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Inspiron 530 bios problems
Hey guys we have 3 inspiron 530 machines running at our store,
they were purchased a different times,
machine 1 had bios # 101
and machine 2, and 3 came with bios # 103
we neded to do a fresh install on one of the 103 machines,
but the bios wont boot from the cd rom, it will boot from usb, but not the cd rom.
I didnt understand why, so I checked the other 2 machines to see if they would boot
from the cd rom, only one does, tried the cd rom that would boot, on the other 2, with no luck.
I upadated the bios on all 3 machine to #105, but still only 1 machine boots from cd rom.
I also noticed that the original 101 bios machine shows a energy star logo upon boot,
the other 2 dont, funny thing is even with the bios update to 105 that machine still shows the
energy star logo on boot, it wont go away, and theres no place to disable it.
is there a spot on the bios that is not getting updated, is there a way to force a full bios update, I noticed the first part of the bios update dosnt get updated,
also where the heck is the actual bios chip, I dont see anything.
hope someone can help, I cant reload vista because it wont boot from the rom,
by the way we tried 3 different roms, none boot.
Thanks
RobRunsLinux
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November 30th, 2007 13:00
RobRunsLinux
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November 30th, 2007 13:00
PETER345
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November 30th, 2007 13:00
1. If you have multiple optical drives, are you trying to boot from the master or first drive?
2. Did you select the optical drive in the F12 menu?
3. Are you trying to boot a CD in a DVD drive? Some people have had trouble with this. I've never encountered this myself.
When you update the BIOS, does the machine show the new BIOS version?
Peter
Rc Helis
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November 30th, 2007 21:00
austech
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February 6th, 2008 21:00
Majestic
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February 7th, 2008 12:00
Rc Helis,
A couple of suggestions...... first, on your problem machine try clearing the CMOS. This will at least rule out the possibility of a conflict between the BIOS and the hardware information stored in the CMOS. To clear the CMOS, just click here for directions from your model's on-line Service Manual.
Secondly, regarding the Intel Boot Agent, make sure the boot order doesn't list Legacy LAN or LAN as a boot device. Also in the Integrated Peripheral sub-menu, make sure the option for OnBoard LAN Boot ROM is disabled.