Solved Bios update help

[ageman]

so it says i have to update my BIOS in order for my laptop to start charging my new battery and to stop the audio/video from stuttering...so i was wondering is there a way i can update my BIOS without a battery that has a 40 percent charge or without a battery. anyhelp anyone???

 

[VistaKing]

Give me your serial number

Open up a command prompt . Click on the rb: button type CMD , right click and choose Run as administrator . Input the commands below

wmic bios get serialnumber

 

[ageman]

5g1q7n1

 

[VistaKing]

Your PC is a Dell Inspiron 1545

:ar: BIOS VERSION : A14


Download

   Note

Installation Instructions


The file 1545_A14.EXE is using the Hard Drive format and is designed to be directly executed from Windows environments.



Click Download now.
The File Download window appears.


Click the Save button.
The Save As window appears.

Select Desktop using the drop-down menu to the right of Save in.

Click the Save button.
A progress meter moves as the download is completed.

If necessary, click X in the upper right-hand corner of the Download Progress Window to close it upon completion.


NOTE: Shut down all other applications prior to running the BIOS update utility. The update utility reboots your system in order to get the new BIOS loaded.





Double click the Icon on your desktop labeled 1545_A14.EXE.

The Dell Bios Flash window appears



Click the Continue button.

The message Pressing OK will close all applications, shut down Windows, Flash the BIOS, then reboot. appears.

Click the OK button.

The system will restart and the Bios Flash will be completed.

To check what bios version before you upgrade the bios you could do this

Open up command prompt by clicking on rb: type CMD inside Search programs and files . Press [ENTER]

In command prompt enter the following

systeminfo | find "BIOS Version:"

   Note

The | pipe symbol can be found using SHIFT + \ (just above the [ENTER] key)

 

[ageman]

says my battery has to be above 10percent to perform BIOS flash. wont let me go any further

 

[VistaKing]

Plug your AC adapter in

 

[ageman]

did that, its been plugged in, cause everytime i uplug my ac adapter my computer complete shuts down

 

[VistaKing]

Plug the AC adapter and restart and try again

 

[windude99]

did that, its been plugged in, cause everytime i uplug my ac adapter my computer complete shuts down

Also, if what VistaKing suggested above doesn't work, try removing the battery and doing the update.

 

[ageman]

tried both and its still says, the battery needs to be above 10 percent before the systems BIOS can be flashed

 

[VistaKing]

How about we just use the adapter plugged into the laptop . Turn off the laptop remove the battery plug in the adapter and turn on the laptop and retry the bios update .

 

[ageman]

was wondering will this work??? http://www.ehow.com/how_6781068_update-dell-laptop-charged-battery.html

 

[VistaKing]

Should work

 

[ageman]

yeah just tried without the battery and it says battery and ac adapter both must be plugged in to flash BIOS.

and about that link i sent you, i know this may sound stupid, but can you break it down into easier steps, not that it is, well its a little complicated and id hate to mess up, alright let me know -thanks

 

[VistaKing]

:ar: Place the Bios file to your desktop

:ar: Click on the rb: button type CMD inside the Search programs and files box. Right-click on CMD under Programs (1) choose Run as administrator . Note: Command Prompt opens to this path C:\Windows\System32

:ar: Type in

cd desktop

and press [ENTER]

   Note

It should open to C:\Users\{your account name}\Desktop>_

:ar: type

1545_A14.EXE /forceit

and press [ENTER]

   Note

There is a space between .exe and the forward slash

 

[ageman]

thanks alot, i appreciate the help. ima try this now and i'll let you know, thanks again

 

[VistaKing]

You're welcome

 

[ageman]

so i typed in cd desktop and pressed enter, but it comes up saying "the system cannot find the path specified'

the it would bring back C:\windows\systems32

 

[ageman]

ok so, i opened the command prompt without running as administrator, and i typed cd desktop and pressed enter and it went through and brought up C:\Users\"my account name"\Desktop>

but i didnt go any further, because i was wondering, so i have do i have to run it as administrator? because when i turn on my laptop, i think it signs me in as the administrator, because im the only one that uses the machine, just thought id ask, thanks again

 

[VistaKing]

Ok If you did " cd desktop " and it opened to the path of C:\Users\"YourUserName"\Desktop> _ then type in the command below

[B]1545_A14.EXE /forceit[/B]

   Note

Make sure the 1545_A14.exe file is on your Desktop