Appendix 195
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
downloaded BIOS update file.
8
Double-click the file icon on the desktop and follow the on-screen
instructions.
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