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Before updating, please read the installation instructions and important information noted below.

Dell Latitude C800 System BIOS, A18

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Latitude C800 FlashBIOS Version A18
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Fixes & Enhancements

The following updates were made to the A17 BIOS to create A18:

Issues Fixed:
1. Fixed issue seen under ACPI Operating Systems in which the volume hotkeys do not update the mixer unless the mixer is open or audio is playing.
2. Fixed issue seen under WinXP in which ATAPI drives (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, ZIP) are not recognized when hot-plugged if one of these drives was previously removed while in Suspend or Hibernate.
3. Fixed issue in which the system may fail to boot to a CardBus NIC.
4. Fixed issue in which booting to a ZIP250 drive may fail on some systems.
5. Fixed issue in which System Setup never reports batteries as Idle.
6. Fixed issue in which a system attached to a docking station will boot with the lid closed even though no external CRT is attached to the docked.

Enhancements:
1. Removed Numlock settings for docked & undocked profiles in System Setup and added a new field called "Enable Keypad". This allow users to more accurately control the behavior of the internal keypad.
2. Optimized thermal control procedures to improve performance.
3. Optimized the battery charging algorithm.
4. Updated the ATI VBIOS to version 4.093. This includes support for faster resuming under WinXP.
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Version

A18, A18

Release date

15 Jan 2002

Download Type

System BIOS

Category

BIOS

Importance

Optional
Dell Technologies recommends reviewing this update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
Available formats
File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: A18-C800.EXE
File Size: 2.25 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
Not available
SHA1:
Not available
SHA-256:
Not available
File Format: One or more self extracting disk images inside of a self extracting zip
File Name: C800-A18.EXE
File Size: 523 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, then double-click it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
Not available
SHA1:
Not available
SHA-256:
Not available
File Format: Flash BIOS executable
File Name: C800_A18.EXE
File Size: 343.25 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format consists of a BIOS-executable file. To use it, download the file and copy it to a DOS-bootable USB flash drive, then boot the system to the USB flash drive and run the program.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
Not available
SHA1:
Not available
SHA-256:
Not available
File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: C800_A18.TXT
File Size: 20.46 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
Not available
SHA1:
Not available
SHA-256:
Not available

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Floppyless BIOS Upgrade: This file will upgrade your BIOS without the use of a floppy diskette.

FlashBIOS: This file is a self-extracting archive that will create a bootable diskette when run. Before executing this file, please be sure that you have a blank diskette.

Floppyless BIOS Upgrade Usage:

-Download the file A18-C800.exe to your local hard drive.
-Run the file.
-Follow the onscreen instructions to upgrade your BIOS.

FlashBIOS Usage:

-Download the file C800-A18.exe to your local hard drive.
-Run the file.
-Follow the onscreen instructions to create a FlashBIOS diskette.
-Shut down your computer and restart with the FlashBIOS diskette created
above in the floppy drive.
-Follow the onscreen instructions to upgrade your BIOS.

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