Dell Dock Bay/D-Bay FX2 Firmware Update

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This package provides the Dell Dock Bay/D-Bay FX2 Firmware Update and is supported on Latitude, Precision and Inspiron models.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- Fixed intermittent system lockup when a hard disk drive was in a D/Bay attached to an Inspiron 9100 or Inspiron XPS.
- Fixed ATA protocol error during initial device detection. Because of this error, some DVD ROM drives intermittently fail to be detected in a D/Bay attached to an Inspiron 300m.

Enhancements
- Not Applicable.
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Version

A04, A04

Release date

23 Dec 2013

Download Type

Firmware

Category

Device Firmware

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.
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File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: FX2_A04.EXE
File Size: 412.87 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
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File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: FX2_A04.TXT
File Size: 8.32 KB
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1. Please read FX2_A04.TXT for information about how to update the firmware.
2. Known issue: A04 is not compatible with some CD-ROM drives (part numbers 0G0405 and 00R115).
3. Dell recommends that users with these drive modules continue to use version.
Dock Bay/D-Bay FX2 firmware
Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File

Download

1.Click Download File, to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save or Save this program to disk and click OK. The Save In: window appears.
3. From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
4. If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file icon appears on your desktop.

Install

1.Double-click the new icon on the desktop
2.The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or unzip to "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\X8GWG". (Where 'X8GWG' is the name of the file to be downloaded). Write down this path so the executable (I.e.Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3. The Self-Extractor window appears.
4. Click OK.
5. After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor window is still open, close it.
6. Click Start button and then click Run.
7. Type "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\X8GWG". (where 'X8GWG' is the name of the file) in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

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