Dell Inspiron 3480, Service Manual

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Flashing the BIOS
You may need to flash (update) the BIOS when an update is available or when you replace the system board.
Follow these steps to flash the BIOS:
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Go to www.dell.com/support .
3 Click Product support , enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then 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 > Find it myself .
5 Select the operating system installed on your computer.
6 Scroll down the page and expand BIOS .
7 Click Download to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer.
8 After 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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Flashing BIOS (USB key)
1 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 7 in " Flashing the BIOS " to download the latest BIOS setup program file.
2 Create a bootable USB drive. For more information see the knowledge base article SLN143196 at www.dell.com/support .
3 Copy the BIOS setup program file to the bootable USB drive.
4 Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer that needs the BIOS update.
5 Restart the computer and press F12 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen.
6 Boot to the USB drive from the One Time Boot Menu .
7 Type the BIOS setup program filename and press Enter .
8 The BIOS Update Utility appears. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the BIOS update.
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