How to Update Any Dell Computer BIOS

How to Update Any Dell Computer BIOS
So you want to flash your Dell motherboard BIOS with the latest BIOS firmware update? well I will show you step by step on how to flash the BIOS on any DELL PC with the latest updates. The reason why you would want to update your dell bios is for security, bug fixes, performance, hardware compatibility and stability. Try not to skip BIOS versions and unless you can or told to on Dell's website. Also, if you have any hard drive encryption on the computer, you will need to unencrypt before you continue to flash bios.
Important: Never turn off computer while BIOS updating is in progress.
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[@Britec09]

Drop us a comment and give us a LIKE 👍👍

[@AmjadKhateeb]

Thanks for the video, but you should have mentioned more details about how to choose the correct model with a step by step walkthrough using the dell website. Because choosing the wrong flash file may damage the bios.

[@Britec09]

I only have what I am flash, can't cover every dell model

[@AmjadKhateeb]

@@Britec09 I understand that, but general information can help and prevent non expert users from running wrong executables. Also, the video title is "... Any Dell Computer..." 😅

[@corz299]

Will this work on a 2006 dell dimension e520?

[@Shrubhumper]

I have to say, I really hate Dell's bloatware that's on the machines but I use Dell's "Dell command update" software and just let it scan the system and pick the most resent drivers for that model of PC/laptop so I don't have to go out to their support page and hunt for anything. The bios updates are included in it as well. Figured I would just mention it cause its actually decent software for getting updates if you're not tech savvy. Thanks Bri! Love the videos and the channel!

[@penelopelgoss2520]

Hi Brian, Thanks for this step-by-step process and explanation. I will try your update for a very old Dell Bios (dated 2006). I am doubting there is anything out there for such an old system but I won't know until I try. The Dell is running Windows 10. WOW 2006!!!

[@Britec09]

Glad it helped

[@vinylzappa]

@@Britec09 Same here. Mine's a Dell Vostro 1710

[@christop_bader]

Thanks for this video i've just updated the BIOS on my OptiPlex 9020 it took about 5 minutes and all seems good so cheers for this info on how to do it

[@Alex9250]

I've got a dell 990 and it's was on Bios A18 and I had so many problems with compatibility with ram and mouses and my ethernet all of this was fixed thanks man.

[@zedtl]

Mine is on A03 💀

[@Alex9250]

@@zedtl Jesus.

[@MugaliD1]

I have tried to update the my Dell laptop and it has worked out successful, thanks for the wonderful information and God bless you.

[@Britec09]

Glad it helped

[@Mako-sz4qr]

I think Dell has gotten better with their bios updates. I accidentally did a bios firmware update through windows optional update and it flashed the bios perfect but I was totally scared. I usually do dell bios update with a usb flash drive and F12 at restart.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

I have a dell that didnt have that option

[@NovaCayn]

Win11 does work just fine on this PC. May not be compatible as per MS but it works fine as I have a i3-7100T. No issues. You can disable the compatibility check when you install win11

[@chrisc2252]

If anyone is updating their bios througb windows update please dont. Tbere are many issues with this and habe bricked many computers and the manufacturer nor windows will accept responsibility. Keep windows for windows and go to your manufacturer for bios updates 👍

[@1boltmeadow]

Very useful as most of my PC's are Dell - thanks Brian :)

[@Britec09]

Glad to help!

[@steffob4729]

Thx for show us update bios with dell computer. I have a big problem i cant even come in too bios settings. Try every normal tips but no, only restart ditecly windows 10. Puh!

[@EricSAlbright]

Steffo, does your keyboard have a Function lock key? It would be on the bottom row. It could be why your having trouble. You have to press Function lock, THEN F2 to get into your bios setup.

[@steffob4729]

@@EricSAlbright txy so much, it works.!! hava a nice day! 🙂

[@EricSAlbright]

@@steffob4729 Glad I could help, Steffo. If I were you, I would get a keyboard that didn't have a function lock key. I find it completely useless, as well as annoying. Cheers!! 🙂

[@dkgfilms]

"Liked"! Question, is it possible that a CPU is too old that a bios flash is ineffective? My concern is that i have a Latitude e5540 and it lags. It has been reset clean of all programs and installed Windows 10 64bit.

