Author: Michael Kosacek at Dell_PAL
Date: 1/5/96 8:58 AM
Priority: Normal
TO: Bill Mendenhall at Dell_BUC
Subject: pexl-a05.exe on bbs
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WARNING: DO NOT INTERRUPT THE OPERATION OF THE FLASH BIOS UPGRADE PROGRAM
ONCE IT STARTS. INTERRUPTING THIS PROCESS DURING OPERATION BY EITHER
PRESSING THE RESET BUTTON, ACTIVATING THE POWER BUTTON, OR LOSING AC LINE
VOLTAGE FROM A POWER OUTAGE MAY PERMANENTLY CORRUPT THE SYSTEM FLASH BIOS.
TO UPDATE THE FLASH BIOS
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1) Create a bootable diskette.
Insert a blank diskette into drive A, type FORMAT A: /U /S, and press
<ENTER>.
2) Uncompress the downloaded file to the newly created diskette. The
following example uses the compressed file "PEXL-A05.EXE" and assumes
the new formatted, bootable disk is in the A: drive.
PEXL-A05.EXE A:
4) Verify that the diskette you made in steps 1 and 2 is inserted into
drive A. Then press the <CTRL><ALT><DELETE> keys simultaneously.
5) Press ENTER to bypass the DELL welcome banner.
6) A menu appears. Choose "Update FLASH Memory Area From A File".
7) Choose "Update System BIOS+User Area".
8) Press the TAB key and then hit ENTER to select the FLASH BIOS UPDATE
file.
9) A message appears verifying that the BIOS file is good and the system
is ready to be loaded with the new BIOS file. Press ENTER to "Continue
With Programming".
10) A message appears confirming the successful loading of the FLASH BIOS.
Press a key to reboot the system. Your system will now restart with
the updated BIOS. The system sign-on banner displays the BIOS
revision (example 1.00.05 represents A05).
If you experience any problems with this procedure, call Dell Technical
Support for assistance at 1-800-624-9896.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.