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    MX15 OS W08 and BIOS update Question

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by dear_rapper, Nov 1, 2012.

  1. dear_rapper

    dear_rapper Newbie

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    Greetings all

    This first post at site, been here for while in shadow reading post and stuff, Since i got me Alienware mx15 2 years ago, Since then been bit lazy to update drivers and Bios stuff because it been working well for me,
    But since been while I think is time for some update, SO my plan is wanted to upgrade my AW to window 8 but before that i think i should update my BIOS i got A07 (21-07-2010) should i go first to A08 then A09 and ,
    After that should i update graphic driver or after I instal window 8, then driver for it , and also since dell doesnt support mx15 , does my other driver keep working, i did Windows8-ReleasePreview-UpgradeAssistant, and most driver that came with laptop show compatibility except ATI Catalyst Control Center and ATI Catalyst Install Manager but it say need reinstall it on W08, Other then that i look good on paper,
     
    dear_rapper, Nov 1, 2012
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  2. Daverish

    Daverish Notebook Consultant

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    I went directly to A09 from A05. YMMV but generally the less bios flashes the better (less times of risking bad problems) and you don't need to upgrade them incrementally.
     
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