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Dell has released an updated system bios for the M18x. The latest revision is A05 and it specifically addresses the overheating issue with 6990m video cards experienced during a "cold" boot (first boot). With this latest bios, the fans should spin up as the cards heat up and cool them down properly. Please use this thread to report your findings and experiences with A05.[ATTACH=CONFIG]2953[/ATTACH] Release Date: 12/2/2011 Version: A05 Importance: Download Type: BIOS File Format: Hard-Drive File Size: 3MB Download Links Dell Support Page: [URL]http://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER00181378M/2/M18xR1_A05_W32_X64_ZPE.exe[/URL] Dell FTP direct download: [URL]ftp://ftp.dell.com/FOLDER00181378M/2/M18xR1_A05_W32_X64_ZPE.exe[/URL]

I remotely connected to his computer and fixed it for him. Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk

just some test photo from new camera, sorry still same old weed but new pics.

Here is my 3dmark 11 score following the IC Diamond Repaste and cleaning. NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2630QM Processor,Alienware M14xR1 score: P1909 3DMarks 1909 is outstanding for bios a01 (stock) with clocks at 800/1080 and CPU at default settings (completely reset to bios after fully disassembling the m14x.

Im still recording temps. I can tell you that with any fresh repaste its going to look much better until it sets in a bit. My last repaste was with the highest quality shin etsu sold. It was about $11 a tube a fry's. So I cleaned it all off, and unloaded the IC Diamond on it. Before at 99-100 percent GPU with CPU being utilized heavily as well (74-75c) Post repaste with Diamond (71c) with high cpu utilization. Again I dont consider this the final figure. Ill continue to monitor and check again a week and again in 2 weeks. I love repasting because I clean every part I can inside the notebook and the rest of the machine. Best wishes, StevenX

What were temps like? Before and after?