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    Is there a modified bios for 15R2?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by WaldoJim42, Sep 22, 2016.

  1. WaldoJim42

    WaldoJim42 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Basically what the title says...

    I am hoping to find someone who could mod the bios for the 15R2 - if this is possible. Specifically, I would like to know if any of the recent releases have the option to disable SST, and possibly unlock some of the restrictions for us 6700 users. Namely, I cannot modify the turbo boost behavior in the slightest, and would like to be able to force it to hold 3.5Ghz like I could with the Haswell chips. I have searched a fair bit, and haven't found a whole lot of information. Namely because the searches keep returning m15x info...
     
    WaldoJim42, Sep 22, 2016
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    sirleeofroy Notebook Evangelist

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    There isn't I'm afraid, and there isn't likely to ever be one either.

    I asked about this when I first got my R2 as the OC options are very limited, even with the 6820HK.

    The BIOS is able to be extracted and edited but there is no way to flash them back without Dell keys/signatures.

    :(
     
    sirleeofroy, Sep 22, 2016
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    WaldoJim42 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ouch. Sad to see this is where we are with machines now. Thanks for the information.
     
    WaldoJim42, Sep 22, 2016
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