Dell戴尔Inspiron 8000笔记本电脑BIOS A23版

Dell戴尔Inspiron 8000笔记本电脑BIOS A23版

BIOS Release Notes

Systems: Dell Inspiron 8000 (Memory location F000:E845)
Version: A23 (Memory location F000:E842)
Build Date: 01/21/04 (Memory location FFFF:0005)

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** IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THIS RELEASE **

1. Users with systems equipped with nVidia video controllers must also download and install an updated video driver when upgrading to this BIOS. Failure to do so may prevent the LCD panel from operating at its optimal resolution or prevent the system from resuming from Standby.
Please refer to the list of driver versions and file names below to find the correct driver for your operating system.

Operating System Driver Version Driver File Name
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Windows ME A07 NME1760.EXE
Windows 2000 A18 NXK4482.EXE
Windows XP A18 NXK4482.EXE

2. Windows 2000 users with systems equipped with ATI video controllers must also download and install the A10 video driver (R54215.EXE) when upgrading to this BIOS. Failure to do so may prevent the LCD panel from to turning on when opening the lid after suspending the system by closing the lid.

3. Windows ME users must also download and install the OS Update utility for Windows ME (OSUPA00.EXE) when upgrading to this BIOS version. Failure to do so may prevent the system or peripherals from functioning properly.

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The following updates were made to the A22 BIOS to create A23:

Enhancements:
1. Optimized the thermal control algorithm.


The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems:
1. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI
2. Microsoft Windows XP