[@davinp]

If you have a newer Dell PC (under warranty) the Dell utility software can find and install the BIOS update. It may also show in Windows Update as Micrsoft moved drivers to Windows Update in version 21H2.

[@nanaaduesteem6082]

I have issues with my laptop. I have Checked all the Boot Options at the Boot Options location and is at the Legacy. But why if I Press 12 there is no Boot Options found in the Boot arena. I'm using the Dell Latitude E5520 Series.

[@OShackHennessy]

Awesome video thank you so much!

[@horatiuslavescu]

For DELL and HP systems the BIOS comes over Windows Update (Windows 10 & 11). All our company's computers are DELL desktops and DELL & HP laptops. BIOS was updated as an optional update through Windows Update.

[@Britec09]

This had to be done this way

[@619ota]

I too was able to update BIOS with a Windows Update on my Dell OptiPlex 7050 SFF.

[@fookingsog]

Dell Service Tag. Gets you all the factory original build info as well as drivers, BIOS & such.

[@stebbygamer508]

Nice video, but how to update the BIOS if Linux/BSD is running and not W10?

[@Britec09]

I would not attempt it on Linux, it is possible with Universal BIOS Flash utility

[@SilvioSinnone-wk8kh]

Please. Send utility bios e push button for flashing how. Thankyou

[@seanmckay3392]

I got windows 11 on my optiplex 3010 ddr3 8gb ram i5 3470 runs great

[@mouad.reaction]

The battery must be plugged in But i don't have battery because i lost it

[@Matt2010]

Well I won't use windows and I'm getting a refurbished Optiplex 790 mt variant. So yea I'm really hoping it has been fully updated to the latest but yeah I'm still not exactly finding an answer to this question in case it hasn't been fully updated, does the model I'm getting. allow for just flashing from a fat 32 filesystem USB storage and yes I know it has to be at least 32 gigabytes in size or less so yeah I'll be getting 8 gig ones as well. Yes, I'm a Linux user but do have a preference for BIOS being updated in the more correct way versus the microcode updates. Unetbootin seems to not work for many and I'm hesitant to even try that with my live USB Linux disk. So I'm just really hoping that it can updated through USB storage option within the BIOS. Yes the the 790 I'm getting has no hard drives, but I have 2 working ones already so once I'm sure that the BIOS is fully updated, I'll then install those 2 HDDs then install Linux. Can anyone help answer my question please. Thanks.

[@Gordonseries385]

👍👍 I feel safer when doing it on a laptop with a good battery. Need to fix my ups unit, just to much old stuff here.. lol

[@777AndrewR]

Excellent video! Why doesn't mobo manufacturers offer this exe set up?

[@Britec09]

super easy way to install bios

[@NonLegitNation2]

some do, and then it bricks your motherboard lol. I had an issue a few months ago using MSI Center's automatic BIOS update. I never usually update a mobo bios via the OS, I usually do it via a flashdrive and through the bios, but one day I saw MSI Center could update my mobo bios through the OS and decided to try it. It basically soft bricked my mobo. I just had a black screen for an hour until I finally said screw this, unplugged my system, downloaded the bios update on my laptop to a flash drive and used the bios flashback button on the back of my mobo. Thankfully that worked but for that entire hour with the blackscreen I felt like i was gonna crap my pants lol.

[@philipwood8776]

Great video....Thank you

[@misc5831]

Thank you!

[@Rmm1722]

good information thanks

[@Britec09]

So nice of you

[@prorandocopier7945]

So, Ive checked my service tag, and Ive done all the steps but I CANT find the bios update! I just want to update my AURORA R1's bios to A05 then through A09.

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Is it possible to put a normal pwm fan in these dell optiplexes. The one inside mine is like yours 4 pin but slimline connector and it's noisy.

