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Corrupt or Missing BIOS - no POST, can't boot from USB or CD
Dell Optiplex 790 (SFF). Will not boot - Diagnostics are Amber Power light (steady) and diagnostic lights 2,3 & 4 flashing amber - this indicates a corrupt or missing BIOS. Turning on, the PC powers up but immediately starts the flashing diagnostic lights. This is my daughters computer and appears to have just randomly happened.
Had the issue confirmed by Dell, but as I bought it second hand and have no idea which company originally owned it, I cant get a repair via any warranty.
Have downloaded the BIOS from Dell and created an MS-Dos start-up disk (via Rufus) on both a USB drive and a CD. The PC will not attempt to boot from either source and continues to flash the diagnostic lights. As I have no access, I cant change the boot sequence.
Is there any method to force a boot from either USB or CD? - or an alternate option?
Most forums tend to recommend a new motherboard when this happens in Dells, but be great to avoid this if possible.