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E1505/6400 Bios A08

post #1 of 23
8/10/06 at 2:51am
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Dell Inspiron 6400/E1505 System BIOS, English, Inspiron MM061, A08
Release Date: 8/4/2006
Criticality : Optional
Description :Dell Inspiron 6400/E1505 System BIOS

Fixes and Enhancements
Enhancements
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1. Updated Intel processor support, Processor ID: 06F6.

2. Support Owner Password feature.

3. Update Intel bitmap logo.

4. Add support for 64-bit Windows flash program.

5. Update NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 Video BIOS version to 5.72.22.42.B2.

6. Update thermal control.
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post #2 of 23
8/10/06 at 6:47pm
Saw the update a few mins ago, wondering if it's a real inprovement this time instead of the lousy updates we got last few times..
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post #3 of 23
8/10/06 at 7:29pm
Thermal control? Better cooling I hope...
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post #4 of 23
8/11/06 at 12:31am
Quote:
Originally Posted by E1505Guy
Thermal control? Better cooling I hope...


After updating last night my notebook is staying 10 degrees cooler both CPU and HDD.
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post #5 of 23
8/11/06 at 11:32am
what software you use to see the temp ? I'll try that new bios
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post #6 of 23
8/11/06 at 1:19pm
Updated as well, no temp readings as of yet though.
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post #7 of 23
8/11/06 at 3:37pm
do these do more harm than good sometimes? i want to update, not sure if there will be bugs involved by doing a bios update.
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post #8 of 23
8/11/06 at 4:58pm
I've never had a problem due to a BIOS update.
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post #9 of 23
8/11/06 at 11:13pm
hmm, mine is comming in on friday aug 18...
how do i know what version bios.... just press f12 at start up?
and ive never flashed a bios onto a mobo b4, so could someone explain how to do that plz?
thanks
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post #10 of 23
8/12/06 at 12:54am
NOTE:Shut down all other applications prior to running the BIOS update utility. The update utility reboots your system in order to get the new BIOS loaded.




  1. Double click the Icon on your desktop labeled MM061A08.EXE.

    The Dell Bios Flash window appears

  2. Click the Continue button.

    The message Pressing OK will close all applications, shut down Windows, Flash the BIOS, then reboot. appears.
  3. Click the OK button.

    The system will restart and the Bios Flash will be completed.
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post #11 of 23
8/12/06 at 5:59am
Now Merom runs without Bios warnings and cooler
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post #12 of 23
8/12/06 at 1:34pm
Which Merom? T7200 or T7400?
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post #13 of 23
8/12/06 at 3:35pm
Probably any merom.
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post #14 of 23
8/12/06 at 5:45pm
it does feel significantly cooler. before, the upper right corner was scalding hot. now it's not too bad.
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post #15 of 23
8/13/06 at 5:37pm
does the new update keep system fan ON more? I love that my e1505 is silent most of the time
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post #16 of 23
8/15/06 at 3:28am
is there any other benefit than "cooling down the lappy"? I notice my systems getting slower!
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post #17 of 23
8/15/06 at 10:39am
I'm in this IT Support game now 7+ years, my previous job I supported (hands-on) 450+ Dell systems, 100 approx Dell laptops (D series) in the mix too....

The 6400 is the first Dell laptop I had ever bought, it came with A04 BIOS and I flashed to A05 - no probs but A06 & A07 gave me a noiser laptop (running RMCLOCK all these times with low voltages) with A07 causing it to lock up from after an hour of running! I was suprised very by this. I managed to find A05 again and went back to that, no problems...

Now, A08 has more feedback here than other BIOS updates before it so will give it ago and let ye know the scoop.
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post #18 of 23
8/15/06 at 8:37pm
so daelight what do u think about the A08, any better performance or what? looking forward to your review
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post #19 of 23
8/15/06 at 8:50pm
I've been running A08 for about 10 days. No complaints. I'll admit that I didn't have the E1505 long enough to notice any faults with A07 either.
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post #20 of 23
8/15/06 at 9:58pm
ok this might sound dumb but where are u guys downloading this from? cuz i am at the dell site and the bios its showing me is AO4? someone help please......
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