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Joseph Stateson
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July 17th, 2018 08:00
Area-51 R4 and R5, BIOS, differences?
I have R4 which I got back December 2017 and periodically check for updates here. Recently, I noticed that the bios updates for my purchase (my systems Dell ID) list both the R4 bios and the R5 bios. This was unexpected. Anyone know the difference between the R4 and R5 and why both bios are seemingly available?
Thanks for looking.
Eimy_B
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Posted July 17th, 2018 10:00
Hi @Joseph Stateson,
Dell sometimes uses these "bundled" BIOS for easier installation. The Alienware 15 and 17 use the same BIOS as well. The main difference between those two are the motherboards and configurations supported.