Try doing a "hard" reset of the NVRAM by removing the battery on the motherboard. Possibly the information stored in the NVRAM is having a conflict with the new BIOS version or became corrupted. To do a "hard" reset just follow this procedure.....
With the machine unplugged from the wall remove the battery from the motherboard. Then with the machine still unplugged press the On button for several seconds to dissipate any remaining electrical charge on the motherboard. Then re-install the battery, plug the machine back into the wall and see if it will boot normally.
If doing a "hard" reset didn't work and the machine still fails to boot then try this.....
If the machine still fails to boot then strip the motherboard down to the bare minimum. By bare minimum I mean remove all expansion cards, disconnect all drives and leave just the processor, memory and graphics card in the machine after reseating them. If the computer boots this way then start connecting each device one at a time until the no boot scenario returns. This would then indicate which device has a conflict with the new BIOS version and is causing the problem. Also try booting the system without the keyboard, mouse or any other device plugged into the rear of the system. If you have more than one memory module installed then try booting with only one and then swap them around and try again. If this procedure doesn't resolve the problem then you maybe looking at a situation where the motherboard has failed due to a bad BIOS flash.
Dani_Swiss
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http://www.support.dell.com/
and download the lastest BIOS Update for your machine...
Bye Dani
goddi
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May 11th, 2005 21:00
and during executing the installation file my system hang up ...
now i guess i have to send it to dell in order to repair that (doesnt boot anymore and makes funny noise)
always take backups befor flashing or installing essential drivers ;D
Majestic
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May 12th, 2005 11:00