Dell Vostro 1200 System BIOS, A09

Custom Instructions for R214259.EXE:

Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File for R214259.EXE

Download

1.Click Download Now, to download the file.
2.When the File Download window appears, click Save (Windows XP
users will click Save) this program to disk and click OK. The Save In:
window appears.
3.From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to
select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
4.If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file
icon appears on your desktop.

Install

1.Double-click the new icon on the desktop labeled R214259.EXE.
2.The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or
unzip to C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R214259. Write down this path so the executable (I.e.
Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3.The Self-Extractor window appears.
4.Click OK.
5.After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor
window is still open, close it.
6.Click the Start button and then click Run.
7.Type C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R214259 in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8.Follow the on-screen installation instructions.


Run the BIOS update utility from DOS environment (Non-Windows users)

NOTE: You will need to provide a bootable DOS USB key.
1. Copy the file FLASH.BAT, FLASHIT.EXE, V1200A08.FD from C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R214259\DOS to a bootable USB key
2. Boot from the USB key to the DOS prompt.
3. Run the file by typing Y:\FLASH.BAT (where y is the drive letter where the executable is located).