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Can I install a better UEFI BIOS?

Elerek
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1) I'm aware UEFI BIOS is technically of redundant/contradictory but whatever

2) Not really sure if this belongs in OS forum...

 

I just bought an Acer Switch Alpha 12 to carry around when I'm not home with my nice gaming dektop. I went into the bios to see how much control I had and it was... basically 0.

 

I can set a password and set up a bios recovery partition... that's about it.

 

Is there a reliable/semi-safe way of getting a nicer feature set here? Like some ram settings, cpu feature options, etc?

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Depends, Does the BIOS suport flashing? And is there something to replace it?

System Stability? More like system unstability

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Nope. You're stuck with whatever the manufacturers release. You're rarely going to get features like that on a mobile device.

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4 minutes ago, Elerek said:

1) I'm aware UEFI BIOS is technically of redundant/contradictory but whatever

2) Not really sure if this belongs in OS forum...

 

I just bought an Acer Switch Alpha 12 to carry around when I'm not home with my nice gaming dektop. I went into the bios to see how much control I had and it was... basically 0.

 

I can set a password and set up a bios recovery partition... that's about it.

 

Is there a reliable/semi-safe way of getting a nicer feature set here? Like some ram settings, cpu feature options, etc?

No, the UEFI/Bios is created for that specific motherboard type and can only be used by that motherboard, you cannot install a different one.  You may be able to update it with a more current version but it's unlikely that they would add more features, especially to a laptops bios.

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1 minute ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Nope. You're stuck with whatever the manufacturers release.

I suppose, but I have heard of BIOS replacements that arnt made by the manufacturer... I will have to look in to that.

System Stability? More like system unstability

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1 minute ago, Meowcat285 said:

I suppose, but I have heard of BIOS replacements that arnt made by the manufacturer... I will have to look in to that.

Since the Acer Switch Alpha 12 is a Surface like device, the chances of it having a third party BIOS is virtually zero in my books. It's just not worth the time to try to write a custom BIOS on your own for it.

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