[@UNICORNSF3ProgameplayProRACER]

Nice sharing!

[@Britec09]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@babymantuck3256]

wish there was a way to update bios outside of windows. I think my bios is corrupted cause I can no longer get into windows and even a fresh install gets 99% through and error says unable to install on this PC. Last resort would be a firmware update.

[@saifeldinmahmoud1941]

I have a dell latitude e5530 non vpro that is running on A02 bios version i found out it have a A21 update i did the steps as shown but nothing seems to happen the laptop just restarts and the version stays A02.. any help?

[@daffaalif7026]

I have an optiplex 790, I want to upgrade the processor to use an i5 3470 but after trying it turns out it can't, can updating the bios solve this problem?

[@danjan5100]

I turned Off all Net framework in programs and features, can I play all games on Steam normally running? Example: PUBG, Friday 13th, RIDE 4 ....etc....

[@HenryFalkner]

My DELL Inspiron 3511 came with Windows 11 installed, which promptly updated automatically when connected to the Internet. Then the DELL BIOS did the same, and again a few months later. My feeling is, neither Windows 11 nor the DELL BIOS have reached a desirable state of stability. Do you ever have to update the firmware in your car?

[@RongDMemer]

Idk

[@NonLegitNation2]

that's normal for almost every motherboard on the market. I have an ROG Strix B550 mobo and they release a BIOS update about every 3 or 4 months. Regarding the chipset it is usually recommended that you also update your mobo's chipset when you do a BIOS update, they kind of go hand in hand. Most people don't have to update the firmware in their car because it does it automatically, you just don't know it's happening because it's installing in the background. Infact I bet in 10yrs, with how vehicles are getting more and more electronics, every single car on the road will be getting regular firmware updates and that's when the robots/AI will take over...

[@cactusstudiossouth]

HELLO! I have an old Dell Vostro 1000 with a new Win 10 & Activation Key! Where can I get the Updated BIOS Version since tell does not support my laptop anymore please reply?

[@supriyochatterjee4095]

Please kindly make videos related to how to update bios for ASUS TUF FX504/505/506 series

[@Britec09]

Sure

[@supriyochatterjee4095]

@@Britec09 Thanks a ton eagerly waiting for the same

[@Britec09]

No problem

[@JukeBoxDestroyer]

I keep running into an I/O error when I try to run the bios update .exe file. any solution?

[@colin5064]

So can you also use this method if your Dell Laptop battery is dead?,will it be possible to do this with dead battery removed so Dell power lead only connected?

[@dkgfilms]

I've tried to flash the bios due to this video and others, but i have the same issue: my battery does not hold a charge and can only run when plugged into power. I receive a message saying my battery needs to be charged to at least 10% to continue. I wonder if there's a way to bypass this?

[@Medalavi]

The whole goal here is to update BIOS from the beginning, because of windows driver issue, this means there is no OS installed, thats what I am looking for, which unfortunately dell is very poor at it

[@dabneyoffermein595]

why would ANYONE update a DELL BIOS, it will NOT help performance

[@kg3474]

thank you

[@Nick41622]

Om my Acer Nitro Bios updates come threw Windows updates.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

so whats your point....read the title of the video

[@Nick41622]

​@@joshuaguenin9507So what, I don't care. Read the title............... Did your mother not teach you manners & does she know you are using her device?

[@joshuaguenin9507]

@@Nick41622 mom is dead, not her "device" Manners are not commenting about something different than what is being talked about...and its through, not threw

[@Nick41622]

​@@joshuaguenin9507 My mum is dead too she was killed when I was 7 years old. So now you are the Grammar Police too.................

[@KaranSahota369]

can i update the bios without ssd i have a dell g15 5515 laptop , i think i have a rootkit in my laptop please help

[@modlowarvaivideoservices]

can anyone help, I was having an issue after windows updated, i restored to a later drive, but when i went to restart the computer, it says drive not found so think bios is screwed up. If I hit f12 and go to windows boot, it loads windows fine so clearly there isn't anything wrong with my c drive which i already ran repairs and test on, all passed. it is a dell XPS 8920, any help appreciated

[@jonheslop243]

Can you explain how to un-brick your bios chip if you have a power cut? Thanks!

