Samsung Q1UP gets a BIOS upgrade with… something.

Samsungq1upbiosupgradeNosing around the Samsung Download center, I see there’s a new BIOS version available for the Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC, both the XP and Vista versions. My device is currently running Vista but I noticed that my BIOS is version 01MI, so I’ve just downloaded 02MI. The under 2 MB file ran in under five minutes and then the UMPC rebooted. Bear in mind that you’ll want to have your unit plugged in to an AC outlet and the battery must have at least a 30% charge or the BIOS update won’t run.I already had 2 GB of memory in the unit, so the old BIOS supports at least that much RAM. I figured the new BIOS would offer support for sharing up to 256 MB of memory with the video card since the Intel 945 chipset can handle that. On the original BIOS, only 128 MB of memory could be allocated to video. Unfortunately, when I checked in the the BIOS, I still see the same options for video memory: 64- and 128-MB, along with an Auto function which still tops out at 128 MB. At this point, I don’t see any visible changes in the BIOS setup screens, so I have no idea what the new version adds. Can anyone say “release notes”? Just for kicks, I ran the Windows Experience Index rating again… same exact scores as the last time.Update: Big word of caution. My Q1UP apparently no longer has a wireless radio inside after the BIOS upgrade. I’ve never seen software make hardware magically disappear. ;) I’ll be working through the issue but wanted to quickly point it out. More to follow…Update 2: Either a few reboots or changing the wireless setting in the BIOS addressed the issue. Samwise is flying around the web without wires. Whew!

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