Flashing
the
BIOS |
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Flashing the BIOS
The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing the system
board. To flash the BIOS:
1
Turn on the computer.
2
Go to
dell.com/support/downloads
.
3
Under the category
Support for Home Users
, click
Drivers & Downloads Home
.
4
Locate the Service Tag of your computer. The Service Tag for your computer is on a
label at the back of your computer. For more information, see the
Quick Start Guide
that shipped with your computer.
If you have your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code:
a
Click
Enter Service Tag
.
b
Enter your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code in the
Service Tag
or Express Service Code:
field, click
Submit
, and proceed to step 5.
If you do not have your computer’s Service Tag,
a
Select one of the following options:
–
Automatically detect my Service Tag for me
–
Choose from My Products and Services List
–
Choose from a list of all Dell products
b
Click
Continue
and follow the instructions on the screen.
5
Select the
Operating System
installed in your computer.
6
A list of results appears on the screen. Click
BIOS
.
7
Click
Download File
to download the latest BIOS file.
8
In the
Choose Download Method
window, click
Single-file download
, and then click
Continue
.
9
In the
Save As
window, select an appropriate location to download the file on your
computer.
10
If the Download Complete window appears, click
Close.
11
Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the BIOS update file. The file icon
appears in the folder and is titled the same as the downloaded BIOS update file.
12
Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
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