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Updating your Intel SSD firmware for better performance

Wim Bervoets — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:26:40 +0000

We’ve just posted our first Wim’s BIOS video on YouTube! In the video we show step-by-step how to update the firmware of your Intel SSD (Solid State Drive) The newest release adds some performance improvements in the NCQ area, so it’s a good idea to update to squeeze the best performance out of your drive! [...]

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Updating your Intel SSD firmware for better performance

Wimsbios.com now on VPS and CDN hosting

Wim Bervoets — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:54:53 +0000

Wimsbios.com is now hosted on its own cloud infrastructure (VPS). Together with CDN technology for the static parts of the site, the performance has been improved greatly! Let us know how fast the site loads at your end! This is a post from Wim's BIOS BlogWimsbios.com now on VPS and CDN hosting

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Wimsbios.com now on VPS and CDN hosting

10 common mistakes you should avoid when flashing your BIOS

Wim Bervoets — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:25:05 +0000

TechRepublic has posted an interesting article on their blog about flashing your BIOS. 10 common mistakes are identified which you should avoid when flashing your BIOS. One of the most important ones is the first: Misidentification of your motherboard manufacturer/model/revision number. A must-read before flashing your BIOS! This is a post from Wim's BIOS Blog10 [...]

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10 common mistakes you should avoid when flashing your BIOS

AMD 790FX chipset id

Wim Bervoets — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:52:24 +0000

After the Intel X38 chipset we’ve now added the first motherboard identification strings for the AMD 790FX chipset. (which supports AMD Phenom AM2 processors) The chipset can be identified by the 6A66A Award chipset code as shown below: 11/29/2007-RD790-SB600-6A66AG01C-00 This code is used for the Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 (PCB: 1.0) motherboard. Check our AMD 790FX chipset [...]

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AMD 790FX chipset id

Intel X38 chipset BIOS IDs

Wim Bervoets — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:11:01 +0000

We’ve added the first BIOS IDs for the newest Intel X38 chipset on our Award BIOS ID’s page The chipset can be identified by the 6A79O Award chipset code as shown below: 10/30/2007-X38-ICH9-6A79OG0QC-00 This code is used for the Gigabyte X38-DQ6 motherboard. Check our Intel X38 chipset page for more BIOS IDs. This is a [...]

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Intel X38 chipset BIOS IDs

Asrock bios upgrades added

Wim Bervoets — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:39:13 +0000

We’ve added a new page about Asrock BIOS upgrades on Wim’s BIOS. You can find a list of AMI motherboard identification strings to identify your Asrock motherboard as well as links to the official site. Check out our Asrock BIOS upgrades page! PS: More motherboard identification strings will be added in the near future! This [...]

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Asrock bios upgrades added

Compaq/HP A8AE-LE BIOS v3.14

Wim Bervoets — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:18:17 +0000

People using the Compaq/HP A8AE-LE motherboard may have noticed very slow performance with BIOS v3.13 (the latest version available on the HP site) due to the system taking 60% to 100% of CPU cycles even at idle time. BIOS v3.14 fixes this problem, but is unfortunately not yet available. Edwin, one of the moderators at [...]

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Compaq/HP A8AE-LE BIOS v3.14