New BIOS v3.305

I put it here

http://www.dump.ro/download.php?id=2343 ... CJN4R9hfrR

Have fun

 

If I use the recovery usb will that reinstall the old bios too?

 

I added the MD5 checksum for both files, to verify the file if you download it from a different location.

 

Thanks for your help! I download it and update the BIOS.
Everything is fine!

 

I had some weird power/standby issues once I installed this update, but I think it might have been some sort of conflict with whichever fan control I was using at the time.

I couldn't power off or go into standby in XP, would have to hard-poweroff (7 sec power button). Reinstalled v3.304, and currently have Ralf's fan control, everything works again.

 

well, I didn't give it a shot because this is still a beta bios, which is not official.
But having issues with beta bios is really common.

 

Anyone noticing battery life improvements with this? I think that's the only thing that looked even remotely plausable on the changelog.

 

Does anyone know when they are going to make this BIOS official and/or why they have not up to this point?

Thanks,

Tony

 

Anyone encountered that Jorge's solution for controlling the fan (http://jorge.ulver.no/2008/08/06/acer-aspire-one-tips-and-tricks/) doesn't work with this BIOS? How could I fix it?

 

hello to all, this is copy of my first post from here

Code:

http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5080&p=34906#p34906

i install new bios from this post and go in event viewer/sysetem to see what changes i have, before that i install one more appo on my acer one, app is from this forum and it's fan controller.ok in system event viewer i se this warning
acpiec
\device\ACPIEC The embedded controller (EC) hardware returned data when none was requested. This may indicate that the BIOS is incorectly terying to access the EC without syncronizing with the OS. The data is being ignored.

so what that mean ? do i have to downgrade my bios wait for next update or do something else ?
thanx

 

oky i found that fan app was a problem, i remove it and everything is ok but i can't controll fan

 

Yes, I'm sure that the battery life has improved significantly too. I haven't actually timed it though.

The other thing that I have noticed is that my 3G connection (Huawei E169G on 3 network) seems to be much more stable and much faster!

 

I just updated my bios to 3305; and this is what it shows now:
System BIOS Version: v0.3305
VGA BIOS Version: Intel V1585

 

Please help urgently. I tried to upgrade my bios from 3114 to 3305, but got the following error:

DOS/4GW Professional Error (2001): Exception 0eh (page fault) at 180:00476844
TSF32: prev_tsf32 6AF8
...... 11 lines of hex information
Crash address (unrelocated) = 1:00003844

I tried also 3304, but same error comes up.

I have a bootable USB Stick, works fine with Win98.

Please help, I am affraid of turning it off.

 

Is that a true DOS environment? What files did you use (from what OS) to create the bootable USB?

 

I used the HP Tools to create a bootable USB STick. Worked fine. Used also Win98 files (from same link) which has all the necessary files attached (link is in 3304). It also boots normally into Dos Mode, and says Win98.

 

Rachel Greenham's acerfand script has been updated to recognise BIOS 3.305 .
This is version 0.04 . Get it here: http://home.strangenoises.org/~rachel/aspireone/acerfand/acerfand

Nevermind the link in Jorge's page, which is the 0.01 version of the script.

 

Having updated to this BIOS, my CPU temp is now going through the roof! I have no Fan control software installed, but Speed Fan jumped from ~50C average, to 66C+ average. Downloaded CoreTemp, and it is showing a sustained 86C core temperature. (My left hand is hotter too). Going to downgrade, and see if temps go back to normal.

*edit* OK, to clarify, with 3304 my mean temp with CoreTemp was 80C, with 3305 this has jumped to 90C, going as far as 95 under load. I'm not sure this is good, so I'm going back to 3304 for now.

 

another update. Appears the Winflash program managed to fritz my fan. Upon inspoection, the fan was locked in low, no matter whether I flashed with 3304 or 3305. I performed a BIOS recovery as the temperature was just escalating uncontrollably. Now back to 3304, with a CPU temp of 65 - 70 (and the fan now spins up when needed). That is very weird!

I'm going to try a USB update to 3305 now, and will update with the results.

 

With my ultra scientific testing :roll: I have managed to ascertain the following:

1. The Window flash utility screwed the fan setup on my AA1. I have repeated the procedure, and get the same results.
2. Doing a USB flash to 3304 results in temps around 65 - 70 (using CoreTemp which is Atom-capable)
3. Doing a USB flash to 3305 results in temps around 70-75 (up to 80 under load).

Has anybody had similar results, and can anyone who can decode BIOS files (macles?) say whether this is down to Acer "optimizing" the Fan or something similar? Also if anyone can explain to me why the Windows flash utility results in a locked low-speed fan EVERY time, I'd appreciate it