BIOS Update "not for upgrades"

LeonardK · Setembro

Hello,

I own an Aspire V3-571G Notebook with ArchLinux dual-booting Win8.1. When I'm starting Arch I get this (Ivybridge-/Sandybridge -related) error:

"[drm:cpt_serr_int_handler] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun"

After research I think a BIOS Update should fix the problem. But in the BIOS-section there is a confusing line:

"BIOS - UEFI for Windows 8 (Not for Upgrades)"

So, does that mean:

a) not for those who had Win8/8.1 pre-installed (like me) or

b) not for those who have run an inplace upgrade of Win7 to Win8/8.1 instead of a clean install?

Does anyone know what this note means?

Thanks for any answers,

Leonard

Acer-Blayn · um mês atrás

Leonard,

That line means that that BIOS is designed for systems that shipped with Windows 8 or later. That BIOS is not intended for someone who upgraded to Windows 8 from a Windows 7 system.

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LeonardK · um mês atrás

so it's a hardware problem and not a software one? so the model shipped with win8 is hardware-different from the one with win7? This would be sad.

If it is so -there is no other way to use UEFI instead of the BIOS? I want to use GUID Partition Tables (GPT) , that's why Im asking.

Acer-Blayn · um mês atrás

I can't say if your problem is hardware related or software related, as you are inquiring about loading Linux, which I am unable to provide support for. If your system runs ok with Acer OEM software, it most likely does not have a hardware problem.

For systems that shipped with a BIOS, there is no way to upgrade it to UEFI by using any downloads we offer on our site. Some systems that shipped with Windows 7, were upgradeable to Windows 8, but did not offer support for upgrading from BIOS to UEFI.

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LeonardK · um mês atrás

It's nothing about Linux actually.

But the second thing is closer to what I want: I want to upgrade from BIOS to UEFI. There is a UEFI installable in the Updates section of my laptop so I asked, whether I can use this... . It's just that the note was very irritating.

But is there the possibility to upgrade to UEFI for *this* specific model?

Acer-Blayn · um mês atrás

Unfortunately, there is not a way to update the system from a BIOS to UEFI.

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LeonardK · um mês atrás

hm, okay, that's sad

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