Driver Installation Alienware Bios Problem  


  1. Posts : 58
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #1

    Driver Installation Alienware Bios Problem


    Hello, I was recently updating my drivers for my x51 from alienware, and after installation it said I needed reboot, so I did, and it shows a black screen saying:

    Intel UNDI, PXE2.1 (build 083)
    Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation

    This Product is covered by one or more of the following patents:
    US5,307,459, US5,434,872, US732,094, US6,570,884, US6,115,776 and
    US6,327,625

    Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Series v2.41 (06/08/11)

    Client MAC ADDR: xx xx xx xx xx xx GUID: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

    PXE-MOF: Exiting PCE ROM.

    Reboot and Select proper Boot device
    or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key_



    I'm not going to give my Mac Address our nor my Guid, whatever that is. I have an alienware, I can't open my hardware, and f2 and f12 doesnt work in boot to open my bios editor. I've tried using an hp, corsair, and dell keyboard, neither of them works. Someone tell me how to "Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key"?
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  2.    #2

    Why were you changing the drivers on a driver-complete OS? Did you think it's like XP? It's not. Nor should a BIOS be updated due to risk unless there is an applicable reason to do so listed, and a rescue method ready to go.

    If you cannot get the F-key to work to access the BIOS to check the SATA controller and Boot order settings which likely changed, then reset the CMOS to see if that helps access the BIOS: How To Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) [Easy, 10 to 15 Min]
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  3. Posts : 58
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Thread Starter
       #3

    gregrocker said:
    Why were you changing the drivers on a driver-complete OS? Did you think it's like XP? It's not. Nor should a BIOS be updated due to risk unless there is an applicable reason to do so listed, and a rescue method ready to go.

    If you cannot get the F-key to work to access the BIOS to check the SATA controller and Boot order settings which likely changed, then reset the CMOS to see if that helps access the BIOS: How To Clear CMOS (Reset BIOS) [Easy, 10 to 15 Min]
    I don't know which one is the motherboard
    Nor do I find any battery of switch in the computer
    I also updated driver through the dell website, which the alienware website for drivers redirected me to, using auto service tag detector
    Last edited by Scorcht; 03 Sep 2014 at 21:15.
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  4. Posts : 26,869
    Windows 11 Pro
       #4

    Could you give me the system specs of the computer please? I'm looking at what appears to be a CPU cooler on the left and a CPU with no cooler on it on the right. That can't be right.
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  5. Posts : 26,869
    Windows 11 Pro
       #5

    This is what a desktop CMOS battery looks like it's slightly smaller than a quarter.
    Driver Installation Alienware Bios Problem-cmos.jpg
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