########################################################################## BIOS DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE FOR MICROSOFT(R) WINDOWS(R) ########################################################################## This readme file contains information about the BIOS Distribution Package (BDP) running Microsoft Windows operating systems. The BIOS Distribution Package offers new levels of ease and flexibility for creating bootable media for updating BIOS outside of the customer operating system. ########################################################################## CONTENTS ########################################################################## * MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS * USAGE * KNOWN ISSUES ########################################################################## MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ########################################################################## These BDPs support systems running the following Windows operating systems: * Windows 2000 Server (includes Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server) SP1 or later, and Windows Small Business Server [SBS] 2000, SP1 or later. * Windows Server(R) 2003 (includes Web, Standard, and Enterprise Editions) and Windows SBS 2003. * Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Extended Systems (Standard and Enterprise). * Windows XP (Home Edition, Professional Edition, and Professional x64 Edition), SP1 or later. * Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit versions (Ultimate, Home Premium, Home Basic, Business, Enterprise). ########################################################################## USAGE ########################################################################## After executing the BIOS distribution package, the BDP application will start automatically after all files are extracted to the location you specify. You can restart the BIOS distribution package by running "BDP.exe" from the folder location you specified when the download package originally ran. When the application starts, a dialog box is displayed where you can choose the media type to be created. Supported media types include: USB flash drives and CDs. Details for each media type are presented in the sections that follow. Note that in order to boot the media you create, you may need to change the boot sequence for your computer so that the media type you create is first in the boot sequence. See the User Guide for your system for more information on changing the boot sequence. Install to a USB Flash Drive Selecting this option will bring up a dialog box where you can select a USB flash drive to create a bootable BIOS Update USB flash drive from a drop-down list box. Flash drives can be hot plugged and will automatically be detected and added to the list without the need to restart the BDP application. The drop-down list includes the drive letter (if assigned) in parentheses followed by the volume name in brackets "[]" followed by the size and description of the flash drive. Selecting the "Cancel" button will return to the main window and nothing will be written to the flash drive. Selecting "OK" will cause the flash drive to be reformatted to make it bootable, and the BIOS Update files will be copied to it. All data that is already on the flash drive WILL BE ERASED. Local administrator rights are necessary to create a bootable flash drive from BDP. Although flash drives up to about 16 GB are supported, BDP is only able to create up to 2 GB partitions. Any remaining space on the flash drive will not be usable until the flash drive is re-formatted by another tool capable of supporting larger sizes. Note that flash drive boot functionality is not available on all systems. See the User Guide for your system to see if this is supported and if so how to change the boot order to boot from them. Note that not all flash drives will be bootable even if BDP can successfully write the BIOS Update image to them. Create a Bootable CD By default, this option will write an ISO image file to a user-selectable location. The full path to the file can be entered directly in the edit box at the bottom of the dialog, or you can select the "..." button to bring up a dialog box to select the location and the filename to use. Once created, the ISO image can be used along with commercial CD creation software to burn a CD. You also have the option of burning a CD-R or CD-RW media directly from the BDP application by clicking the "Burn Image..." check box. The checkbox will be grayed out if the system does not have a drive capable of burning CD-R or CD-RW media. Other media types are not supported by the application. If you click the "Cancel" button, then the image file or CD will not be created, and the application will return to the main window. If you click "OK", then the image file will be saved to the filename and location selected. Or, if the "Burn Image..." check box has been checked, then the "Burn CD" dialog will be displayed. From the "Burn CD..." dialog, you can select a CD recorder to use to create the CD from a drop-down list box. After you select OK, the CD will be erased, if needed, and if the media type is CD-RW. After that, the BIOS Update files will be copied to the CD. This option only supports CD-R and CD-RW media. You must have a drive capable of writing to one or both of these media types. The capability of burning a CD directly from BDP is not intended to support a wide variety of different CD burners and configurations. If the direct burn capability does not work in a particular hardware configuration, then it is best to create an ISO image and use commercial CD creation software to burn the image to a CD. Local administrator rights are necessary to burn a CD directly from BDP. ########################################################################## KNOWN ISSUES/LIMITATIONS ########################################################################## 1. Local administrator access is required to create bootable USB flash drives or to burn CD media from within the BDP application. You can still create an ISO image of a bootable CD and burn that image from commercial CD creation software to create a bootable CD. 2. Although flash drives up to about 16 GB are supported, BDP is only able to create up to 2 GB partitions. Any remaining space on the flash drive will not be usable until the flash drive is re-formatted by another tool capable of supporting larger sizes. ========================================================================== Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Copyright (C) 2005-2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: "Dell" is a trademark of Dell Inc.; "Windows Server", "Microsoft", "Windows Vista", and "Windows" are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. January 2009Download 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.