Dell Inspiron 660, Owner'S Manual

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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 support.dell.com/support/downloads .
3
Locate the BIOS update file for your computer:
NOTE:
The Service Tag for your computer is located on a label at the bottom
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
Enter your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code in the
Service Tag or Express Service Code field.
b
Click Submit and proceed to step 4.
If you do not have your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code:
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.
4
A list of results appears on the screen. Click BIOS .
5
Click Download File to download the latest BIOS file.
6
In the Please select your download method below window, click For
Single File Download via Browser , and then click Download Now.
7
In the Save As window, select an appropriate location to download the file
on your computer.
8
If the Download Complete window appears, click Close .
9
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.
10
Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions that
appear on the screen.
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