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New machine bought and up & running
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Delighted to have my new machine up and running. It came with Windows 8.1 and there was no way I was going to run it with that load of old rubbish on it. The first thing I did was upgrade (painlessly!) to Windows 10. I'm not bowled over with 10 to be honest, 7 is better in most respects, but it's better to live with that 8.1 !
I bought a Dell 4K monitor to go with it, so I can now run GTA V in 4K at 60fps with no issues at all. That's the kind of power I wanted to get back to. [:)]
Still got to format/re-install W7/drivers/Command Center to my old Area 51 ALX to get it sold. I think I've extracted everything I needed out of it, so I now have to build up the courage to do it!
Re: new machine, is there any point in a BIOS update? They always make me a bit nervous, and things are running sweetly as it stands, so I'm not sure I'll take the risk!
Alienware - Rodrigo
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Posted September 1st, 2015 08:00
There should be no problem in doing the Bios update. We recommend you run the latest Bios firmware.
A03 coincided with windows 10 release which must mean something more than coincidence. Im on A03 and windows 10....had a glitch with the Alienware system software which a reinstall fixed and Alienware command centre overclock fixed settings didn't work properly...however after changing in the bios settings, all fine. PC runs perfectly (fingers crossed will tay that way!).
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Posted August 31st, 2015 12:00
Hi,
Well since it’s a new computer, I really doubt you need a Bios update. It should have come with the latest Bios firmware. The latest version is A03. If you have a previous Bios version, there should be no problem in doing the update. We recommend running the system with the latest Bios firmware. Some users have experienced issues that are resolved with a Bios update, it depends on the issue. However, this does not necessarily mean you will experience issues using a previous Bios version.