Update the Bios of a Dell Laptop with Damaged Battery

Hello IT Pros, this is Alvendril! In this Video I Update the Bios Version of a Laptop with a Dead Battery.
UPDATE: Hello everyone, There is an error in the video. This method does not works for all manufacturers/models, it works for many but not for all
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[@hardycious]

This procedure actually worked on a Dell Inspiron 3437. I was able to flash the BIOS from version A02 to A12, which is the latest available for my laptop model on the dell website. Thanks, great video.

[@stabrez86]

People like you deserve recognition but sadly real heroes almost always goes unnoticed

[@dianamorrissey2057]

OMG FINALLY A FIX! I love you! its taken me a year to get this done with what feels like a million ways to do it, none worked! thanks!

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hi Diana, Thanks for the comment!

[@MsJhonmendoza]

Thank you so much! I've been researching how to do this for 1 hour or more, but I find your video and I was able to update my BIOS without my battery. Great video!

[@kshitpostube]

In my case you have to use -forceit instead because it says error command: /forceit when you use /forceit, it's for a dell inspiron 15 5547, upgrade from A12 to A13

[@salvadorfitzgerald5291]

Thank you SO much!

[@muhammadharoonriaz]

Thank you so much, -forceit worked for me

[@DITT44]

Thx bro❤❤❤ i love u~~

[@4d4n10]

Thank you for this clear tuto. helped me update my Vostro 3350 bios without a battery in it.

[@MyITWorkshop]

I am glad it worked out Thanks for the comment!

[@intuitivemindfulness9002]

Well done man, its exactly what I was looking for :) Been banging my head for hours trying to get the damned bios updated. Bought a new battery and charger but battery arrived discharged so was a real bitch to solve. My issue started with no charging and progressed to problem solving each individual roadblock until bios was the only thing left. Thanks again, job well done.

[@kmcccomputers832]

Excellent commentary to go along with an excellent job showing how to update the BIOS with a dead battery. Great Job!!

[@cozzyinternet4706]

Mate! why did I not find your channel earlier?? hahah this has really helped me with an old E6410 I've got...... GOD Bless you, your family, and your work!!! :D cheers!!

[@rylanclarkson3296]

Thank you sir. This worked perfectly on my Dell Inspiron 5558. This laptop was missing its battery and on the stock BIOS. Luckily you had this nice video up to help me. Cheers!

[@lanikor]

Thanks man, i had to do this as a workaround to fix black screen of death on Dell N5050 and in my absence of experience with BIOS flashing with Rufus i tried to load BIOS like i was loading ISO for bootable Windows USB instead of copying to the USB drive after the FreeDOS flashing part. Anyway, if anybody else experiences black screen after the Windows logo loading screen, flashing BIOS to A05 version is the way to go.

[@leerasmussen2523]

Thanks so much for this video! Your instructions were easy to follow and I was able to update the bios on my Alienware!

[@TheFishingHobby]

This worked perfectly for me, thank you so much for uploading your tutorial!

[@kevinhectorngetich3299]

Video was released 2 years ago and i was looking for it for 2 years thank you very much 💯💯😭

[@SidSagChandran]

Was useful and I was able to update my Dell Latitude E4308 Laptop Bios without any problem. Thank you so much.

[@mthompson965]

Wow! I got a method from another video but it kept giving me battery error. This actually works! I got an Inspiron 5558 (5th gen i7, 8gb) I updated to A18 (from A11) and only unubtu 18.04 would work. About to try installing windows 10.

[@investjournal]

That is a lifesaver! My laptop has no battery and uses a 3d party AC. 'Official' way to update bios is interrupted by the error "connect battery blah-blah-blah". I created a Free-Dos USB drive with Rufus, put the latest BIOS firmware in the root, restarted, added /forceit and voilà, my DELL 5420 features latest (and last) firmware A14!

[@manav8734]

Excellent, it worked for my Dell Inspiron 1545 which is almost 15yrs old

[@saravananr3718]

Brother... you're the life saver man...My battery gone long time ago and i was unable to get the battery..also unable to update my Bios... But finally your method worked like a boss...thanks once again man...

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hi Saravanan, Thanks for the comment!

[@guyfromhell95]

Thank you for the manual! Couldn't update from cmd in Windows with /forceit parameter, but it worked like magic from DOS. Laptop is Vostro 1220.

[@miroslavvijatov5845]

It works on Dell Inspirion N5050 with damaged battery. Updated from version A03 to A05. Thank you very much for this tutorial.

[@EdwardSadzewicz]

Excellent! Just updated my older D830 from A05 to A17. Thank you!

[@antoniobartolo7264]

This is the only method that actually worked, thanks!

[@MyITWorkshop]

Thanks for the comment!

