Latitude 3140 Firmware Update Failure During BIOS Update

Summary: This article provides information about a firmware update failure during a BIOS update on the Latitude 3140 with 4 GB memory configuration.

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Symptoms

During BIOS update an Error: Firmware updated failed message is displayed (Figure 1 [English only]).
Latitude 3140 firmware update failed error message
Figure 1: Latitude 3140 firmware update failed error message.

 

Cause

Lack of Operating System memory resources.

Resolution

  • Power off and restart the computer.
  • Run the BIOS update again.
  • Additional information about BIOS updates: BIOS Update Guide

Affected Products

Latitude 3140
Article Properties
Article Number: 000206084
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2025
Version:  6
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