Flashing the BIOS
You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you
replace the system board. To flash the BIOS:
1
Turn on the computer.
2
Go to
dell.com/support
.
3
Click
Product Support
, enter the Service Tag of your laptop and click
Submit
.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature
or manually browse for your computer model.
4
Click
Drivers & downloads
.
5
Scroll down to
Or, show me all available drivers for …
and select
BIOS
from the
Category
drop-down list.
NOTE: In the Change OS drop-down list, select the operating system
installed on your computer.
6
Expand
BIOS
to view the available BIOS files.
7
Click
Download File
to download the latest version of the BIOS for your
computer.
8
Save the file and once the download is complete, navigate to the folder where
you saved the BIOS update file.
9
Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
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Summary of Contents for Inspiron 13
Page 28: ...1 plastic scribe 2 coin cell battery 3 battery socket 28 ...
Page 47: ...6 Lift the touch pad away from the computer 1 tape 2 touch pad 47 ...
Page 51: ...5 Lift the fan off the computer base 1 fan 2 screws 2 3 fan cable 51 ...
Page 54: ...2 Lift the heat sink off the system board 1 heat sink 2 captive screws 3 3 system board 54 ...
Page 65: ...9 Lift the system board off the computer base 1 screw 2 system board 65 ...
Page 72: ...4 Replace the base cover 72 ...
Page 74: ...1 computer base 74 ...
Page 79: ...5 Place the display panel on a clean flat surface 1 display panel 79 ...
Page 85: ...1 display back cover and antenna assembly 85 ...
Page 88: ...4 Lift the camera module off the display bezel 1 camera cable 2 camera 3 plastic scribe 88 ...