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On 10/29/2016 12:40 PM, Ian Zimmerman wrote: |
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> On 2016-10-29 11:29, Fernando Rodriguez wrote: |
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>> Also check if there's a firmware update for your laptop. I remember when |
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>> I was researching it that they released a firmware update that fixed the |
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>> problem for another model that had the same problem (because the other |
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>> model was advertised as a gaming laptop). |
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> Unfortunately, as I've just learned, you may need Windows (or wine which |
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> to me is almost as bad) to install the new firmware. (I have an |
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> Inspiron XPS.) |
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I wouldn't dare try it with wine. If you have access to a Windows machine |
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you can make a WinPE thumbdrive [1]. If you don't you can always download |
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the Windows Insider Preview [2] and do it on a VM. |
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[1] https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825109.aspx |
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[2] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewadvanced |
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Fernando Rodriguez |