Bios Update Stalled
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From: Scrumbs on 7 Mar 2010 12:32 I was updating my XPS 435T\9000 with bios A15 when about 16% into the update it stalled. I waited what I considered a long time, after about 40 minutes I decided to do a forced shutdown. When I tried to boot the processor starts but nothing appears on the monitor. Can someone provide suggestions as to how I can recover from this problem. Thanks
From: MJMIII on 7 Mar 2010 13:03 To the best of my knowledge you can't. Newbie's should never mess with BIOS updates unless your having a specific problem that the new BIOS will fix, and even then someone qualified should handle the update.. Did you read the instructions before you ran the new BIOS? The first thing it says is NEVER shut down while it's updating. Unless someone here can walk you through dangerous territory, you're pretty much screwed. Good luck! -- "Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." "Scrumbs" <joelee(a)sisterisles.kn> wrote in message news:C7OdnSUTyMpyfw7WnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d(a)posted.caribsurf... > I was updating my XPS 435T\9000 with bios A15 when about 16% into the > update it stalled. I waited what I considered a long time, after about 40 > minutes I decided to do a forced shutdown. When I tried to boot the > processor starts but nothing appears on the monitor. Can someone provide > suggestions as to how I can recover from this problem. > > Thanks > >
From: Scrumbs on 7 Mar 2010 13:34 Thanks for the admonishment but I have been updating bioses for about 20 years and never had a problem. And the Dell website said it was a recommended update. Once the manufacturer post an update I have always updated once I confirm the update was for my computer. "MJMIII" <balrog(a)castaway.net> wrote in message news:BN6dnUhBGY3Vdw7WnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > To the best of my knowledge you can't. Newbie's should never mess with > BIOS updates unless your having a specific problem that the new BIOS will > fix, and even then someone qualified should handle the update.. Did you > read the instructions before you ran the new BIOS? The first thing it > says is NEVER shut down while it's updating. Unless someone here can walk > you through dangerous territory, you're pretty much screwed. > > Good luck! > > -- > > > "Don't pick a fight with an old man. > If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." > > > "Scrumbs" <joelee(a)sisterisles.kn> wrote in message > news:C7OdnSUTyMpyfw7WnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d(a)posted.caribsurf... >> I was updating my XPS 435T\9000 with bios A15 when about 16% into the >> update it stalled. I waited what I considered a long time, after about >> 40 minutes I decided to do a forced shutdown. When I tried to boot the >> processor starts but nothing appears on the monitor. Can someone provide >> suggestions as to how I can recover from this problem. >> >> Thanks >> >>
From: Christopher Muto on 7 Mar 2010 16:22 Scrumbs wrote: > I was updating my XPS 435T\9000 with bios A15 when about 16% into the > update it stalled. I waited what I considered a long time, after about > 40 minutes I decided to do a forced shutdown. When I tried to boot the > processor starts but nothing appears on the monitor. Can someone > provide suggestions as to how I can recover from this problem. > > Thanks > the a15 update released on 3/2/2010 is so new that it is possible that it is defective. call dell and see what they say. this wouldn't be the first time that dell released a defective bios update. the only other possible solution would be to set the machine into production mode and load a new bios, but dell doesn't make the necessary software publicly available. if the bios update is defective then hopefully they will replace your system board and pull the defective bios from their download page.
From: MJMIII on 7 Mar 2010 16:37
I didn't mean to smack you like that. I've run into this too many times and the cause was almost always user error. No blood - no foul. :) -- "Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." "Scrumbs" <joelee(a)sisterisles.kn> wrote in message news:54adnfLmZYwJbA7WnZ2dnUVZ_hmdnZ2d(a)posted.caribsurf... > Thanks for the admonishment but I have been updating bioses for about 20 > years and never had a problem. And the Dell website said it was a > recommended update. Once the manufacturer post an update I have always > updated once I confirm the update was for my computer. > > "MJMIII" <balrog(a)castaway.net> wrote in message > news:BN6dnUhBGY3Vdw7WnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> To the best of my knowledge you can't. Newbie's should never mess with >> BIOS updates unless your having a specific problem that the new BIOS will >> fix, and even then someone qualified should handle the update.. Did you >> read the instructions before you ran the new BIOS? The first thing it >> says is NEVER shut down while it's updating. Unless someone here can >> walk you through dangerous territory, you're pretty much screwed. >> >> Good luck! >> >> -- >> >> >> "Don't pick a fight with an old man. >> If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." >> >> >> "Scrumbs" <joelee(a)sisterisles.kn> wrote in message >> news:C7OdnSUTyMpyfw7WnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d(a)posted.caribsurf... >>> I was updating my XPS 435T\9000 with bios A15 when about 16% into the >>> update it stalled. I waited what I considered a long time, after about >>> 40 minutes I decided to do a forced shutdown. When I tried to boot the >>> processor starts but nothing appears on the monitor. Can someone >>> provide suggestions as to how I can recover from this problem. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> |