Dell 5000 Series owner manual Flashing the Bios

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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. To flash the BIOS:

1Turn on the computer.

2Go to dell.com/support.

3If you have your computer's Service Tag, type your computer's Service Tag and click Submit.

If you do not have your computer's Service Tag, click Detect My Product to allow automatic detection of the Service Tag.

NOTE: If the Service Tag cannot be detected automatically, select your product under the product categories.

4Click Get Drivers and Downloads.

5Click View All Drivers.

6In the Operating System drop-down, select the operating system installed on your computer.

7Click BIOS.

8Click Download File to download the latest version of the BIOS for your computer.

9On the next page, select Single-file download and click Continue.

10Save the file and once the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the BIOS update file.

11Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.

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Contents Inspiron Page Contents Removing the Wireless Card Removing the Base Frame Removing the I/O Board Removing the Power-Adapter Port Before You Begin Before Working Inside Your ComputerRecommended Tools Philips screwdriver Plastic scribe After Working Inside Your Computer Removing the Base Cover ProcedureReplacing the Base Cover Removing the Battery Replacing the Battery Removing the Hard Drive Page Page Replacing the Hard Drive Removing the Wireless Card Wireless-card slot Replacing the Wireless Card Removing the Memory Modules Page Replacing the Memory Modules Post-requisites Removing the Fan Latch Lift the fan off the palm rest Fan cable Screws Replacing the Fan Removing the Keyboard Page Page Folding the Keyboard Cables Replacing the KeyboardPage Page Page Removing the Base Frame Procedure Page Board cable Base frame Tabs Replacing the Base Frame Removing the Heat Sink Lift the heat sink off the system board Screws Heat sink Replacing the Heat Sink Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Page Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Speakers Page Replacing the Speakers Removing the I/O Board Lift the I/O board off the palm rest Screw Board cable Replacing the I/O Board Removing the Status-Light Board Page Page Page Replacing the Status-Light Board Removing the System Board Page Speaker cable Page Page Replace the memory modules Replacing the System BoardRemoving the Display Assembly Procedure Display assembly Replacing the Display Assembly Antenna cables Removing the Power-Adapter Port Page Page Power-adapter port Power-adapter port cable Replace the display assembly Replacing the Power-Adapter PortRemoving the Palm Rest Page Replacing the Palm Rest Replace the display assembly Replace the status light boardFlashing the Bios