acer x4620g p01.A3 BIOS Update

Gnomx
Gnomx Member Posts: 6

Tinkerer

HI there.
What is latest BIOS for this desktop computer?  
Current version is : p01.A3

Answers

  • Leostat
    Leostat ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
    On the support there is a slightly newer version P11.A3:

    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/4390?b=1

    Looks to be only for UEFI boot though, having issues :)?
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,601 Trailblazer
    IIRC the P01 BIOSes were for the original motherboards and Windows 7. They later did a new motherboard that support UEFI and Windows 8 that used the P11 BIOSes. The only upgrade for yours is the version that is optimized for Linux (P01.A2L). Your P01-A3 is the latest for your motherboard.
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  • Gnomx
    Gnomx Member Posts: 6

    Tinkerer

    billsey said:
    IIRC the P01 BIOSes were for the original motherboards and Windows 7. They later did a new motherboard that support UEFI and Windows 8 that used the P11 BIOSes. The only upgrade for yours is the version that is optimized for Linux (P01.A2L). Your P01-A3 is the latest for your motherboard.

    Thanks a lot for your support. So "L" means linux OS? It can resolve my booting issues ??
  • Gnomx
    Gnomx Member Posts: 6

    Tinkerer

    Leostat said:
    On the support there is a slightly newer version P11.A3:

    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/support-product/4390?b=1

    Looks to be only for UEFI boot though, having issues :)?

    We can't upgrade that bios!! :(
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,601 Trailblazer
    No, the Linux BIOS versions did some tweaking to the UEFI settings to allow early, buggy UEFI implementations for Linux to work at all. Current versions of Linux work just fine without those tweaks.
    So... What boot issues are you seeing?
    Click on "Like" if you find my answer useful or click on "Yes" if it answers your question.
  • Easwar
    Easwar Member Posts: 6,727 Guru
    Hi Gnomx,

    ​ May I know the model name of your unit.