Literally tried pretty much what you showed before I watched the video and it would just kick me out. When I followed your video it worked perfectly so idk what I was doing wrong but thank you.
Worked great for me on an old Optiplex 990. Note that if your BIOS is *really* old then you may have to upgrade in steps. I had to go from A5 to A10 and then from A10 to A24. The release notes on the Dell site explain this. In both rounds I had to wait several minutes for "Waiting for Intel(R) ME firmware to complete" to finish. Thanks v much.
OMG thank you so much. I have been fighting this Inpiron 1520 for ever. The A09 BIOS did not like W10. Worked awesome ans was complete and rebooting in under a minute.
So Happy i found this video , my head bin hurting watching all kinds of uninformative videos on how too update my bios and i did everything in your video and now everything works.
@@MB-yw7up I had a quick look to see if needed extracted before or something. According to the documentation the BIOS Update is supposed to support DOS, it may be because you are attempting to downgrade although usually it downgrades without issue. I'm not sure what else you can try.
What does it mean when I run the BIOS*.exe file and it presents the first question of "Do you wish to continue (y/n)?" I type "y". Collecting Information progress bar animates left to right with green bars. Then it just goes back to a the DOS prompt C:\> The computer will sit there for eternity at the DOS prompt C:\> What is going on?
Optiplex 790, A10 bios revision, using unetbootin - exactly per these instructions. Drops me into an A: prompt, with no files from the USB shown. Minor differences in getting it to boot, legacy mode, only USB set to boot, no HD installed (the entire reason I need to update the bios)
Wish I had known about this earlier, I nuked my Arch Linux install with Windows XP so that I could update my BIOS on an Inspiron 1501. It's all good now though, I'll never have a BIOS update again since that PC is so old, and now it's running Gentoo.
I created the bootable USB using Unetbootin, I get to the FreeDOS screen in A:, but when I type "C:" I get "bad command or filename - "C"". I tried other letters and it didn't work. Do you know why??
some please help i cant boot in to windows after update the bios on my dell optiplex 790 dt i have try everything and the bios right now is A10 and i dont know how to dothis please help all i have is a chromebook right now
I have a desktop Alienware X51 (from 2011) and when I select the stick it load Windows like usual :( But I think the problem is that I have only UEFI and can't change it to Legacy,..
@@FrancoFrames Go to the BIOS Setup and try to Disable Secure Boot. Then save and exit the BIOS Setup. Power off your system and re-enter the BIOS setup, see if the Legacy Option is still grayed out.
@@philipyip1988 with all my others computers I have option to disable the secure boot, my very old computer Alienware X51 is the only one who didn't have it, the version of the BIOS is the version 1 and I got error message when I try to install the version 2... I can install with the USB flash but I need to be in Legacy, so I think it's technically impossible, ahah :'(
@@FrancoFrames This is one of the first systems with a UEFI BIOS so I guess UEFI settings weren't as refined on it as later models. I see on the forums some similar issues for that model but no solutions. You may have to actually install Windows 7 and use Windows 7 to perform the BIOS update.
@@philipyip1988 I have optiplex 7010 and i have latest bios A29 but its corrupted , i have to reinstall ram every time i unplug it from power and i tried everything to downgrade or reinstall A29 bios verion it restarts everytime and wont boot from file or your way from USB after restart
Philip, I tried this 10 more times. You went through a part so fast while you.discussed somethimg.that Intel or someone is doing to their chip. I don't care about any of that. What was the file you put on the drive after you used Rufus? Why does your drive have 'Locale' only when mine has some 'autorun' files. Were any.of these extracted? When I.get to the screen after the boot, I typed in the name of.the bios and it returned that DOS couldn't run that type of file. Most other files return 'BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME'. Why is it a bad name when I'm looking at it right there in the file directory?
The file you download is model specific. For the Dell models tested you should be able to download the .EXE directly. There should be no need to extract the file. You can see more details in the written guide: dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/updating-your-bios-from-a-freedos-bootable-usb/
@@JeffreyKool that's because it's not a BIOS update. That's a diagnostics partition utility update which updates a diagnostics partition on an install from a factory or can be used to create a Bootable USB (
@@philipyip1988 Thanks very much for your reply. That's very dumb of me. I have now downloaded the correct file and was able to update the BIOS following this tutorial. Thank you.