[@mikebaker2927]

If you brick the bios, it’s goodbye motherboard unless your motherboard comes with a secondary bios

[@fookingsog]

Don't be stoopeed and always connect your PC to a UPS...UNINTERRUPTABLE POWER SUPPLY! DERP! 🤪

[@joshuaguenin9507]

@@fookingsog the irony of this crap comment

[@jonheslop243]

Another over opinionated nobody! If you haven’t got anything constructive to say, keep it shut!

[@NonLegitNation2]

DUDE WE'RE GETT'N A DELL!!! lol, I just purchased a used optiplex 3070 SFF last night off ebay for my mom. Her current pc doesn't support Windows 11 and I can't upgrade the cpu in it (the mobo only supports up to an i5-6500 which also isn't compatible with W11). This Optiplex I got has an i5-9500 and 8GB of RAM with a measly 128GB SSD. I already ordered a 512GB M.2 NVME drive, and a 16GB (2x8GB) kit of RAM. I only paid $100 for the Optiplex and then $50 for the RAM and NVME drive togther so the entire PC is only costing me $170 after tax and shipping. If I were to build my mom a PC with the exact same specs it would have ended up costing almost $300+. One of the first thing's I plan on doing after installing the new RAM and cloning the sdd to the NVME drive is updating the BIOS. As you said it's cool that you are able to do it within Windows and not have to mess around with the BIOS in order to update it. Wish me luck, the Optiplex arrives in 2 days, hopefully it doesn't blow up in a week lol, thankfully the seller accepts returns though just incase.

[@floki4049]

does this work for alienware?

[@thmeurgues]

Thanks for your video. Thought it would help me to fix a problem, but no... I've an Alienware (Dell) m15 R5 Ryzen Edition. I've been updating the BIOS around 6 or 7 times till I bought it around 18 months ago. But now, everytime I want to update the BIOS from the dedicated file to my PC from Dell website (the same in your video), when I double click on the executable file, an error message shows up after it loaded the file and says "ESP disk space not enough" and then closes the process ! So no more BIOS updates for me for this reason... Do you know how to fix that ? Thank you for your time anyway !

[@nickloss2377]

What about using Dell's Support Assist program? or the Alienware driver update app from the Microsoft Store?.. that's what I use to update the BIOS and other drivers on my Alienware. different model from yours, but might be worth a try ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[@user-us5xo3gj8x]

Help. After it say restart, I only got black screen

[@The_Last_Post]

Bri im having an issue with a Dell 3050 micro not recognising 32gb of ram (2x16gb sticks) 2666mhz. Is there any settings I could go into to resolve this issue?

[@Britec09]

Have you got the correct ram? have you checked bios update?

[@The_Last_Post]

@@Britec09 only thing I can fault is the 2666mhz speed, the i5 cpu I believe maxes out at 2133mhz? But surely it would drop to a lower speed. From this video I’ve learnt there is an update to the bios

[@NonLegitNation2]

you might have to check the RAM QVL for that optiplex. All motherboards have a RAM qualified vendors list. It's a list of RAM that has been tested and proven to work with that specific motherboard. Also some motherboards are VERY strict when it comes to speeds and won't automatically change the speed or allow you to manually change the speed. I had that problem on my HP ProBook G4. I tried installing ddr4 3200 RAM but it only supports up to 2666 and the RAM wouldn't work at all and it wouldn't let me change the RAM speed.

[@ProdByLuc1d]

I am upgrading from an A18 BIOS to A22. But when I click the Upgrade program, It won't work. Can you help me?

[@nawaf-pf1zz]

شكرا

[@arielmelamed7820]

i have xps 8940 with 3060ti and i9 11900k and im getting less fps then ppl on youtube on low settings Any help??

