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    A05 BIOS question.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by 12me91, Sep 17, 2011.

  1. 12me91

    12me91 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do I just go to dell's website to download it? And i've heard it makes the fan quieter, does it slow it down or something? Would that potentially damage my laptop by like letting the CPU run hotter then?
     
    12me91, Sep 17, 2011
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    smokingjam Notebook Evangelist

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    it just adds more spin cycles.
    makes the fan less noisy at low temps instead of kicking in full like it use to
    just go to dells website download the exe and open it. doesnt take long at all
     
    smokingjam, Sep 17, 2011
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    12me91 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Oh, sweet! I assume it still has the normal max speed when the temps gt high, or did they change that too? Dont know if I'll be able to test it today, homework out the wazoo.
     
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    I think they have just added more levels of fan speed, mine still runs passively when programming and fans only go full out when playing high demanding titles like Crysis 2.
     
    johnspartan11712, Sep 17, 2011
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