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Flash BIOS without battery?

post #1 of 5
12/31/08 at 6:58pm
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ok i have a m1710 and need to update the bios but the battery is dead, is there any workaround so i can flash the bios without the battery?
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post #2 of 5
12/31/08 at 8:19pm
not that I have seen. it is coded into the software
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post #3 of 5
1/2/09 at 12:17pm
Is there any particular reason you NEED to update the BIOS? If your system functions normally with the current BIOS revision there's not any real reason to worry about updating.
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post #4 of 5
1/12/09 at 12:22pm
I'm assuming he thinks that updating his system bios will cause his power brick to work. If the power brick does not currently work, there's pretty much no chance the update will help. This whole response is just based off my assumption though.
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post #5 of 5
10/13/12 at 2:41pm
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Originally Posted by zzpulp View Post

I'm assuming he thinks that updating his system bios will cause his power brick to work. If the power brick does not currently work, there's pretty much no chance the update will help. This whole response is just based off my assumption though.

 

Or he could have a similar situation like I do where aftermarket batteries will not work with our current outdated BIOS's yet we can't update the BIOS because the battery is bad. The solution here is to A) Spend $150 on a OEM Dell battery or B) Spend $40-$50 and figure out a way to flash/upgrade the BIOS to save $100. I don't think anyone thinks updating the BIOS is going to magically make their power brick work...I still can't get my BIOS updated w/o a battery... ugh...

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