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November 27th, 2021 04:00
Vostro 1510 64bit processor, BIOS flash issue re. WinPhlash error 1275
I'm stuck with that flashing process. I could download and save the BIOS file to the desktop, but I keep getting errors such as 1275, saying I need to log in as admin to install it - but I am the laptop's admin, and I right-clicked the file to execute it as admin. Still stuck, after 4 weeks of constantly trying and failing, and DELL'S support didn't take me much further, because it wasn't them who wrote the BIOS, but Phoenix, and from them, I can't expect any help either.
My Vostro runs on Windows 10 home 64bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044.1387, 4GB RAM, C:\ is a 240 GB SSD. Those (the RAM and the SSD) are the only changes I made with that 13-year-old machine.
The BIOS file I got is from 2009, the next available one dates from 2020.
What else did I try to flash the device:
Made a bootable DC-ROM, after launching I typed C:\Users\[username]\Desktop\VA15.exe. what does he tell me? "Filename or command not recognized."
Now I had been asking around for help and finally, someone told me, the file I am trying to use was the same as the one from 2009.
Is this possible? If yes, I'll abandon my futile efforts.
If that is not true, then I'd like to ask you for more help to get things done.
Hoping to have a reply.
JOcean
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November 27th, 2021 05:00
After looking at the BIOS version I noticed that it is not urgent or even recommended but rather popular. And the description is "Optimize battery charge algorithm." Considering the trouble you are having and the fact that the BIOS version only has that single effect, I would pass it by. The possibilities for something to go wrong seem to outweigh the slight benefit. And considering that the 1510 is somewhere in the 10-13 years old range there seems to be little to no reason to update the BIOS as you may be replacing that system in the not too distant future.
Wire1
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November 27th, 2021 09:00
Thanks for following up and describing the essential change in the BIOS. Of course, I had hoped for another item to pop up in the BIOS: "Secure Boot". Maybe there's a way to make this work?
You write that it was possible I'd have to buy a new system in the near future. Naturally, I am musing on that.
Alas, I am not that wealthy to purchase a machine built with the finest craftmanship every second year. And refurbished models are always older - that's the price, naturally.
In a way, I'm a "sustainability freak". I love the idea that a machine purchased in 2008 is still running smoothly, and I have heard of all the tricks to upgrade them to Win 11 even though Microsofts hardware specs for Win 11 are surely not met by those machines. Let's say it is a hobby: How long will that Vostro 1510 do its service reliably? At least until the end of Microsoft's end of support for Windows 10. But who knows? Why throw a machine away that is actually running smoothly? Why use all the necessary resources, when there is technically no real need to do so, just to have a new machine which will become garbage just in a few years' time? Just a question.
JOcean
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November 27th, 2021 10:00
I can relate to the lack of funds all too well having just built an ultra budget desktop unit. However SecureBoot has been around for quite some time but that makes me wonder. Are you considering Windows 11? There are a number of obstacles such as TPM 2.0 and the need for an 8th generation or better CPU. Could it be installed, probably but finding drivers could be an issue as well. But if Windows 11 is not your goal then forget what I said...my family generally does.