BIOS 1.22 update
magnetoeric
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I have an acer nitro 5 AN515-52-77S9 laptop. The driver page has listed a new BIOS update which says "1. Add ABST support. 2. Update Microcode to 0x96" Can someone please explain what does ABST mean? I assume microcode is something related to intel drivers. Is that right? Also, in case the new BIOS causes some instability, can i revert it back? Thanks in advance.
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i found this reference:
ABST=ARM-Binding SubTeam
https://community.arm.com/processors/b/blog/posts/uefi-a-new-opportunity-for-preboot-firmware-on-arm-based-systems-part-2
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From a German user the same information: After flashing BIOS 1.22 the keyboard backlight goes out after 30 seconds, even though mains power is used.Really a strange idea from Acer, if it was intended. If there doesn't come a patch, I will not flash version 1.22 on my AN515-52!Edit: @magnetoeric: Fine, that the change of backlight timeout behaviour doesn't bother you, 'cause when you've flashed a new BIOS you can't go back to an earlier version!PH18-72 https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/118366992?"There's more to the picture than meets the eye ..."_______________________________________________
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Same question, same model0
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i found this reference:
ABST=ARM-Binding SubTeam
https://community.arm.com/processors/b/blog/posts/uefi-a-new-opportunity-for-preboot-firmware-on-arm-based-systems-part-2
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Thanks for the link. So this is related to UEFI boot. I'll update it nevertheless since there's a microcode update0
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также оно (обновление) появилось и на странице ноутбуков Prredator PH 317-52 (Helios 300) с таким же описанием. После обновления изменился режим работы подсветки клавиатуры. До обновления она не отключалась сама, только через Fn-F9. Сейчас гаснет через 30 сек. бездействия и включается по нажатию любой клавиши. Вопрос к тем кто тоже обновился, у всех стало так?0
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You're right. The new update has changed the backlight timeout. It doesn't matter to me, since i use an external keyboard most of the time
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From a German user the same information: After flashing BIOS 1.22 the keyboard backlight goes out after 30 seconds, even though mains power is used.Really a strange idea from Acer, if it was intended. If there doesn't come a patch, I will not flash version 1.22 on my AN515-52!Edit: @magnetoeric: Fine, that the change of backlight timeout behaviour doesn't bother you, 'cause when you've flashed a new BIOS you can't go back to an earlier version!PH18-72 https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/118366992?"There's more to the picture than meets the eye ..."_______________________________________________
Bitte bei der hilfreichsten Antwort die Markierung als Lösung nicht vergessen; du hilfst damit anderen, die das selbe Problem haben!
"Likes"? Warum nicht! ;-)
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Just what i thought. Thanks for answering. And i hope Acer would revert to the default behaviour in the upcoming updates.3
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Hi all,
We apologize for all the confusion this has created, I want to clarify that the intended behavior of the backlight on all Nitro's 5 and Acer models is to always turn off 30 seconds after the last key stroke, this is not a bug but a feature (is not new), and it is a power saver (it does save on battery life).
Please refer to the following knowledge article link: https://us.answers.acer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/34903 We will provide your feedback to our design/engineering team for future consideration, but at the moment theirs no information that this feature will be changed.
Note: This thread will be now closed and this marked as the official solution.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may have cause,
Acer-Manny
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