Alienware Aurora R4 cpu upgrades

CPU Compatibility for Alienware Aurora

List of Intel Core i7 microprocessors 

• Sandy-E & Ivy-E x79 socket 2011 only
• Bios A09 & above reqwired for Ivy-E
• flash bios at your own risk, using bootable flashdrive

Alienware R4 crashed updating from A10 to A11 bios

Update Alienware Auorora R4 BIOS version A02 to A11?

Run the BIOS update utility from DOS environment, if Legacy Boot mode(Non-Windows users)
1. Copy the downloaded file to a bootable DOS USB key.
2. Power on the system, then Press F12 key and Select USB Storage Device and Boot to DOS prompt.
3. Run the file by typing copied file name where the executable is located.
4. DOS System will auto restart and update BIOS while system startup screen.
5. After BIOS update finished, system will auto reboot to take effect.

Run the BIOS update utility from DOS environment, if UEFI Boot mode with Load Legacy Option disabled (Non-Windows users)
1. Copy the downloaded file to a bootable DOS USB key.
2. Power on the system, then go to BIOS Setup by pressing F2 and go to Boot > Boot List Option.
3. Change UEFI to Legacy of Boot List Option.
4. Go to Exit > Exit Save Changes and reboot system.
5. Press F12, then Select USB Storage Device and Boot to DOS prompt.
6. Run the file by typing copied file name where the executable is located.
7. DOS System will auto restart and update BIOS while system startup screen.
8. After BIOS update finished, system will auto reboot.
9. Go to BIOS Setup by pressing pressing F2 and go to Boot > Boot List Option.
10. Change Legacy to UEFI Boot Option.
11. Go to Exit > Exit Save Changes and reboot system.

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Note 1: You will need to provide a bootable DOS USB key. This executable file does not create the DOS system files.
Note 2: Please make sure you suspend BitLocker encryption before updating BIOS on a BitLocker enabled system. If you don't enable BitLocker on your system you can ignore it.

what bios version r u on?