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    Alienware 17R4 Kaby Lake 1.0.2 BIOS

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Lorne King, Feb 5, 2017.

  1. Lorne King

    Lorne King Newbie

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    I goofed and installed the K1.0.1 BIOS and it seems to have bricked my BIOS. I have a EEPROM programmer, and wondering if anyone has a copy of the K1.0.2 BIOS that came shipped with my unit that I could try out?
     
    Lorne King, Feb 5, 2017
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  2. leeloyd

    leeloyd Notebook Consultant

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    You didn't know ? AW encrypt their Bios now.

    Dumping it and recovering it won't be as easy as usual.
     
    leeloyd, Feb 6, 2017
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  3. Lorne King

    Lorne King Newbie

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    Nope, didn't know, and that explains a hell of a lot. Thank you for the update on that.

    Tech came out and replaced the motherboard today. It's running BIOS version K1.0.1 (I think it's a refurb board) but otherwise everything is running smooth. Crossing fingers for a public release of the K1.0.2 BIOS soon.
     
    Lorne King, Feb 6, 2017
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    jasdeep Newbie

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    Hey can u tell me the temps of your laptop while gaming before u replaced the motherboard
     
    jasdeep, Feb 14, 2017
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