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Dell has provided a fix for the problem affecting some users of Nvidia graphics chips inside notebooks.

Nvidia refused to say exactly which products were affected. Dell knows, though, and if you own one of the following notebooks, the company recommends downloading and updating your BIOS, which will adjust the cooling to compensate for the affected chips. Dell will provide support according to your existing warranty.

Here's the catch, though: if you are experiencing issues such as: multiple images, random characters on the screen, lines on the screen, or no video, you're out of luck: the BIOS update won't fix anything. A list of affected notebooks follows. Click on the link to download the updated BIOS for that particular model.



Dell Product Name

BIOS Revision

Date

Update File Name

Inspiron 1420

A09

7/14/08

1420_A09.EXE

Latitude D630

A12

6/22/08

D630_A12.EXE

Latitude D630c

A06

7/11/08

D630CA06.EXE

Dell Precision M2300

A07

7/11/08

M2300A07.EXE

Vostro Notebook 1310

A10

7/10/08

V1310-A10.EXE

Vostro Notebook 1400

A09

7/10/08

1400_A09.EXE

Vostro Notebook 1510

A10

7/10/08

V1510A10.EXE

Vostro Notebook 1710

A07

7/10/08

V1710A07.EXE

XPS M1330

A12

7/9/08

M1330A12.EXE

XPS M1530

A09

7/25/08

1530_A09.EXE

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Posted by: Fernando
July 30, 2008 3:34 PM

Does anyone knw if HP did the same thing?


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