I have been reading up on the BIOS updates (A01, A03, A05) and am trying to figure out which is the best one...although I know this answer can be very subjective depending on what the uses are. Mine came from the factory with A03 installed and I did notice the loud fans and was really happy when the A05 came out. But I have been reading that the only real fix in the A05 is a limit on the fan rpm and incremental increases of rpm. ALthough its good, I am worried about overheating issues of the cpu as ppl have reported hikes in temp on A05...
Mixed reports about the A03 are also a factor and I am getting the message that currently, the best one is the A01....what are everyones thoughts on this. Which BIOS are you all using and why??
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Been on A01 since it the M14x was released and I have yet to see any problems. I like the ability to control the video card performance myself since they removed it in A03 and above to resolve the battery problem.
All the other BIOS updates don't seem like much improvements in my opinion. Yea A05 "might" stabilize the fan speeds but doesn't seem like much of a gain since you lose the ability of high-performance for the video card on battery. -
Is it possible to downgrade to AO1 if your system came with AO3?
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couldnt even tell you what im running now. im gonna update to A05 though
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i was running a01... was pretty solid.... i hardly ever game on battery so i decided to go up to A05.... so far... so good fan is better and sad seems more responsive
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A05. A poll might do well for this topic OP
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ive just updated to A05.
glad i did, fan noise is loads better. played deus ex human revolution. got temps around 55ish, fans were going but nothing like they were before. -
I had A01 until A05 was released. I really wanted it since they made the fan less noisy. I love it and don't regret updating.
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Running A05 right now. Previously had A01, A03, and A04. So far, I like A05 best.
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Running A05, the fans are quite a lot quieter now. Had A03, A04 previously.
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A05 as most of the lads
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I receive my M14x with A03 then update to A04, now I'm with A05 and this is the best so far.
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Are temperatures any higher using A05, since it slows the fans?
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Running A05 used to be on A03 seems that the laptop now runs less passivly now though seems like the fan is more pro active.
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might give a05 a go, been on a01 myself since launch.
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My M14x had the A03 in stock, one time I tried to downgrade to A01 but my PC after running 3Dmarks on battery just shut down and didnt booted again until I unplug the battery so I returned to A03 :q
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A04 might not be so useless when ivy bridge comes out...
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i use A05 right now and regret my upgrade.. my fan still wont shut off and temp is around 46 degrees... with A03 it used to be off all the time! and kick on randomly. yes it was loud for maybe 5 seconds.. then it was silent.. now its constant fan on low all the time!
:S thinking about downgrading but at the same time i cant risk having the laptop get really loud in a college class
i wish was there something between A03 and A05 in terms of fan control :S
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in terms of A01 vs A05...does anyone have any information regarding the GPU settings? I read somewhere that in A03, the GPU is limited and in A01 it is customizable...its this true for the A05?
What BIOS is Everyone using on their M14x?
Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by soulhacker, Aug 28, 2011.