Dell 1535 Bios Drivers

[pebbly]

Sam K ,You can't just load the .exe file on to the Cd you have to extract the rom file from the executable ,use something like isobuster or magiciso

 

[marsmimar]

Forgot to include this:

HOW TO: Install a Hardware Device Driver using Compatibility Mode

My one remaining brain cell is rapidly fading.

 

[Sam K]

I tried different compatibility modes and also running it administrator (even though my account has administrator privileges) and I got the same error.

 

[pebbly]

Format a usb pendrive to make it bootable

1. Copy the file 1535_A06.EXE to a bootable usb pendrive
2. Boot from the usb pendrive to the DOS prompt.
3. Run the file by typing Y:\1535_A06.EXE (where y is the drive letter where the executable is located).

 

[Sam K]

Sam K ,You can't just load the .exe file on to the Cd you have to extract the rom file from the executable ,use something like isobuster or magiciso

Ah I didn't know that. I have MagicISO but I can't find the option to extract the rom file from the executable. I googled around after I read your post and I also saw that some people mentioned extracting a .wph file from the .exe bios file as well. So after I put the rom (or wph) file on the boot cd, do I simply execute it from command line?

 

[pebbly]

Sam K ,You can't just load the .exe file on to the Cd you have to extract the rom file from the executable ,use something like isobuster or magiciso

Ah I didn't know know. I have MagicISO but I can't find the option to extract the rom file from the executable. I googled around after I read your post and I also saw that some people mentioned extracting a .wph file from the .exe bios file as well. So after I put the rom (or wph) file on the boot cd, do I simply execute it from command line?

Yes , But I personnally would go the usb pendrive route, extracting a bios file by a third party software then burning it to a cd may cause problems and could end up with a dead laptop

 

[Sam K]

Yes , But I personnally would go the usb pendrive route, extracting a bios file by a third party software then burning it to a cd may cause problems and could end up with a dead laptop

OK I'm in the process of taking your advice. First I tried making a bootable usb following the instructions on the following link but the bootable usb that gets created immediately starts the Windows 7 install process because it has you copy the entire Windows 7 dvd to the usb drive.

How To make Bootable USB

Now I'm trying these instructions.

Bios-boot-usb-stick - Howto: BIOS-Update per bootable USB-Stick - www.biosflash.com

I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again for all your help.

 

[pebbly]

Yes , But I personnally would go the usb pendrive route, extracting a bios file by a third party software then burning it to a cd may cause problems and could end up with a dead laptop

OK I'm in the process of taking your advice. First I tried making a bootable usb following the instructions on the following link but the bootable usb that gets created immediately starts the Windows 7 install process because it has you copy the entire Windows 7 dvd to the usb drive.

How To make Bootable USB

Now I'm trying these instructions.

Bios-boot-usb-stick - Howto: BIOS-Update per bootable USB-Stick - www.biosflash.com

I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again for all your help.

good luck Sam

 

[vilmacrazy]

thanks for bios utiliy

 

[Sam K]

good luck Sam

Thanks. It worked!

For those who are interested, I created the bootable USB stick using the instructions on the following link and then copied the 1535_A06.EXE file to the USB stick.

Bios-boot-usb-stick - Howto: BIOS-Update per bootable USB-Stick - www.biosflash.com

After I booted up using the USB stick, I simply ran the 1535_A06.EXE file from the drive.

I would have never guessed that creating a bootable CD was so much more difficult than the a bootable USB.

Thanks pebbly and marsmimar for all your help.

 

[marsmimar]

Glad it got sorted out! Thanks for the update.

 

[pebbly]

good luck Sam

Thanks. It worked!

For those who are interested, I created the bootable USB stick using the instructions on the following link and then copied the 1535_A06.EXE file to the USB stick.

Bios-boot-usb-stick - Howto: BIOS-Update per bootable USB-Stick - www.biosflash.com

After I booted up using the USB stick, I simply ran the 1535_A06.EXE file from the drive.

I would have never guessed that creating a bootable CD was so much more difficult than the a bootable USB.

Thanks pebbly and marsmimar for all your help.

Simple and easy ,was'nt it Sam

 

[kjmelnis]

Hi!

I have some bugs on my Dell studio laptop 1535 (Windows 7 Ultimate), so I wanted to update the BIOS from A03 to A06.
I made a bootable usb stick as Sam did in previous posts. Then I put 1535_A06.EXE on the usb drive and booted from ot. When I got to the command prompt screen I entered command E:\1535_A06.EXE and it showed ''Invalid drive specification'' I checked twice and the drive specification is correct, it is E:

Maybe you guys can help me on this one What's the problem?

 

[Staar]

Hi
I just wanted to share my problems and how i solved it.
I have a M6500 Dell and tried to update to the newest bios A10. I tried many many diffrent solutions but it didnt work. It just said "no vaild rom image found"
What did work was upgrading to a older version (A09) then i could upgrade to the A10.
Hope this can helt atleast someone