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   #1. Posted at 06:08 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
Gerbil Jedidiah
Guess this support's the Inquirer's article a couple of weeks back.
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#1, No, it doesn't support the INQ's article in any way. The INQ...  :  Silus  (#4)  «
#4, It sure does nothing to discredit theInq's assertion.  :  flip-mode  (#6)  «
#6, Uh?! The INQ's nonsense said ALL G84/G86 chips were ba...  :  Silus  (#7)  «
#7, Easy. booster seat.  :  data8504  (#9)  «
#7, I guess you believe what nVidia feeds you, I know I...  :  srg86  (#10)  «
#10, Maybe you should read the article then ? It's de...  :  Silus  (#12)  «
#12, Like nVidia has never spread any FUD before. ...  :  srg86  (#14)  «
#14, Let's choose the lesser evil though, shall...  :  Meadows  (#15)  «
#7, I believe thats the point, this says nothing to the...  :  d2brothe  (#17)  «
#17, Again, the fix was issued only to notebooks. If ...  :  Silus  (#20)  «
#20, Dell can't issue an update for desktops becau...  :  Meadows  (#21)  «
#20, I'm not supporting anything, I'm merely stati...  :  d2brothe  (#33)  «
#4, I said supports, not "validates 100% every word in the IN...  :  Gerbil Jedidiah  (#19)  «
#19, Do tell me how this article supports the INQ in ANY wa...  :  Silus  (#22)  «
#22, It doesn't contradict the Inq.  :  Meadows  (#23)  «
#22, It supports it because TR states Dell is erring on ...  :  Gerbil Jedidiah  (#24)  «
#24, Of course Dell would do it over caution. It's th...  :  Silus  (#25)  «
#22, it absolutely supports parts of the Inquirer articl...  :  clone  (#26)  «
#26, The INQ's artcile was done AFTER we already knew...  :  Silus  (#27)  «
#27, sure and what about the Channel vendors most ...  :  clone  (#28)  «
#28, Recall for which G84/G86 ? Desktop or lapt...  :  Silus  (#30)  «
#26, Since you edited your post, I'll reply to it als...  :  Silus  (#29)  «
#29, It looks like channel vendors are demanding a...  :  dattimr  (#31)  «
#29, How so ? What are your grounds for this ? Thi...  :  clone  (#34)  «
#34, Nvidia doesn't build it's silicon differen...  :  Silus  (#36)  «
#36, Guess fanboys are not reserved for big ...  :  clone  (#37)  «

   #35. Posted at 03:25 PM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
5150
Well, I've e-mailed Dell, we'll see what happens. I'm definitely going to let them know this is not cool, no pun intended.
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   #32. Posted at 12:08 PM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
Ryu Connor
Basically, if Dell is issuing a firmware fix for all notebooks with the Nvidia chips that are know to have issue, then that supports the possibility that the problem goes beyond the scope of what Nvidia has admitted to.

Dell didn't issue a firmware fix for all notebooks with the NVIDIA chips.

For instance my 1720 with 8600M GT did not receive a firmware update.
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   #18. Posted at 09:14 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
5150
Heh, I have a Latitude D630 that I updated the BIOS on a few weeks ago to the new version, I guess I haven't noticed much change, but this thing sits on my desk all day with a fan/platform underneath it.
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   #8. Posted at 08:07 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
Fighterpilot
What with the poor market response to NVidia's new graphics cards,vendors abandoning ship and now this...they must be feeling under siege right now.
Luckily they have a large group of green goggle wearers to tide them through these tough times I suppose.
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#8, As I have said before, fanboys do little to actually keep a ...  :  Convert  (#13)  «
#13, Touché.  :  Meadows  (#16)  «

   #11. Posted at 08:18 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
eitje
Regarding users updating their firmware: if any of the consumer users are running the DellSupport software, it'll tell them "you have a new patch to install! it's pretty urgent!"

now i'm kind of regretting uninstalling that from my parents' computer....
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   #5. Posted at 07:43 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
davidedney123
An M1330 I had delivered the other day has this new BIOS version and runs it's fan at a low speed continually, so presumably this is what these updates do on all of these laptops.

Sod this - I'd rather have NVidia change the chip when it dies than have the fan running more often and reducing battery life. If it dies outside the 3 years then it's no great loss anyway.

Dave
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   #3. Posted at 06:44 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
BlackStar
I was about to buy the M1330 with the Nvidia chip, but this changes everything... One of the good things about that laptop was its fan (silent, would not run for lengthy periods) - this sucks.

Better safe than sorry, I guess - although I somehow doubt many current users will actually update their firmware.
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   #2. Posted at 06:22 AM on Jul 28th 2008 Edit   Reply
YeuEmMaiMai
lol this isn't gonna do anything but prolong the timebefore failure so that most of the chips are out of any standard 1 year warranty.............
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