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Inspiron 17R 7720 - Upgrade BIOS?
Two of my Inspiron 17R 7720s are currently running version A11 BIOS and the third has version A17 BIOS. I ran the Dell Detect driver utility on one of the A11 computers and it told me to upgrade my BIOS to version A17. I am not having any issues with my computers and am wondering if this is something I ought to do.
Is there any good reason to upgrade my current version A11 BIOS to A17?
Are there any hidden pitfalls to watch when upgrading BIOS?
I am running Win7 on two computers and Win8.1 on the third. I tried the free Win10 upgrade on one of the Win7 computers twice and it failed both times. Since the Win10 free upgrade grace time is over I don't plan on any OS upgrades. If anything I'd upgrade the two Win7 computers to Win8.1.
LSUFAN51
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November 29th, 2016 07:00
" I am not having any issues with my computers "
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I'd suggest you don't update the BIOS. Trying to update BIOS version A17 from A11 will most likely cause a error code which probably won't let you update anyway. If you choose to update later, I suggest you first update version A12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and then version 17. I also suggest you follow the steps in video below which will help you to safety install the BIOS versions.
https://youtu.be/mWn9YfxtYBo
LSUFAN51
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November 29th, 2016 07:00
Also, click on link below:
What is BIOS and How to Download and Install the latest BIOS
www.dell.com/.../EN
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November 29th, 2016 07:00
EDIT / What is BIOS and How to download and install the latest BIOS
LSUFAN51
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November 29th, 2016 07:00
Please keep in mind, BIOS version A17 is a "Recommended" update. BIOS version A17 isn't a "Urgent " update, therefore you should not worry about updating it.
www.dell.com/.../advanced
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November 29th, 2016 22:00
Greetings,
Thank you for writing to us.
Try the steps suggested by LSUFAN51. Click on this link: http://dell.to/2g4BTwP to install the older version of BIOS. Let us know the status.