Flashing the BIOS
Dell Studio™ 1557/1558 Service Manual
1.
Turn on the computer.
2.
Go to the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
.
3.
Click
Drivers & Downloads
®
Select Model
.
4.
Locate the BIOS update file for your computer:
If you have your computer's Service Tag:
a.
Click
Enter a Service Tag
.
b.
Enter your computer's Service Tag in the
Enter a service tag:
field, click
Go
, and proceed to
.
If you do not have your computer's Service Tag:
a.
Select the type of product in the
Select Your Product Family
list.
b.
Select the product brand in the
Select Your Product Line
list.
c.
Select the product model number in the
Select Your Product Model
list.
d.
Click
Confirm
.
5.
A list of results appear on the screen. Click
BIOS
.
6.
Click
Download Now
to download the latest BIOS file.
The
File Download
window appears.
7.
Click
Save
to save the file on your desktop. The file downloads to your desktop.
8.
Click
Close
if the
Download Complete
window appears.
The file icon appears on your desktop and is titled the same as the downloaded BIOS update file.
9.
Double-click the file icon on the desktop and follow the instructions on the screen.
NOTE:
The Service Tag for your computer is located at the bottom of the computer.
NOTE:
If you have selected a different model and want to start over again, click
Start Over
on the top right of the menu.
