Download Files
File Format: 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.
File Name: A11-C400.exe
File size: 2.98 MB
File Format: 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.
File Name: C400-A11.exe
File size: 1.35 MB
File Format: 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.
File Name: C400_A11.exe
File size: 377.37 KB
File Format: This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
File Name: C400_A11.TXT
File size: 19.06 KB
Fixes & Enhancements
The following modifications were made to the A10 BIOS to create A11:
Issues Fixed:
1. Fixed issue in which the system may display the following error
message after the BIOS is flashed using Floppy-less or Remote BIOS
Update: "The System ROM version and the Keyboard Controller ROM
2. Fixed issue where the system would fail to boot to an available CD-rom
drive if the system hard disk drive was not installed.
3. Fixed issue where an ACPI battery gauge may not report the correct
percent capacity.
4. Fixed issue where the system may stop responding after performing
a warm dock under Windows XP.
5. Fixed issue under APM operating systems where the active display may
change after performing a suspend-to-disk with a CRT attached.
6. Fixed issue under APM operating systems where video corruption may
occur after a resume from suspend-to-disk.
Enhancements:
1. Added "Configure Passwords" field to the System Security page in
System Setup. This feature allows the system administrator
password to be used to prevent users from installing system or hard
disk drive passwords.
Supported Operating Systems
Installation instructions
Custom Instructions for C400_A11.exe:
This file format consists of a BIOS executable file. To use it, download
the file and copy it to a DOS-bootable diskette. With the diskette in the
floppy drive, reboot the system and run the program.
Custom Instructions for C400_A11.TXT:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard
text editor.
Floppy Disk Boot to Disk for C400-A11.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.
Hard Drive Floppy Disk Creation
1. Get 1 blank, formatted floppy disks.
2. Double-click the new icon (it looks like a floppy diskette) on
the desktop. The Self-Extractor window appears.
3. Click Setup. An black MS-DOS window appears with a message
indicating that you need 1 floppy diskettes.
4. Press the [ENTER] key.
A message appears prompting you to insert a blank floppy diskette.
5. Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
6. Press the [ENTER] key. A message appears indicating that all
data on the disk will be erased.
7. Press the [y] key and then press the [ENTER] key.
The files are copied to the floppy diskette. If the procedure requires
more than one diskette, repeat steps 5 – 7 until you reach the end of the diskette set.
8. After all the files have been copied to the last floppy disk,
press the [ENTER] key and the MS-DOS window closes.
Install
1. Insert the first (or the only) disk of the set into the Floppy
drive.
2. Click Start, click Shutdown, click Restart, and then click OK.
Windows XP Users need only click restart.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Custom Instructions for A11-C400.exe:
Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File for
A11-C400.exe
Download
1. Click Download Now, to download the file.
2. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click
Yes, I
Accept this Agreement.
3. 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.
4. From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to
select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
5. 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
A11-C400.exe.
2. The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to
extract or
unzip to C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R61045. 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\R61045 in the Open textbox and
then click OK.
8. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.