5.
Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.
Flashing the BIOS
The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing the system board.
1.
Turn on the computer.
2.
Locate the BIOS update file for your computer at the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
.
3.
Click
Download Now
to download the file.
4.
If the
Export Compliance Disclaimer
window appears, click
Yes, I Accept this Agreement
.
The
File Download
window appears.
5.
Click
Save this program to disk
, and then click
OK
.
The
Save In
window appears.
6.
Click the down arrow to view the
Save In
menu, select
Desktop
, and then click
Save
.
The file downloads to your desktop.
7.
Click
Close
when the
Download Complete
window appears.
The file icon appears on your desktop and is titled the same as the download BIOS update file.
8.
Double-click the file icon on the desktop and follow the instructions on the screen.
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