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April 11th, 2017 15:00
Cannot Update BIOS For Inspiron 620 Desktop
I have a Dell Inspiron 620 desktop. It currently has a BIOS version of "A04". I tried to update to version A10 but it did not update. I ran the appropriate BIOS executable for my specific computer and it reported as updated but after it rebooted the version is still A04. Any ideas? Thanks to those offering suggestions.
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ejn63
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April 12th, 2017 04:00
Try updating to A05 first.
www.dell.com/.../DriversDetails
Also - if you're running Windows 10, the BIOS updater is likely not supported. You'll need to build a bootable flash drive with Windows 7 to install the update.
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April 12th, 2017 07:00
I am running Windows 7. Before trying to install the latest version (A10) of the BIOS I tried version A08 - the only other one that was available on the Inspiron 620 driver downloads page. Needless to say that didn't work either. The link you gave me was for a Dell OptiPlex. Will this work for the Inspiron 620 as well? Incidentally, I thought about installing Windows 10 but read there were a few driver issues from the sound to HDMI not working anymore.
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April 12th, 2017 12:00
Thanks to those for taking the time to respond to my problem. The Dell I was having the BIOS problem is a friend's computer. It had alot of problems. I reinstalled Windows 7 and it fixed pretty much everything including the BIOS update situation. I'd like to reiterate my second question - has anyone successfully installed Windows 10 on their Inspiron 620? Thanks again for the comments and advice.