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July 26th, 2008 20:00

XPS 1530 Bios update vs card replacement

I'm inquiring about if any person who made the BIOS update to version 9 had problems or got a replacement part from Dell.
  • helmecj01

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    Posted July 26th, 2008 20:00

    Hi 02CamaroSS


    @02CamaroSS wrote:

    When did Version 9 come out? What d oyou mean about a replacement part?

     

    Thanks,

     

    Brian


    When did Version 9 come out? 25.07.2008:smileywink:

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  • 02CamaroSS

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    Posted July 26th, 2008 20:00

    Thanks, I just installed it:)

     

    Brian

  • 02CamaroSS

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    Posted July 26th, 2008 20:00

    When did Version 9 come out? What d oyou mean about a replacement part?

     

    Thanks,

     

    Brian

  • 02CamaroSS

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    Posted July 27th, 2008 00:00

    What do you mean by replacement part?

     

    Brian

  • bikerboy94

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    Posted July 27th, 2008 04:00

     you dont have a problem why replace anything.
  • fotograf

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    Posted July 27th, 2008 08:00

    The new BIOS is mostly to problem regarding the 8400/8600 NVIDIA graphic card fot laptop. NVIDIA admitted not long ago that these cards at faulty casing that could be affected by heat. So they announce that  they made a provision of a few hundred million dollars to cover the recall/problem.

     

    The latest response from Dell was to change the BIOS to version 9 to hel reduce the overheating problem. See this article an this one .

     

    So I am wondering if Dell will recall the cards that are removable, we don't want to be caught after our initial guarantee wears off.

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    Posted July 27th, 2008 09:00

    would still be covered under a recall after warr expires so should be ok.