MSI Wind v1.09 BIOS update makes overclocking easy
By Darren Murph 
posted Oct 24th 2008 11:31AM
posted Oct 24th 2008 11:31AM
We've long since known that MSI was a fan of overclocking. After all, just about every last one of its gaming notebooks come with one-button OC'ing courtesy of the Turbo Drive Engine technology. Now, it seems that the company is giving the spoils once reserved for the Crysis crowd to those with netbooks, or more specifically, the Wind. The freshly released (and absolutely official) v1.09 BIOS update enables simple overclocking by mashing Fn+F10, giving users the ability to push things 8%, 15% or 24% beyond their normally specified limits. Electric Feel over at ElectricVagabond has found that the update provides up to a 30% boost in performance, which he claims is quite noticeable in processor-intensive apps like Photoshop. You know you're dying to give your Wind a little lift, so hit the via below for the step-by-step of getting this installed.
Anyone know if this bios update will apply to the Advent branded UK version?
@ Kespar: I have the (old) MSI BIOS running on my Advent just fine.
I'll try this update when I get home tonight, but I don't see why it wouldn't work when the previous version did.
sweet...cheers.
Im close to making a decision on which to go for, and overclocking seems like a good deal swayer to me.
So, can it play Crysis now?
not with that integrated GPU that you have!
My Eee has an option like this, its pretty nice, but I wish it was more tweakable and coould OC higher. It's not as if the processor even generates much heat, its all in the clunky 945 chipset they picked.
On the stock ram 2gb that came with my wind i can only reach 15% , with after market ram everyone else gets 24% =( its nice though
What's the word on this whole thing burning a hole in your lap and killing your battery in 25 seconds flat?
burning a hole in your lap and killing your Progeny in 25 seconds flat
fixed
That was the word.
The overclocking feature only works when its plugged into the charger, not on battery power. At 15% overclock i haven't noticed any heat difference from normal after heavy use.
wtf is he doing running Photoshop on an MSI Wind?
Uhhh, I use Photoshop CS3 on my MSI Wind with no problems. Most of them time, it's with the Wind hooked up to my 22" monitor, but I have no problems using it on the native 10.2" display as well.
Wow. A software update that upgrades your hardware. Maybe my girlfriend knows more than I thought about computers.
yes, your hand is more knowledgeable than you think
OMG phanbouy stop it!! :D :D :D
oh snap!
Why isn't there a netbook section yet?
+1
But where is the limit between Netbook and Notebook? 10in? 12 in? Single CPU?
I think it's called "Atom".
I wonder if I can finally stream some low bitrate 1080p, and stutter free 720p now. tl;dr Is this independant of wether or not the AC jack is pluged in?
Hmmm...installed it just now but now I have an unidentified hardware device with no drivers, and Fn+F10 doesn't do anything at all (used to put me in low power mode)...any advice? Do I have to enable in the BIOS first?
winter's just around the corner...good thing i live in minneapolis...
Argh! A missed opportunity by the editor. Title should have been:
"MSI Wind v1.09 BIOS update makes overclocking a breeze"
Why am I not an Engadget editor!
Oooo this makes me actually consider aproaching one now. I forget they exist untill I read an article about them.
Thanks for the mention Engadget but where's the link :D
For those that are interested in doing the upgrade: http://www.electricvagabond.com/2008/10/msi-wind-bios-109-update-overclock-and.html
Not a single person that's followed my guide (to the letter) has bricked their machine yet!
Great set of instructions, brilliant thanks, (http://www.electricvagabond.com/2008/10/msi-wind-bios-109-update-overclock-and.html)
flashed my Advent 4211with the 1.09 MSI BIOS and it works great all the way up to 24% , has been fine for days at 24% with standard 1Gb - will probably upgrade anyway to 2Gb of good quality ram.
Used HP's USB boot tool from: http://www.bootdisk.com/pendrive.htm and basic DOS 6.22 image from same site, then got 1.09 BIOS from MSI site and crossed fingers (and everything else!!).... but worked great from USB booting.
It feels a lot quicker, essp with photoshop etc .... and doesn't seem to be getting any hotter. Looks good so far.....
Yippiee (: Thanks to EF!
I found a good article for german readers about how to flash at http://www.netbook-wiki.de/index.php?title=MSI_Wind_U100_Bios_Flashen
Might be useful for you, too as you can download a nice tool there which can format your usb stick to have it bootable!
OK ! Help me through this. I have a new MSI Wind U100 box stock with the 106 Bios. I runs it quiet and cool at 1.66 g and all the buttons are what they say. The 109 Bios offers segmented upspeeds to 24 or 27 % above mine with opportunity to run 800 on down power. Why? What is the purpose. Quiet and dependable at 1.6 gig is cool (no pun intended) and really if you can't hook on to the overclock when bat powered who cares. I may be wrong but the portbabitlity without wires is a big thing for the little computers. Everything works and blue and green are enough colors for a Power button for now. If MSI feels it is important to put on the Online Live I will go for it but I really think there will be a more important reason than leaving skidmarks on granite topped cafe tables. Keep the love on. - Jim