Adding logo to Dell Bios

Hi Abouyara,

The blue Dell logo is stored in the BIOS. There is a way to change it using a BIN editor, which if done incorrectly will ruin your computer. So I don't recommend it.

ThakS VERY MICH FOR UR REPLY

I HAVE MORE THAN 8000 PCs ALL I MUST ADD LOGO TO THEM

PLZ GUIDE ME HOW TO CHANGE THE LOGO IN THE BIOS

You want to do this to 8000 computers? SERIOUSLY?

There use to be a Dell utility to change the bios splash screen on certain older Dell laptop models,

http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/format.aspx?releaseid=R35826&c=us&l=en&cs=19&s=dhs

Doing this improperly or using it on a non compatible model could brick the laptop.

***Use at your own risk!

Copyright 2001, Dell ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.            Dell Portables POST Bitmap Update Program Instructions   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------                             Table of Contents --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section #   Topic   I.          Introduction II.         SPLASH Command Line Options III.        Using SPLASH.EXE, the POST Bitmap Update program IV.         Supported systems V.    Unintentionally Removing a Bitmap from NVRAM   --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------   The POST Bitmap Update Program allows you to replace the image that is displayed during the Power-On Self Test (POST) of your Dell Portable computer.   By default, the image displayed during POST is the Dell logo. This image can be replaced by a specially formatted image loaded into non-volatile memory (NVRAM) using SPLASH.EXE. The image remains in memory even when power has been removed from the system.   The image which is loaded into NVRAM must be in bitmap (.bmp) format. The image can be no larger than 640 pixels wide by 480 pixels high and must use 16 colors.     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. SPLASH Command Line Options ---------------------------------------------------------------------------   USE: splash {OFF | file}   Where:   OFF Unload the current bitmap image from memory and return to the default image. file The name of the file containing the bitmap to be loaded into memory. (eg. myimage.bmp)     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. Using SPLASH.EXE, the POST Bitmap Update program -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Splash must be run from a DOS prompt, not a DOS box from within Windows. The program will not run unless a battery is inserted and AC power is attached to the computer, except when run on Latitude C800 and Inspiron 8000 systems.   To load a new image into memory, boot to a DOS prompt and type:   SPLASH file   where 'file' is the name of the file containing the bitmap.   To clear a previously loaded image from memory and return to the default Dell Logo, type:   SPLASH off   The program will restart the computer when it has completed execution.   EXAMPLE:   The INSPIRON.BMP bitmap is included on this diskette. To load this bitmap into memory, type:   SPLASH inspiron.bmp   NOTE: The program must be able to compress the bitmap image to fit into approximately 64KB of NVRAM. It may not be possible to sufficiently compress some images even though they meet the 640x480x16 requirement. In these cases the program will display an error message indicating the image is too large and the POST bitmap screen will not be updated.      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Supported Systems -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   The program supports the following systems:   All Dell Latitude C-Series systems, except for Latitude CP and Latitude CPi. Dell Inspiron 3700, 3800, 4000 series and 8000 series.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- V. Unintentionally Removing a Bitmap from NVRAM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   There are two ways for a user to unintentionally erase a bitmap image from NVRAM:   1)  Downgrading the system BIOS to a version that does not support the POST     Bitmap Update. 2)  Flashing to any BIOS revision without using the /nvram option when the     flash BIOS executable is run.   The BIOS flash diskettes available at WWW.SUPPORT.DELL.COM utilize a program called UPGRADE.EXE to launch the flash BIOS executable. UPGRADE.EXE makes use of the /nvram switch when it launches the flash BIOS executable. Users who upgrade their system BIOS versions with these diskettes will not lose the bitmaps they've previously programmed into NVRAM unless they bypass UPGRADE.EXE and manually run the flash BIOS executable without the /nvram option.       Revised 10/30/01   End of SPLASH.TXT -----------------

Why do you want to do this? :emotion-15:

Why do you want to do this? :emotion-15:

Its a super Geek thing most women will never understand....

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Intel OEM'd Motherboards had a way of doing this.  Dell had some boards that supported this due to them being

OEM'd to dell.   However this feature is not universal.

The Dimension XPS T series was one of them with a modified SE440BX motherboard.

I am not aware of current way to do this with Foxconn Motherboard Bios.

Is there a new version of the Dell utility for the UEFI Dell BIOS?

When you want to do this to 8000 PCs, I'd suggest to call your Dell salesrep/group and discuss the options as the risk factor will be pretty high.

will this work with servers like say the Dell R610? I need to change the Dell bios logo to somthing else

This is not supported for end users.