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bios update R301261 won't open in win7 x64
Dell has a Bios update for XPS 1645 but the extractor will not run in win7 x 64 or in xp compatibilty mode.
any ides?
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Dell has a Bios update for XPS 1645 but the extractor will not run in win7 x 64 or in xp compatibilty mode.
any ides?
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gpig
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April 9th, 2011 18:00
Download "directly."
http://ftp.dell.com/bios/R301261.exe
Tested, works. I noticed the same problem as you first.
pennyghz
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May 26th, 2011 17:00
Is this "direct" link different than the download through the Dell Support Center on my laptop? because when I downloaded and ran that it froze everything - even powering off my laptop. I had to disconnect from power source and wait for battery to die (the hard drive was working overtime). Thanks, I do not want to do that again.
gpig
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May 27th, 2011 06:00
In theory, all of these files SHOULD be identical, but for whatever reason the one on Dell's driver page got messed up. I think the only way to actually find out is trial and error.
That being said, I know Dell Support Center says that the BIOS update is "critical" but the fixes and enhancements section on the download page just says "Solve Lojack malfunction issue." So unless you use the Lojack service I wouldn't bother trying to install it again.
In reality, the BIOS update is only "critical" for the 2% of people that use Lojack :emotion-1: