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June 8th, 2014 18:00
BIOS Update Fail. . .please help
I have a Studio XPS 1645 in which I replaced the Motherboard. Everything worked. Then I tried to update the BIOS. I get the following error:
"BIOS update failed! Image verification failed. Error code -200
My keyboard is frozen and my power button is inactive. I did noticed that when I plug in a thumbdrive that windows in the background did ask me what I wanted to do with the thumbdrive.
What should I do?
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deosola
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June 8th, 2014 19:00
Update. . .I pulled out the battery and restarted (shut down and turned on again) my computer. First I tried to go to setup by pushing F2 but I couldn't get there.
I restarted (shut down and turned on) again and it asked if I wanted to go to safe mode. It did boot up in safe mode. Then I shut down and restarted (shut down and turned on) again. This time it did a chkdsk. It passed.
Then I restarted (shut down and turned on) again and it went to windows normally. I rebooted (shut down and turned on) again hoping to get to the setup screen (F2). I could not.
I ran MSINFO32 to check what BIOS I am running. It says A13 which is what I tried to load.
What should I do? Should I try to reload BIOS update A13? Should I go to a lower BIOS? Should I do nothing?
deosola
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June 8th, 2014 20:00
Update #2: When I do a restart (instead of shut down and then turn back on), I can get to the BIOS screen.
The BIOS screen does show that I have A13 installed. But I still wonder if it is working properly.
Should I try a reinstall of the BIOS?
kirkd
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June 8th, 2014 22:00
If it continues to work OK, don't try the BIOS again. BIOS updates are not needed for most computers, and the risk can be great. What OS are you using?
deosola
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June 9th, 2014 00:00
I'm running Windows 7 Pro.
It does appear to be working. The only reason I did a BIOS update was because I had to replace the MB (graphics chip went bad). I thought I might as well update the BIOS while at it.
It is working fine now. It turns on, I can get to the BIOS screen now by hitting F2.