[@theultranoobyt966]

On KZbin???

[@mstry.d]

hello, i have a problem about updating my dell latitude e6420 bios. when i click the bios.exe (E6420A12 or Latitude_E6420_E6420ATG_A25). it just ask me to choose whether to run them on administrator or not. when i click "yes" the bios.exe wont run or show. is there any way to fix this?

[@Frux.]

same thing happens to me

[@mikesapienza1211]

Windows Update also pushes it as an optional update.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

unless its older

[@mikesapienza1211]

@@joshuaguenin9507 Very true. Good point! :)

[@sheldonkupa9120]

I find it scary when windows OR linux try to update my bios. I prefer good old usb stick method if possible.... A shame that windows (fedora also?!) dont ask. Happened that i didnt know windows would do that... Chapeau to Dell though, they have very recent driver and firmware updates for my 3050 tiny i just got refurbed, even when support ended 2018!

[@NonLegitNation2]

yeah i just purchased a Optiplex 3070 which released in 2019, for my mom and I just checked Dells website and they have a BIOS update that just released 2 weeks ago along with a chipset and TPM 2.0 update also they updated the firmware for the wifi card so that it supports wifi 6 which is crazy. For all the crap Dell gets atleast they do a good job of keeping their systems up to date.

[@codingandtech5909]

How do I update the BIOS of my Dell latitude E5470. Currently the BIOS version is 1.22.3 installed on 2/17/2020. The latest BIOS for update is of version 1.33.3 which is released on 09 Nov 2022. Should I install this update or do I upgrade one step at a time as there are many versions available before the current latest version. My question or consern is can I skip all the updates and directly install the latest BIOS version. There are 9 BIOS version available before the latest 09 Nov 2022 version. So I am confused as how to go about installing these BIOS updates. I don't want to end up corrupting windows or motherboard.

[@NonLegitNation2]

nope you just download the latest version and install it. You don't have to download and install the earlier versions.

[@codingandtech5909]

@@NonLegitNation2 yes it worked thanks. Downloaded the latest version and for a while it was saying updating Bios black screen gave me heart attack 😂 than after a while it rebooted and BIOS is upto date.

[@KINGMANJARO_343]

Why is updating BIOS still a nerve wracking experience i still haven't found anyone who can instill me confidence to do so even Dell they need to give a detailed explanation why the bios update is needed.

[@FarHaN9]

How can i downgrade the bios on dell pc

[@joshuaguenin9507]

not possible

[@user-hn9bz7if6g]

dell vostro 3668/3667

[@christmanaloto1792]

Hi how to reset bios for dell optiplex 3080 micro ? How to unlock?

[@awaiz12346yt]

Cool!

[@Britec09]

Thanks

[@xprcloud]

Fedora BRICKED my pc after it decided to update the BIOS during fedora update, I had no choice in the matter (video how to recover a bricked dead Dell)

[@Britec09]

What's your make and model. Oh and don't let Linux people hear you say Linux broke your system, because it never breaks in their eyes lol

[@xprcloud]

@@Britec09 when I get to the office, I will let you know the model, TL;DR had to source a 20 year old PS/2 Keyboard for the Dell Vulcan nerve pinch (power+CTRL+ESC) because none of the USB ports got initialized with the early loader for the recovery process, tried them all 1 by 1, was bricked until the PS/2...never throw away anything. my IT collogues decided PC was toasted but I recovered eventually. ...Fedora 36 simply did its thing fully automatic, and the pc never recovered from the reboot...yellow code blinking

[@coloneljp]

Bro i just fix everything after biod update 😂

[@realmisanthrope3353]

Who is here after Valorant hwid ban😂!

[@michelwong1]

👍👍

[@jj-icejoe6642]

This pc is Not capable of running winbloat 11 ? 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-hn9bz7if6g]

thenks bro good

[@wangbu8869]

My is 1.0.1 😂 im watching this because i flash update new version

[@dragz]

Why won’t this work on my Dell Optiplex 390? I am still on Revision A05