Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 11:24:48 -0800 From: Martin Glazer <mglazer2014@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating BIOS Message-ID: <CAMEY5_9qTNtJ15Upq1G0RZBugxdQbkjvNeh4h3RMHn31qd%2B5hA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20200206142137.40c130c8@scorpio> References: <20200206085845.7095d5af@scorpio> <CAMEY5_9_rTTQHCGZm7=BmsvF4rn=CnW3TgO012dwT1cVUx7rOA@mail.gmail.com> <20200206142137.40c130c8@scorpio>
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Freedoms is the correct program. I use it. Good luck On Thu, Feb 6, 2020, 11:22 AM Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote: > On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 06:10:28 -0800, Martin Glazer stated: > >I use a program called truedos it's freeware it boots from a USB > >drive. I put the updated bios from Dell onto the USB drive and book > >the computer from it. And just execute the bios update from there. > > I never found that program; however, I did find FreeDOS, which I have > used in the past. In any case, it turns out I didn't need any of those > applications. Apparently Dell has updated the way a BIOS is updated. I > simple needed to clean and format a USB device -- fat 32 seems to be > what is required and then place the BIOS update program downloaded from > Dell onto the stick. Reboot and press F12. A screen comes up and one of > the options is to FLASH the BIOS. I chose that options. At this point > the mouse becomes inoperative. A screen appears and the name of the > file I placed on the USB stick is shown. Using the TAB key, I highlight > that file and then move to the INSTALL option. Everything is automated > from that point on. > > I wish all of my systems were that easy to update. > > -- > Jerry >
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