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post #1 of 9
9/11/04 at 3:49am
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What is that latest BIOS for the Area-51m, how do you check the version you have and where can you get the newest one.

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post #2 of 9
9/11/04 at 4:10am
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Originally Posted by axecreatives
What is that latest BIOS for the Area-51m, how do you check the version you have and where can you get the newest one.

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When your system first boots it should tell you what BIOS version you have. To obtain updates you must download them from Alienware's support section on their site.
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post #3 of 9
9/11/04 at 9:49am
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Originally Posted by cgpd7507
When your system first boots it should tell you what BIOS version you have. To obtain updates you must download them from Alienware's support section on their site.
Only if you have disabled silent mode.
When the AW logo comes up press del.
and look for OEM version.
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post #4 of 9
9/11/04 at 3:25pm
what are BIOS? whats it used for? whats OEM version?
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post #5 of 9
9/11/04 at 4:24pm
Basic Input Output System. Basically it tells your hardware what to do/how to do it/at what speed. right?
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post #6 of 9
9/11/04 at 10:25pm
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Originally Posted by axecreatives
What is that latest BIOS for the Area-51m, how do you check the version you have and where can you get the newest one.

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ftp://alienware.com/Laptop/766/BIOS/

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post #7 of 9
9/11/04 at 10:30pm
Caution: Improperly Updating Or Flashing The Bios Cmos Chip On A Motherboard Can Damage The Motherboard 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.
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post #8 of 9
9/11/04 at 10:55pm
Additionally, unless your trying to fix something that a new bios version addresses, do not flash your bios
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post #9 of 9
9/13/04 at 10:54am
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Originally Posted by scott123
Additionally, unless your trying to fix something that a new bios version addresses, do not flash your bios

This is so true, nothing like applying a high voltage charge to a chip that may or may not "take it."
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