http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/07/dell_issues_bios_update_to_keep_nvidia_geforce_cards_from_frying-2/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:03:49 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/07/dell_issues_bios_update_to_keep_nvidia_geforce_cards_from_frying-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9151 John Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:24:12 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/07/dell_issues_bios_update_to_keep_nvidia_geforce_cards_from_frying-2.html#comment-9151 <p>Mine just died a few weeks ago. Dell took a week to replace the motherboard, and failed to mention that this was a known problem. BTW, I changed my BIOS and it didn't help a lick, by then the chip was already damaged. I can tell a noticeable difference in fan noise with the new BIOS, much louder (but its the most quiet notebook I've ever owned). </p> Mine just died a few weeks ago. Dell took a week to replace the motherboard, and failed to mention that this was a known problem. BTW, I changed my BIOS and it didn’t help a lick, by then the chip was already damaged. I can tell a noticeable difference in fan noise with the new BIOS, much louder (but its the most quiet notebook I’ve ever owned).

]]> http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/07/dell_issues_bios_update_to_keep_nvidia_geforce_cards_from_frying-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9150 krishna Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:10:51 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/07/dell_issues_bios_update_to_keep_nvidia_geforce_cards_from_frying-2.html#comment-9150 <p>i am a bit suspicious.. better fan profiles cannot save anybody from such a situation, its impossible.. common the gpus are literally getting fried.. it calls for better heatsink and thermal substrate design (also better ventilation is required.. which i dont see in any of the dell laptops).. i am pretty much sure that those guys have cut corners by releasing bios versions which substantially underclock the gpu, thus "seemingly" alleviating the consumers.. never again in my life i will be buying a dell product</p> i am a bit suspicious.. better fan profiles cannot save anybody from such a situation, its impossible.. common the gpus are literally getting fried.. it calls for better heatsink and thermal substrate design (also better ventilation is required.. which i dont see in any of the dell laptops).. i am pretty much sure that those guys have cut corners by releasing bios versions which substantially underclock the gpu, thus “seemingly” alleviating the consumers.. never again in my life i will be buying a dell product

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