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Dell Latitude C600 System BIOS, A16
Installed This file was automatically installed as part of a recent update. If you are experiencing any issues, you can manually download and reinstall.Latitude C500 / C600 FlashBIOS Version A16
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Fixes & Enhancements
The following updates were made to the A13 & A14 BIOSs to create
the A16 BIOS:
Issues Fixed:
1. Fixed issue in which the system may intermittently display a "no boot device available" message when attempting to boot to any device other than the floppy disk drive.
2. Fixed issue seen under WinME in which the system may not resume from suspend to the correct display(s) when an external CRT is attached.
3. Fixed "Unsafe Device Removal" warning message seen under Win2K after removing an IDE device or swapping from an IDE device to a battery.
4. Fixed issue seen under Win2K in which the LCD may fail to turn off when the lid is closed.
5. Fixed intermittent issue in which the LCD backlight fails to turn on during a cold boot.
6. Fixed issue in which some systems may automatically turn on when AC power is inserted if "Wake On LAN" is enabled in System Setup.
Enhancements:
1. Added additional optimizations to the battery charging algorithm.
2. Added support for Windows XP.
3. Added support for new versions of Intel Celeron processors.
Read Morethe A16 BIOS:
Issues Fixed:
1. Fixed issue in which the system may intermittently display a "no boot device available" message when attempting to boot to any device other than the floppy disk drive.
2. Fixed issue seen under WinME in which the system may not resume from suspend to the correct display(s) when an external CRT is attached.
3. Fixed "Unsafe Device Removal" warning message seen under Win2K after removing an IDE device or swapping from an IDE device to a battery.
4. Fixed issue seen under Win2K in which the LCD may fail to turn off when the lid is closed.
5. Fixed intermittent issue in which the LCD backlight fails to turn on during a cold boot.
6. Fixed issue in which some systems may automatically turn on when AC power is inserted if "Wake On LAN" is enabled in System Setup.
Enhancements:
1. Added additional optimizations to the battery charging algorithm.
2. Added support for Windows XP.
3. Added support for new versions of Intel Celeron processors.
Version
A16, A16
Release date
18 Sep 2001
Download Type
System BIOS
Category
BIOS
Importance
OptionalDell 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: One or more self extracting disk images inside of a self extracting zip
File Name: C600-A16.EXE
File Size: 488 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: C600_A16.EXE
File Size: 321.12 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.
File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: C600_A16.TXT
File Size: 19.56 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.
By downloading, you accept the terms of the Dell Software License Agreement.
Installation instructions
This is a self-extracting file that contains the A16 System BIOS for the Latitude C500 and C600-Series Notebooks. After downloading, run the C600-
A16.EXE file from within Windows ONLY, and it will create the bootable BIOS disk. Reboot the system with this disk in the A: drive to flash the system BIOS.
A16.EXE file from within Windows ONLY, and it will create the bootable BIOS disk. Reboot the system with this disk in the A: drive to flash the system BIOS.
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