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- The bottom line, then, as I see it, is that the BIOS update may extend the life of you GPU, which nVidia and Dell may be responsible for anyway, at the expense of additional fan noise, wear & tear on the fans, and reduced battery life because the fans are running more. So, you decide which is more important for you.
Hi,
Download the A09 Bios because it will help with GPU. For a long time now the 8400 GS and 8600 GT graphics cards have been overheating. It has been a dissapointment for a lot people because they had to replace their motherboard.
Dell Released this bios update in order to help the problem by making the GPU fan to run all the time but at a low speed.
For better air flow for your computer always use it on a flat surface. Also with the 9 cell battery it raises the back which helps air flow and better egronomics. Long lasting battery life!
So hurry and download it!
Austin
Message Edited by wildhogs3 on 08-13-2008 11:23 AMartfuldodga
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Posted August 13th, 2008 16:00
its up to you to upgrade or not, but like the masses are saying... this bios update will perhaps extend the life of the faulty product shortly past many folks warranty period, does that sound like a good thing? in the end this will fall on Dell's lap even though it is nVidia's fault, but Dell will recoup losses directly from nVidia so what odds?
do what you think is right =]
Message Edited by artfuldodga on 08-13-2008 02:54 PMI've installed the A09 Bios upgrade on my XPS M1530 and have not seen any noticeable change in the running of my fans or any increase in fan noise (mine are barely audible anyway). Some others have in the forum have noticed the same. Also, system still works as it did with A08.
RickM46
Windows Vista Home Premium, T7250 chip, 3 gig ram, NVIDIA Getforce 8600M GT.
Folks,
I have to change my response above to the effects of loading A09 onto my 1530. My machine is definitely running cooler that it did when I am in a room that has no air conditioning and the temp is above ~ 75F. My fan runs on low and stays running; the palmrest is definitely cooler; before A09, the palmrest was a little annoying because it was hot.
RickM46
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Posted August 13th, 2008 15:00
Basically, the A09 BIOS upgrade deals with the issue of your potentially failing GPU (look elsewhere for that info). The upgrade increases the cycle frequency of you fans so the GPU temp range is smaller. I have upgraded mine and I can say that the fans come on more now and seem to rev up a bit higher than they used to. The downside to the upgrade is increased fan noise and the potential for fan wear, but the fans were designed to run for a very long time.