It must be nice to have several working computers, everything working and no questions. I would like to see you slide through that so easy with the crap I have, programs that for some reason react or do anything like the ones you use, and try and make a living off repairing computers that do nothing like what yours do in the video. Meanwhile, I'm seeing my career slide down the tubes while you effortlessly glide through menus breezing past items that I've spent weeks trying to get to work. I beat my printer into little pieces today with my hands out of frustration. There is blood and little pieces of glass and plastic everywhere.
I'm so tired of watching this video and it seems so easy, yet my results are so much not like that. For two weeks I've been trying everything, watching videos, reading, calling people,.and nothing. I've done this on an old Dell before. For some reason none of this works.
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Thank you! I have been trying to update the BIOS on a PowerEdge R710 for days, and with your help i finally managed to do it! :)
Literally tried pretty much what you showed before I watched the video and it would just kick me out. When I followed your video it worked perfectly so idk what I was doing wrong but thank you.
Worked great for me on an old Optiplex 990. Note that if your BIOS is *really* old then you may have to upgrade in steps. I had to go from A5 to A10 and then from A10 to A24. The release notes on the Dell site explain this. In both rounds I had to wait several minutes for "Waiting for Intel(R) ME firmware to complete" to finish. Thanks v much.
I've just updated the latest dell 3442 bios on Ubuntu 20.04 with your help.
¡Thanks a lot man!
hello i am new in this terms so any one help me about first to install linux in my pc or not plz help me
OMG thank you so much. I have been fighting this Inpiron 1520 for ever. The A09 BIOS did not like W10. Worked awesome ans was complete and rebooting in under a minute.
So Happy i found this video , my head bin hurting watching all kinds of uninformative videos on how too update my bios and i did everything in your video and now everything works.
Thanks very much. Just updated BIOS on my legacy Dell Optiplex 7010 Linux Mint machine using your very clear instructions. Flawless update!
Thank you for the video. It worked!
Just for reference, pay attention to 0 and O in file names. I got that wrong!
Helped a load, thanks for the video!!
You're welcome. :)
Dude, You are an absolute hero! Thanks!
When I type the file name in free dos to run the .exe it just says
Test.
I have the same problem
@@alpdemirel hopefully someone replies. I've been trying to get an answer
What model of Dell and what BIOS update are you using?
@@philipyip1988 I have a Dell Alienware M17x R4, BIOS is on A15, trying to return it to A12
@@MB-yw7up I had a quick look to see if needed extracted before or something. According to the documentation the BIOS Update is supposed to support DOS, it may be because you are attempting to downgrade although usually it downgrades without issue. I'm not sure what else you can try.
What does it mean when I run the BIOS*.exe file and it presents the first question of "Do you wish to continue (y/n)?" I type "y".
Collecting Information progress bar animates left to right with green bars.
Then it just goes back to a the DOS prompt C:\>
The computer will sit there for eternity at the DOS prompt C:\>
What is going on?
Thank you
i need dell optiplex 790 dump file...
some one give a link please ? thx
Optiplex 790, A10 bios revision, using unetbootin - exactly per these instructions. Drops me into an A: prompt, with no files from the USB shown. Minor differences in getting it to boot, legacy mode, only USB set to boot, no HD installed (the entire reason I need to update the bios)
My system is only Linux based (elementary OS), will this process work for that too?
Wish I had known about this earlier, I nuked my Arch Linux install with Windows XP so that I could update my BIOS on an Inspiron 1501. It's all good now though, I'll never have a BIOS update again since that PC is so old, and now it's running Gentoo.
I created the bootable USB using Unetbootin, I get to the FreeDOS screen in A:, but when I type "C:" I get "bad command or filename - "C"". I tried other letters and it didn't work. Do you know why??
Me too, i created with rufus, i start boot on pen-drive, but when i put the command, i get bad comannd or filename, im stuck in this part, help
Same issue - on the exact computer he's doing this on.
My pc dell optiplex 790 Bios A18 and when i type 0790-A22.exe here showing bad command or filename
The first O in 0790-A22 is a letter, not a number.
