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    Modified MSI bios for 1029: In search of

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by butter_fry, Jan 28, 2006.

  1. butter_fry

    butter_fry Newbie

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    has anyone tried, or does anyone have so i can try, the Falcon Northwest bios for their MS-1029 clone. Its the TL-2 model. They claim the memory and cpu timings are available in the bios. I'd like to be the judge of that.

    From the Falcon site:
    "Optimized and accessible BIOS
    We don't hide your BIOS behind a graphic or limit your access to it. We tweak every system's BIOS settings individually to the very edge of performance - but not one step beyond (risking instability). That means maximum speed without crashing or graphics problems. And If you want to play with your settings to overclock... we give you the tools."

    or does anyone know of any key combo that unlocks this functionality in the standard MSI issue code.


    -butter
     
    butter_fry, Jan 28, 2006
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  2. scoot1212

    scoot1212 Notebook Consultant

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    i looked for it but i wasn't able to find it to download it. not sure if i want to try it or not.
    scott
     
    scoot1212, Jan 29, 2006
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    CoffeeShark Notebook Evangelist

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    butter_fry Newbie

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    the question was, is MSI hiding anything, not falcon.

    they claim on their website to have an enhanced bios. I didn't ask for a tutorial on how to flash a bios or why I would/wouldn't need to. Thanks for the advise though.
     
    butter_fry, Jan 30, 2006
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    Butter_fry:

    I highly doubt it as MSI has only recently gotten the MS-1029 stable (in most circumstances) using DDR400...forget about any "enhancements"
     
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    scoot1212 Notebook Consultant

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    i personally think that the bios on the 1029 sucks. there are many basic features that should be there but aren't. i when compare the 1029 bios to the bios of a thinkpad t41, i can't believe the things that are lacking from the 1029 bios.
    scott
     
    scoot1212, Jan 31, 2006
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