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Updated flashBIOS for M70 & D810

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7/27/05 at 1:37pm
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BIOS: Dell Precision M70 System BIOS, English, Precision M70, A02
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BIOS Release Notes
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Systems: Dell Precision M70 Series 
Version: A02 
Build Date: 07/04/2005 


Issues Fixed:
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1. Fixed HLDS Slim Combo no detect(From S3) issue.
2. Fixed the issue that AC adapter can not be detected intermittently.
3. Fixed the bug where the BIOS POST progress bar would not go all the way to the 100% position.


Enhancements:
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1. Change NV41GL string to offical name "NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400".
2. Update BCM57xx PXE ROM version to 8.1.4. Changed the PXE boot rom to support RPL.
3. Allow a Setup option to choose between hot and warm undocking (default is hot undock).
4. Added support (in Setup) for the MPCI Wireless cards.
5. Added support for INT 13 DMA transfers (under DOS) when operating in protected mode. This is specifically meant to address a performance issue seen by some customers who are running Ghost under DOS in protected mode. 

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BIOS: Dell Latitude D810 System BIOS, English, Latitude D810, A03
Code:
Dell
Copyright (C) 2005, All Rights reserved.
www.dell.com


BIOS Release Notes
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Systems: Dell Latitude D810 Series 
Version: A03 
Build Date: 07/04/2005 


Issues Fixed:
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1. Fixed HLDS Slim Combo no detect(From S3) issue.
2. Fixed the issue that AC adapter can not be detected intermittently.
3. Fixed the bug where the BIOS POST progress bar would not go all the way to the 100% position.



Enhancements:
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1. Update the ATI M22 VBIOS to 8.17M.192.059 to optimize Samsung F Prime memory timing setting.
2. Change "ATI M24" string to official name "ATI MOBILITY Radeon X600" in BIOS Setup.
3. Update BCM57xx PXE ROM version to 8.1.4. Changed the PXE boot rom to support RPL
4. Allow a Setup option to choose between hot and warm undocking (default is hot undock).
5. Added support (in Setup) for MPCI Wireless cards.
6. Added support for INT 13 DMA transfers (under DOS) when operating in protected mode. This is specifically meant to address a performance issue seen by some customers who are running Ghost under DOS in protected mode. 

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post #2 of 8
7/27/05 at 3:18pm
Thanks, I'm giving it a try right now.
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post #3 of 8
7/27/05 at 6:27pm
hmm, doesn't really sound like I need to flash. The docking issue is about the only reason as that just doesn't work well. I have to go to standby to undock otherwise very odd things happen.

Tellerve
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post #4 of 8
7/27/05 at 9:53pm
All is well with the new bios, but unfortunately it didn't help with the bsod I keep getting. I'm really getting frustrated with these "Memory Parity Error" messages. Anyway, at least the bios is good.
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post #5 of 8
7/28/05 at 2:10am
what kinda ram do you have element?
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post #6 of 8
7/28/05 at 4:45am
It says only for US customers. Should I wait for my "Australian" system? Are the systems any different, or is there a warranty problem?
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post #7 of 8
7/28/05 at 12:58pm
BIOS versions aren't country/language specific...
Your Australian updates should be identical to U.S. updates, except with an added funny accent
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post #8 of 8
7/29/05 at 1:29am
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Originally Posted by Tellerve
what kinda ram do you have element?
All my ram is straight from Dell. I know I should have used newegg, but at the time I was fairly new to the whole laptop thing so I went with Dell. The laptop came with 512MB installed and I added the 1GB stick myself (bottom compartment). I'm going to try contacting Dell on Monday to see what they can do.
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