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**e6500 - New Bios - A06**

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by tom_bell07, Oct 14, 2008.

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  1. tom_bell07

    tom_bell07 Notebook Consultant

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    New BIOS released for E6500: Oct 13/2008

    Fixes/Enhancements
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    1. Added support for Intel(R) vPro(TM) configurations.
    2. Fixed issue where USB PowerShare might keep a device powered when entering Standby.
    3. Improved the discharge algorithm for systems with two batteries.
    4. Added SMBIOS support for reading/writing Password Changes option.


    http://ftp.us.dell.com/bios/E6500A06.EXE


    I loaded it up this morning, everything seems solid so far.
     
  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Perhaps we should have a communal E series BIOS thread. It seems that Dell issued updated BIOSes for all the E series yesterday with an almost standard list of changes.

    I've had no issues with A06 on my E6400.

    John
     
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