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BIOS UPDATE PROBLEM FOR INSPIRON 1420
Is it safe to upgrade BIOS A02 to BIOS A10 in my Inspiron 1420 windows 7 32 bit computer?
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Is it safe to upgrade BIOS A02 to BIOS A10 in my Inspiron 1420 windows 7 32 bit computer?
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inspiron1420user
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December 1st, 2021 01:00
Hey I just upgraded my bios thanks for your idea!
1.Download the exe file(bios update)
2.Navigate to rufus.ie and download it.
3.In the "boot selection",press FreeDOS
4.Press "start"
5.Move the exe file(bios update) to the USB
6.Reboot and press F12 and choose USB
7.Press dir
8.Type the name of the exe file like this e.g. biosupdatename.EXE /forceit
9.Done!
I hope this helps for anyone who needs to update bios without battery and you are running low in option!
inspiron1420user
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January 26th, 2021 23:00
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-my/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=vgk0r
After clicking the link above,I discovered the choice of operating system only have WINDOWS XP,WINDOWS VISTA ,32BIT and BIOS only.There are no choice for WINDOWS 7.So,should I download this BIOS A10 update in my windows 7 32 bit computer ?
U2CAMEB4ME
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January 27th, 2021 02:00
Welcome to the Dell Community @inspiron1420user
It uses DOS to do the update so it should not matter what version OS you have installed.
First method:
Create a new folder on your desktop named “BIOS Update”
Then download your BIOS update from your Driver Support page.
Copy the update to that folder you just created.
Close all Windows and Apps you may have open.
Go to the folder and right click on the update file and “Run as Administrator”
Second method:
Create a bootable USB drive using “Rufus”
https://rufus.ie/
Copy the BIOS update to the bootable USB drive you just created..
Insert USB drive, power-on and start tapping the “ F12 “ key.
Boot from USB and run the BIOS update.
After reboot test and post any results.
Best regards,
U2
inspiron1420user
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January 28th, 2021 02:00
thanks for your reply.But now I face another problem,my batttery was damaged and the bios update need a battery.I try the 1420_A10/forceit way in command prompt as a administrator but it still show the error message.So how?
GBRR
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November 4th, 2022 20:00
with or W/o battery /FORCEIT is not working! what's the solution ???
Dell does not give an answer on this.
User Of Inspiron 1420
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November 4th, 2022 22:00
Did you follow the instruction correctly?And is it the same model (dell inspiron 1420)?