[@ejaz2537]

it works ...probably the only authentic way to do it. thanks a lot

[@nitrozoid65]

Thank you. I have updated my bios from A09 to A11. Thank you

[@vwpoloclassic9711]

Thanks bro, works on a Dell Inspiron without battery. Great work! Cheers from Brazil.

[@On3plu5]

it worked for my 5110 which has blank screen issue on windows 10.Thanks man.

[@ash155]

Thank you, it worked at my Inspiron N4050. Yet the boot option is kinda different from yours, I managed to update mine 😁

[@danyyeldavidlucas]

The page support of this model (N4050) shows a release from 23 June 2020 (Version A08). But it isn't true. Somehow it's the same release from 2013 (also A08). 😞😑

[@ramshadabdulmajeed6704]

Thanks man, well explained and saved my time

[@alexxperto]

Thanks it worked on a D620

[@prashantlondhe6490]

Worked for dell n5110, thanks a lot

[@muhammadaliqazi6727]

Great

[@Rushb13]

Thx so much this was the only method that worked

[@KijikWolf]

thanks a bunch! Worked on my old m4700!

[@pre-war3091]

it worked on dell inspiron n5050 thank you very much now i know how to do it for every laptop and desktop computer this is the best way for doing the upgrade .

[@PapiCharliePab]

I love you mate, I did it on my dell n5110 cause it has a06 and now a011 due with win10 the laptop screen wasn't turning on after the password screen, only hdmi worked with bios a06 and now with a011 or a11 I don't remember very well if it was with a 0 before or not. Anyway if somebody has that issue just update your bios! Thanks mate again! :)

[@thegorgious7813]

this method is work on every dell laptops who's not update bios without batteries or low batteries thanks for nice sharing . . . .

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello The Gorgious, Thanks for the comment!

[@raksha2026]

I have a dell studio 1558 and I am trying to update the latest bios version A12. However, as can be seen in the video, the file downloaded from the dell website was of format "Windows/DOS". But, in my case the format of bios file is "ZipPack" which means that the required files needs to be extracted in order to run. This ZipPack file does not run from the FreeDos, and neither do the extracted bios files run. I get error saying " This program cannot be run in DOS mode". Any ideas from anybody?!?!?

[@uttamswargiary9022]

Thanks bro, only your method worked

[@denzilabrahams4321]

Finally a solution that actually worked. Thank you!

[@georgekanellakis1]

"forceit". Bravo my friend ! Thank you !!!

[@RSimusic]

lifesaver! worked on a Inspiron 1545!

[@yutubtvtr]

Thank you very much for the information you have provided. I searched a lot, you found the solution

[@edgarsanchez6640]

Amén you have done my day it is 4 am and you was the only one on Web that realy helpme like and subscribed thank you for you tutorial video

[@WasimMhaskar]

It worked for my Dell N4050, thankyou so much

[@aqsinasurov6970]

Thank you very much.Greetings from Azerbaijan❤️

[@sungod4577]

You are a genius dude, thanks a lot !

[@Dvids13]

Great vid but I wish you would’ve emphasized renaming the update to something memorable lol I had to go back to change it cause it was too long, thanks though

[@sayedyounis3581]

This worked for dell vostro 1540. Thank you. Great job. I'm wondering however due to the fact that there is no battery, would the upgrade be lost.?

[@TheSandmanBRx]

problem solved, thanks man you helped a lot

[@rdx00001]

Hey Sir, this worked for me dell latitude d530. Thanks a lot.

[@havoc2latheproducer652]

Thanks a lot...it worked for me!! My old latitude D630 was not compatible with windows 10 but it does work now.

[@sangamsharma6017]

Error comes “ This program can’t run in dos mode” pls help 🙏🏻

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Sangam, In that case i would advise to upgrade it from Windows. I have a video for that if you need it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWWQnYKAjLNslbc Hope it helps Thanks for the comment!

[@albertpartida3762]

Just want to thank you so much. My Dell D630 wouldn't start since I got it from a flea market for $5 and it took e 5 days to finally get it too start. Your magic helped now if I could only get a product key? Can you help with that also? Thanks again it was as easy as opening your eyes.

[@aasefhusayn2748]

Thanks alot man !

[@SCSUF]

Worked on a dell inspiron 5423. THANKS!

[@husseinfwzy9975]

Great video many thanks

[@nafeesdarekhan]

Thanks it worked for me... 👍🏻 Appreciate ur hard work...

[@MustaLeeSwagger]

Plz help it says “This program cannot be run in DOS mode” when i type the update name

[@damianozone5990]

Works on D630 for A17 bios. Not for A18, wants battery. A19 - corrupted file on Dell website.

