Do not turn off your computer or disconnect from the power source while updating the BIOS as this could harm your computer. During the update, your computer will restart and you may briefly see a black screen.

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

Dell OptiPlex System BIOS, A02

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OptiPlex GX60 A02 FlashBIOS
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Fixes & Enhancements

The following changes have been made to the A01 BIOS to create A02:

1. Added USB Flash memory boot support.

2. Updated microcode for newer processors.

3. Enable selecting a 1 MB or an 8 MB video buffer for integrated video.

4. Update integrated Video BIOS code to version 2759.

5. Fixed UDMA support for 48-bit LBA hard drives (> 137 GB).

6. Preserve AGP calibration on S3 suspend/resume.

7. Corrected behavior of AC Power Lost while in S3.

8. Fixed Auto Power On feature if AC power lost.

9. Fixed possible hang when rebooting ZenWORKS.

10. Updated the copyright to 2003.

11. Prevent system hang when booting in a 10Mbit high traffic environment.

12. Fixed corrupted text display in SETUP when boot devices removed.

13. Fixed corrupted help messages in setup.

14. Updated POST memory configuration code.

15. Corrected SMBIOS token definitions for UDMA/HD Acoustic/S1S3.

16. Updated SMBIOS structure D401h.

17. Corrected use of reserved bits in IDE controller configuration space.

18. Altered USB support for USB floppy, USB hub support, keyboard.

19. Do not send PET over the NIC for "no boot device".

20. Properly report BUS structures in ACPI for HCT's.
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Version

A02, A02

Release date

21 Mar 2003

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: R56915.exe
File Size: 2.12 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.
File Format: One or more self extracting disk images inside of a self extracting zip
File Name: BR56915.exe
File Size: 508.98 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.
File Format: Flash BIOS executable
File Name: GX60_A02.EXE
File Size: 325.55 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.

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OPTIPLEX 330 SYSTEM BIOS
OptiPlex System BIOS





Important Information


  • The Floppy Format is recommended for most users. Floppy format creates a bootable self-extracting disk.

  • The Non-packaged Format is intended for advanced users that only require the bootable disk.




Installation Instructions

Floppy Format

Creating the disk:

This procedure requires one blank, formatted 3.5-inch floppy disk. Label the disk BIOS.


  1. Click Download now from the Download and install section, to begin.
    The File Download window appears.

  2. Click Save this program to disk.


  3. In the Save in: section, click the down arrow and click to select Desktop as the location then click Save.


  4. When the file download is complete, click Close button.
    Close all open windows.


  5. Double-click the down loaded file GX60_A02.EXE on your Desktop.
    If the Security Warning window appears, click Yes.


  6. Click the Setup button.
    A black MS-DOS window appears.


  7. Press the <Enter> key.


  8. Insert a formatted floppy disk in the floppy disk drive and press the <Enter> key.


  9. Press the <Y> key to begin copying files.
    The message End of the disk set appears.


  10. Press the <Enter> key.


  11. Click the Start button,


  12. Click the Run button.


  13. Type a: in
    the Open box and click OK.
    A list of files on the floppy disk appears.


  14. Close all open windows and leave the disk in the floppy drive.

    Skip to the section Flashing the BIOS below.



If you are creating this disk on another computer, remove the disk. Then insert it into the system that needs the BIOS flashed, and resume the procedure.




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Non-Packaged Format





Creating the disk:

This procedure requires one blank, formatted 3.5-inch floppy disk. Label the disk BIOS.




  1. Click Download now from the Download and install section, to begin.
    The File Download window appears.

  2. Click Save this program to disk.


  3. In the Save in: section, click the down arrow and click to select Desktop as the location then click Save.


  4. When the file download is complete, click Close button.
    Close all open windows.



  5. Insert a blank, bootable, formatted 3.5-inch floppy disk.


  6. Right-click the downloaded file, point to Send Tothen click to select 3 1/2 Floppy (a), and skip to the section Flashing the BIOS
    below.





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Flashing the BIOS


NOTICE:


Changing the system BIOS may result in unintended side affects, such as
incompatibility of the new BIOS with installed hardware. If problems arise
after a BIOS change, it may be necessary to return the system to the
original version of the BIOS.




  1. If you are flashing the BIOS on a portable computer, be sure that
    the AC adapter is plugged in and the computer is not operating on battery
    power.

  2. Ensure that the Flash BIOS disk is inserted into the floppy disk
    drive.

  3. Click the Start button, click Shut Down, click
    Restart, then click OK.

    4. The computer will restart
    and boot to the floppy disk.

NOTE:

If the flash BIOS

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