79-A22.exe
some please help i cant boot in to windows after update the bios on my dell optiplex 790 dt i have try everything and the bios right now is A10 and i dont know how to dothis please help all i have is a chromebook right now
when i boot into freedos i get an error saying that initdisk bad
i think his audio is a bit behind. if youre confused like me lol
This program cannot be run in DOS mode....dell 7567
I am stuck at flashing drive 12% can you help me please
When i type in the driver name after going to the C drive i just get bad command or file name and it wont run the update at all. Help anybody?
The first O in 0790-A22 is a letter, not a number.
79-A22.exe
@@paradox77 il give this a try, thank you
I have a desktop Alienware X51 (from 2011) and when I select the stick it load Windows like usual :( But I think the problem is that I have only UEFI and can't change it to Legacy,..
You should be able to enter the BIOS setup and change the Boot sequence to Legacy in order to Boot from FreeDOS.
@@philipyip1988 I'm afraid that I can't do that in the BIOS, there are UEFI grayed (locked to UEFI)
@@FrancoFrames Go to the BIOS Setup and try to Disable Secure Boot. Then save and exit the BIOS Setup. Power off your system and re-enter the BIOS setup, see if the Legacy Option is still grayed out.
@@philipyip1988 with all my others computers I have option to disable the secure boot, my very old computer Alienware X51 is the only one who didn't have it, the version of the BIOS is the version 1 and I got error message when I try to install the version 2... I can install with the USB flash but I need to be in Legacy, so I think it's technically impossible, ahah :'(
@@FrancoFrames This is one of the first systems with a UEFI BIOS so I guess UEFI settings weren't as refined on it as later models. I see on the forums some similar issues for that model but no solutions. You may have to actually install Windows 7 and use Windows 7 to perform the BIOS update.
my pc restarts after i confirm the update and boots into usb again like nothing happened
What model and what BIOS revision do you have? What revision are you updating to?
@@philipyip1988 I have optiplex 7010 and i have latest bios A29 but its corrupted , i have to reinstall ram every time i unplug it from power and i tried everything to downgrade or reinstall A29 bios verion it restarts everytime and wont boot from file or your way from USB after restart
it boots straight to windows after i press Y to update or downgrade from usb
hello i am new in this terms so any one help me about first to install linux in my pc or not
Philip, I tried this 10 more times. You went through a part so fast while you.discussed somethimg.that Intel or someone is doing to their chip. I don't care about any of that. What was the file you put on the drive after you used Rufus? Why does your drive have 'Locale' only when mine has some 'autorun' files. Were any.of these extracted? When I.get to the screen after the boot, I typed in the name of.the bios and it returned that DOS couldn't run that type of file. Most other files return 'BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME'. Why is it a bad name when I'm looking at it right there in the file directory?
The file you download is model specific. For the Dell models tested you should be able to download the .EXE directly. There should be no need to extract the file. You can see more details in the written guide: dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/updating-your-bios-from-a-freedos-bootable-usb/
Good. When I lunch the bios version "this program cannot be run in did mode"
You have to use the "Non-Packaged" .exe file from the Dell website.
Jensi226 bro please help I have this problem too.where can I download it?
Could someone explain me what ir means? I'm from Germany and I didn't quite get what he typed in to get the bios updater to start
It is dir for directory not ir
I don't see my USB
This command cannot run in dos mode
What model of system and what BIOS Update?
Same here. Dell OptiPlex 960 and update CW1379A0.exe
@@JeffreyKool that's because it's not a BIOS update. That's a diagnostics partition utility update which updates a diagnostics partition on an install from a factory or can be used to create a Bootable USB (
@@philipyip1988 Thanks very much for your reply. That's very dumb of me. I have now downloaded the correct file and was able to update the BIOS following this tutorial. Thank you.
Imagine taking 8 minutes to do a basic 1 minute step.
It must be nice to have several working computers, everything working and no questions. I would like to see you slide through that so easy with the crap I have, programs that for some reason react or do anything like the ones you use, and try and make a living off repairing computers that do nothing like what yours do in the video. Meanwhile, I'm seeing my career slide down the tubes while you effortlessly glide through menus breezing past items that I've spent weeks trying to get to work. I beat my printer into little pieces today with my hands out of frustration. There is blood and little pieces of glass and plastic everywhere.
I'm so tired of watching this video and it seems so easy, yet my results are so much not like that. For two weeks I've been trying everything, watching videos, reading, calling people,.and nothing. I've done this on an old Dell before. For some reason none of this works.