[@mehmetpasabatan1022]

Thank you. It was very useful.

[@ESAMALMITHALI]

i got problem , this message came while writing /forceit (( This program must be run under win32)) what does it mean , what shall I do?

[@unknownuser1762]

Same here.. How to solve?

[@mrityunjay4509]

It worked like charm.........Thank you so much.....you got a subscriber.....:D

[@MyITWorkshop]

Glad the video helped you! :) Thanks for the comment!

[@manuelescobarz]

Muchas gracias, funcionó en mi Dell Inspiron 6400

[@owlsurb]

Thank you very match my friend a successful method :)

[@arsalanahmad1323]

Work good i change my dell m4600 bios a16 2013 to a17 2017

[@kunapallijagadish]

Yup ! Great you saved my battery penny thank a lot.

[@ElRey3433]

Thanks men u helped me so much

[@OhiSandhu]

Done successfully..u r great man..but i flashed same version only..as there was no update after 2012..now i hv to solve cmos prblm..these both cmos and bios fucked my precious tym nd money..repair person always said that its motherboard problem..u hv to buy new 9ne

[@sigbingpula]

Thank you. This worked for me.

[@sudipta7234]

Thanks, solved my problem... best wishes

[@MrRangelsd]

Gracias Thank You, work un 2021. Saludos desde México.

[@shqairh]

Instant like for not being an Indian, plus, you can keep the like because it worked for me

[@rozsakristoflazar7813]

After I type in the command (biosupdate.exe /forceit) in dos it just says Test and does nothing. Can someone help me?

[@mdhamidulislam6643]

i am also facing this probelm

[@prosperouslife5360]

How did you resolve this? I am stuck there in TEST.

[@cruisegaming299]

Same thing just says test

[@ibbrey9882]

thanx man.. works well on inspiron 14 N4050

[@jvproduccionessv]

Excelente. Funcionó en Dell studio BIOS 1735

[@alpengold1690]

it also works in windows via cmd

[@suryasahu7470]

My inspiron 3521 says test.

[@Tosikas]

Yea my says test.

[@3syllables]

It worked for me. Thanks!

[@AliyangChaiChui]

You are superb. Thank you very much

[@calvint150]

When I type in the file name to execute the BIOS update, it doesn't do anything but display "TEST." Any idea?

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Calvin, That happens on some Dell models, I have a video to overcome that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ3Vi5uIoLqMfZo Now, it will depend on the model you have in order for the method in the video to work. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment

[@fuqyx]

worked for me!! Tysm❤

[@neto0509]

thanks a lot bro, finally can update fking dell inspiron

[@neto0509]

nvm still on first bios when restar

[@gratefulwarriortt]

I'm getting this "Error: could not allocate page table memory" What do you recommend I do to fix this?

[@Starnightdude]

Will try this trick on DELL 5420 with no battery at all

[@ugiboy5756]

Thank you so much! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@MarceloCN]

Thank you very much, works like a charm.

[@Mohamed.AbdelNasser.]

Thank you so much!

[@jsd-iq2sq]

Done..thank you

[@omniversal4739]

Thanks bro! Working.

[@FabioJackson]

Does this work for asus rog?

[@adityanathan7059]

It still asks for a battery when i execute the bios update. I thought this would finally solve my problem but I guess I have to keep looking...

[@krishnanshuagarwal]

Hey bro did u get the solution to this.. Please tell me I have been trying since a week

[@renzodeleo5306]

Same here

[@stargamewolf1489]

Thank you 💓 you are a hero

[@enflie9518]

When i boot with my usb flash put in dir and then write my bios in my case N110A11 and press enter it shows me "Satrt to flash....... [Y/N]:" and i cant do anything here can you help

[@tammarjan8048]

You've earned a sub

[@EvanDiaz6464]

hello. I left this comment to see if this information is useful to someone, on some Dell laptops the bios installer uses the Winphlash64 program so the Force it commands do not work here, I found a forum where the winphlash16 version is used for MS-DOS and the Bios archive is located in the path C:\Users ame user\AppData\Local\Temp\WinPhlash64 and there you get the file Bios1.wph, Forum link: ‎How to flash bios with unidentified battery and AC Adapter | DELL Technologies I followed the steps and managed to update from version A08 to A11 on a Dell xps 1647.

[@rexxar222]

you my friend deserve a beer!

[@selvasunder5745]

Thank you. It works

[@zahid11may]

nice tips bro............thanks

[@hanookshan]

Sir Really Really Thank you i really appreciated.....

[@gregndikudze]

Can you please help me fix my dell latitude touchpad...it’s not showing the driver in device manager and the touchpad is not working even after downloading the recommended driver from dell

[@t4varesTv]

THKS A MILLION !