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Before updating, please read the installation instructions and important information noted below.

Dell Latitude CPi A System BIOS, A15

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Latitude CPi A FlashBIOS Version A15
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CPIA-A15.EXE | 1.19 MB
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File Format: One or more self extracting disk images inside of a self extracting zip
File Name: CPIA-A15.EXE
File Size: 1.19 MB
Format Description
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, then double-click it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
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Fixes & Enhancements

The following updates were made to the A14 BIOS to create A15:

Enhancements:
1. Optimized the battery charging algorithm.
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Version

A15, A15

Release date

14 Dec 2001

Download Type

System BIOS

Category

BIOS

Importance

Optional
Dell Technologies recommends reviewing this update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
File Format: Flash BIOS executable
File Name: CPIA_A15.EXE
File Size: 334.62 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This 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.
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File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: CPIA_A15.txt
File Size: 39.23 KB
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Format Description:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
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This is a self-extracting file that contains the A15 System BIOS for the Latitude CPi A notebook. After downloading, run the CPIA-A15.EXE file from within Windows ONLY, and it will create the bootable BIOS disk. Reboot the system with this disk in the A: drive to flash the system.

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