Dell Inspiron 14z N411z: Flashing the BIOS

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Flashing the BIOS

The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing

the system board. To flash the BIOS:

1

Turn on the computer.

2

Go to

support.dell.com/support/downloads.

3

Locate the BIOS update file for your computer.

NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer is located on a label at the bottom

of your computer.

If you have your computer’s Service Tag:

a

Click

Enter a Tag

.

b

Enter your computer’s Service Tag in the

Enter a service tag

field

,

click

Go

, and proceed to step 4.

If you do not have your computer’s Service Tag:

a

Click

Select Model.

b

Select the type of product in the

Select Your Product Family

list.

c

Select the product brand in the

Select Your Product Line

list.

d

Select the product model number in the

Select Your Product Model

list.

NOTE: If you have selected a different model and want to start over again,

click Start Over on the top right of the menu.

e

Click

Confirm

.

4

A list of results appears on the screen. Click

BIOS

.

5

Click

Download Now

to download the latest BIOS file. The

File

Download

window appears.

6

Click

Save

to save the file on your desktop. The file downloads to your

desktop.

7

Click

Close

if the

Download Complete

window appears. The file icon

appears on your desktop and is titled the same as the downloaded BIOS

update file.

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Double-click the file icon on the desktop and follow the instructions that

appear on the screen.

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