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Z71V Bios

post #1 of 57
5/7/05 at 6:10am
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Anyone know what's new in the 0207 bios for the Z71V?

Lol called the Z71V the 'A71V' in my last posts. aixelsyd
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post #2 of 57
5/7/05 at 1:35pm
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Originally Posted by lytener
Anyone know what's new in the 0207 bios for the Z71V?

Lol called the Z71V the 'A71V' in my last posts. aixelsyd
I don't have the balls to flash the BIOS. Im a wussy and don't want to f*ck up my s*it
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post #3 of 57
5/7/05 at 1:37pm
yeah, my computer works fine now. I don't see a reason to update. What would it fix?
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post #4 of 57
5/7/05 at 2:21pm
Well, if there wasn't anything TO fix, ASUS probably wouldn't have released a new BIOS...
I'm sure it's just little bugs that ASUS wanted to fix that you guys don't notice. Just know that if you flash and you don't like the new BIOS, you can always revert back to the old one IF you flash in DOS.
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post #5 of 57
5/7/05 at 7:15pm
I'm definitely in the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" crowd. Until I see a good reason to update I'll stick to what I have.
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post #6 of 57
5/8/05 at 3:27am
I just flashed the 0206g a few days ago. They just release 0207?!
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post #7 of 57
5/10/05 at 10:57pm
207g kicking here so far so good =p , just close yer eyes its over quick

http://www.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/Z71V/0207G.zip
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post #8 of 57
5/10/05 at 11:12pm
I just flashed to 207 and went on battery... so far I don't have a buzzing sound! Hope this lasts. I'll stay on battery for a while to check it out.
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post #9 of 57
5/10/05 at 11:26pm
fan on when plugged in seems to be gone too swing!
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post #10 of 57
5/10/05 at 11:28pm
Still no buzzing! Sweetness!
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post #11 of 57
5/11/05 at 2:09am
dumb question, but how do I flash to a new BIOS? I downloaded the new one and put it on a CD, but when I try to flash update, it only gives me the option of booting from a floppy. what am I doing wrong?
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post #12 of 57
5/11/05 at 2:13am
You need to download the software on their website called WINFLASH. It will allow you to flash using windows XP. No floppy required
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post #13 of 57
5/11/05 at 2:20am
ah, that WAS easy. I noticed that program earlier and didn't know what it was for. Thanks, smilepak!
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post #14 of 57
5/11/05 at 2:26am
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Originally Posted by Djembe_Rob
ah, that WAS easy. I noticed that program earlier and didn't know what it was for. Thanks, smilepak!
Did you flash already? Notice any differences?
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post #15 of 57
5/11/05 at 2:35am
Yup. I think Windows loaded up a skitch quicker, but it could be my imagination. The only previous noise on battery I got was a not-very-noticeable high pitched sound every time I loaded I web page after I undervolted. I'll go to battery when it's full and check to see if it's still there. (I just undervolted a bit more, down to smilepak's settings, also)
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post #16 of 57
5/11/05 at 2:39am
no more web page loading sound! I'm at 49 degrees right now, and the fan's still on, so I'll let you know when it shuts off. If smilepak's right (and I have no doubts that he is), it will kill itself at 45
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post #17 of 57
5/11/05 at 2:45am
Yeah, if it is under 45c, the fan was completely off and didnt notice when it turn on until then. At least what i noticed heeh

I just flash up to 0207g. I never had problem originally, so to me no differences..heheh
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post #18 of 57
5/11/05 at 2:51am
oh, and smilepak, I decided to finally take you up on the undervolting deal. I used Centrino Hardware Control to do it, and I'm running at your voltage for the top, and just a smidge higher for the bottom. With 94% battery life left, it says I have an estimated 4 hours, 13 minutes left. Cool!

p.s.: fan still on at 44 degrees. waiting for it to go down more...
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post #19 of 57
5/11/05 at 4:11am
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Originally Posted by Djembe_Rob
oh, and smilepak, I decided to finally take you up on the undervolting deal. I used Centrino Hardware Control to do it, and I'm running at your voltage for the top, and just a smidge higher for the bottom. With 94% battery life left, it says I have an estimated 4 hours, 13 minutes left. Cool!

p.s.: fan still on at 44 degrees. waiting for it to go down more...
what voltages are you using exactly? i can't seem to find smilepak's settings... i know i've seen 'em before, just can't find it again are you just undervolting the highest and lowest multipliers or all of them? and what power management settings are u using to get 44 degrees? you still use power4 gear?
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post #20 of 57
5/11/05 at 12:05pm
I'm using Centrino Hardware Control. There's a thread about it on the first page of Notebook General called "Fantastic Software for Centrino". I've got it on "dynamic switching", so it stays at 800 Mhz until it needs to go higher. CHC allows you to customize the voltage on every multiplier, so my voltages are...
Multiplier Voltage
6x .796v
8x .876v
9x .924v
10x .956v
11x 1.004v
12x 1.036v
13x 1.084v
14x 1.116v

smilepak used a different program to undervolt, and his voltages are 1.116v@1.86 Ghz (14x) and .700v@800Mhz (6x). At the moment, I'm not using Power4Gear, because this program works better for CPU throttling, and ALS takes care of screen brightness. By using dynamic switching, my computer runs cooler longer.
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