2.Locate the Downloadable files for your machine type as follows:
a.Under Use Quick path, type your machine type and click Go.
b.Click Continue.
c.Click Downloads and drivers.
d.Under the BIOS category, click the Flash BIOS update.
e.Click the .txt file that contains the installation instructions for the flash BIOS update (flash from the operating system version).
3.Print these instructions. This is very important since they are not on the screen after the download begins.
4.From your browser, click Back to return to the list of files. Carefully follow the printed instructions to download, extract, and install the update.
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure
If power to your computer is interrupted while POST/BIOS is being updated (flash update), your computer might not restart correctly. If this happens, perform the following procedure (also known as a
1.Turn off the computer and any attached devices, such as printers, monitors, and external drives.
2.Unplug all power cords from electrical outlets, and remove the computer cover. See “Removing the cover” on page 10.
3.Pivot the drive bay assembly upward to gain access to the system board.
4.Locate the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper on the system board. See “Identifying parts on the system board” on page 11.
5.If necessary, refer to Installing adapters to remove any adapters that impede access to the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper.
6.Move the jumper from the standard position (pins 1 and 2) to pins 2 and 3.
7.Replace the computer cover. See “Replacing the cover and connecting the cables” on page 23.
8.Reconnect the power cords for the computer and monitor to electrical outlets.
9.Insert the POST/BIOS update (flash) diskette into drive A, and turn on the computer and the monitor.
10.The recovery session will take two to three minutes. During this time you will hear a series of beeps. After the update session is completed, there will be no video, the series of beeps will end, and the system will automatically turn off. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.
11.Repeats steps 2 through 5 on page 30.
12.Replace the Clear CMOS/Recovery jumper to its original position.
13.Replace any adapters that were removed.
14.Replace the computer cover and reconnect any cables that were disconnected. See “Replacing the cover and connecting the cables” on page 23.
15.Turn on the computer to restart the operating system.
