USB as a Main Storage device
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Sometimes there is an ISO to make a CD from, use the Windows 7 to USB utility to see if you can make a bootable USB drive from the ISO (warning it might not work, some ISOs are different format).
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Cool, that often solves these kinds of problems.
So how does updating the BIOS work? The file I got was a .exe extension, but I assume that's not an issue... But I don't see any options for installing it.
.exe is a Windows file. Windows only. It cannot be used elsewhere.
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From what I remember some of those BIOS upgrades need to be run from a DOS bootable USB drive. You might be able to use something like BartPE to do it.
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Here are the instructions from the Dell BIOS Download page:
File Format:Non-Packaged
File Name:PER510-011200C.exe
Download Type:HTTP
File Size: 1MB
Format DescriptionThis file format consists of a BIOS-executable file. To use it, download the file and copy it to a DOS-bootable USB flash drive, then boot the system to the USB flash drive and run the program. -
@scottalanmiller It gave me a different file. I'll attempt to find the other one.
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@scottalanmiller Still got a different one than you mentioned. Tried unpacking files and changing paths and a few little tricks, and nothing is working. Ideas?
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What one did you get? I took the directions right off of the download page.
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@scottalanmiller They only had two downloads, I did them both, twice each.
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Okay, what is the link to the page that you are using?
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Emailing you one to try from that page. See if it matches either than you have.
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Sent
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@scottalanmiller First thing tomorrow morning, will see if that works.
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Is that different than the ones that you had been trying?
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@scottalanmiller Yes.
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Oh good, we have a good chance then.
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@scottalanmiller Tried a few different configs, nothing worked with that new file.
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@scottalanmiller Tried a few different configs, nothing worked with that new file.
So we can't flash the BIOS at all? This is disturbing. What exactly does it do?
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@scottalanmiller It just doesn't boot from the USB.
