your order, and then on the computer, and you'll run across the following:
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System BIOS 1.07

This BIOS update is presented in an ISO format, and may be used to create a bootable CD-ROM with all the necessary files to flash your BIOS. Apply this update ONLY if you are experiencing problems with your system.
Features and fixes in this BIOS release:

Supports the Pentium M Dothan M715a CPU (06D8h)
Before you run the BIOS update:

Make sure that your computer has the battery and the AC-Adapter connected
Disconnect any third party peripherals connected to the computer
Do NOT turn the computer off during the BIOS update
Do NOT restart the computer during the BIOS update
Do NOT eject the CD-ROM from the drive during the BIOS update
CAUTION: Improperly updating or flashing the BIOS CMOS chip on a motherboard can damage it to the point of rendering it useless. Accordingly, you should perform this BIOS update only with the assistance of an Alienware technical support agent. Performing this BIOS update without such assistance will void your system's warranty.



Platform(s): Windows XP, Windows 2000
Sorry it took so long, test week 'ya know. An' I"m flying home on leave for ten days starting Friday. Hooah! <<So yeah, you won't be seeing me>>

By the way, how do you have BIOS ver.1.09 for the 223? They didn't sneaky relase an' upgrade an' get rid of it while I was away, did they?
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post #6 of 6
4/13/06 at 2:30am
Remember too that the OEM released bios's that AW sometimes never supported

The big difference is the AW logo at bootup
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