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Dell Latitude CPi A System BIOS, A12

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Latitude CPi A FlashBIOS Version A12
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Fixes & Enhancements

The following updates were made to the A11 BIOS to create A12:

Issues Fixed:
1. Fixed issue seen under Win2K in which the "Preparing to standby" message would appear on the screen when resuming from standby.
2. Fixed issue seen under Win2K in which HP USB CD-RW fails to install.
3. Addressed intermittent issue seen under Win2K when booting docked to a C/Dock II in which the OS may display a message that the BIOS is not fully ACPI compliant.
4. Fixed issue seen under Win2K in which the OS may display an "Unsafe device removal" warning when warm-undocking from a dock with a printer attached.
5. Fixed problem in which Num Lock would stay enabled after a warm reboot.

Enhancements:
1. Moved "Diskette Reconfig" to second page of system setup.
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Version

A12, A12

Release date

28 Mar 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.
Available formats
File Format: One or more self extracting disk images inside of a self extracting zip
File Name: CPIA-A12.EXE
File Size: 1.11 MB
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, then 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.
MD5:
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SHA1:
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SHA-256:
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File Format: Flash BIOS executable
File Name: CPIA_A12.EXE
File Size: 332.95 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.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
Not available
SHA1:
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SHA-256:
Not available

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This is a self-extracting file that contains the A12 System BIOS for the Latitude CPi A notebook. After downloading, run the CPIA-A12.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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