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MohamedAliSahnoun
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November 26th, 2025 16:50
Bios loading drivers pending
i Tried to update my Dell Server R740 usnig IDRAC Gui i have choosed the last version 2.5 my actual version is 1.5 after the installation of the frimware , when the server reboooted and i got pending in bios starting (loading bios drivers ) for more then 3 hours is there any solution ????,
DELL-Joey C
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Posted November 27th, 2025 02:19
Hi,
Usually it is recommended to upgrade the BIOS version incrementally. 1.5 to 2.5 is a big jump. Can you check in iDRAC's job queue on the BIOS upgrade progress since you mentioned it's been 3 hours. Is it at 10%? Can you try running this command using RACADM:
racadm -r 192.168.1.1 -u root -p abc123 recover BIOS.Setup.1-1
Reference on how to use RACADM: https://www.dell.com/support/contents/en-us/videos/videoplayer/tutorial-on-idrac-racadm-command-line/1706695616981987241#:~:text=Once%20here%2C%20enter%20%E2%80%9CiDRAC9%E2%80%9D,to%20type%20is%20%E2%80%9Cgetsysinfo%E2%80%9D.
If it doesn't work, you can proceed to try using clear NVRAM method.
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