A08 BIOS update

[vertigoOne]

...seems to have improved the touch functions, or maybe its just wishful thinking.

 

[Laura Knotek]

That's great to hear!

 

[johnnyman82]

im still on a03 bios cuz of the sd card speed.is it worth to update to a08?

 

[James8561]

well if the alleged touch screen fix is in A08 it certainly is worth it. after all they did jump 3 numbers ahead (last one as A05) so maybe there's more stuff hidden besides the changelog. I've installed it and played with it for an hour. no instability so far. can't confirm touch screen yet until I use it more.

 

[johnnyman82]

m8 can u pls try ur sd card speed with a08?i ll be gr8full!

 

[bigeduck]

I always had an issue coming from sleep and typing in my pin where the first touch would repeat the number and count as a bad attempt, that seems to be fixed.

That aside there was quite a jump, though not sure what else to look for. uu

 

[Trevor Halsey]

Driver Details | Dell US

Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
--Not Applicable
Enhancements
--Improve the charge functionality for Accessory Charging Adapters(ACA)

im still on a03 bios cuz of the sd card speed.is it worth to update to a08?

On A05 I get decent enough speeds. I'll test over the next few days and report back.

 

[JeffLeites]

I think it did help the touch issue -

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy brown dog.

No repeats... or else I'm just getting better at on screen typing

 

[ToddKlindt]

The combination of the A08 BIOS and the latest Wi-Fi drivers fixed the Wi-Fi problem I had. The DV8 would act like it was reconnecting to my access point but it would show as limited until I disconnected and reconnected. Now it stays connected through sleeps.