Update the Bios of a Dell Laptop with Damaged Battery

[@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

[@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.

[@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~~

[@franciscoortiz6210]

Gracias , estuve como loco probando de todos los comandos y el tuyo me salvo colocando el nombre de la bios seguido del -forceir

[@franciscoortiz6210]

Perdón es -forceit

[@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!!

[@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!

[@kmcccomputers832]

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

[@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!

[@leerasmussen2523]

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

[@SidSagChandran]

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

[@ejaz2537]

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

[@TheFishingHobby]

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

[@FabioJackson]

Does this work for asus rog?

[@antoniobartolo7264]

This is the only method that actually worked, thanks!

[@MyITWorkshop]

Thanks for the comment!

[@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!

[@MustaLeeSwagger]

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

[@EdwardSadzewicz]

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

[@miroslavvijatov5845]

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

[@JoshuaPonce-x6b]

Thanks you bro you save me, my laptop doesn't run windows 10 because the bios are to old, now works perfect!

[@vwpoloclassic9711]

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

[@manav8734]

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

[@gratefulwarriortt]

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

[@kevinhectorngetich3299]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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!

[@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

[@damianozone5990]

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

[@rushb133]

Thx so much this was the only method that worked

[@healthlife9075]

what to do when my bios exe file can not be run in the dos mode

[@denzilabrahams4321]

Finally a solution that actually worked. Thank you!

[@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

[@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.?

[@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

[@jvidalw]

the /forceit parameter works, but then I got the error "error allocating memory", what else can I try?

[@ramshadabdulmajeed6704]

Thanks man, well explained and saved my time

[@KijikWolf]

thanks a bunch! Worked on my old m4700!

[@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?!?!?

[@nitrozoid65]

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

[@aqsinasurov6970]

Thank you very much.Greetings from Azerbaijan❤️

[@kaaloawara72]

Thanks bro, only your method worked

[@On3plu5]

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

[@georgekanellakis1]

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

[@AmanSingh-bv5ni]

Its just stuck at erasing flash 12% what should i do now? And its for dell Inspiron N5110

[@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

[@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 .

[@danbremen]

unluckily I got the message "this program cannot be run in DOS mode". I tried the same from a CMD window in Windows but I still get the message saying the battery must be loaded even when using the FORCEIT command 😞

[@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!

[@romanmarin1139]

Hi. Does this work on Dell Inspiron 5000 series with windows 10. ? Before i tested it i need to know. Please answer.

[@JustBigano]

DELL INSPIRION 3737 without battery I do the same like you but when I try to install bios i recieve message "This program cannot be run in DOS Mode. And when i try to install in windows with cmd command /forceit doenst work everytime check battery. Please Help.

[@RSimusic]

lifesaver! worked on a Inspiron 1545!

[@Sidg2]

Please Help. Hi, I have Dell XPS 15 L502X {2nd-Gen i7 processor & windows 10} (purchased in 2012). Few days ago, a blue screen error suddenly appeared during using the laptop (not remember the error code). After that, repeat blue screen errors occurred just after the windows completely load up but Windows was loading in safe mode. Next day when I tried to boot the laptop again, it's fan, leds lights & keyboard backlight etc are working but display is not turning on at all (Not even Dell boot logo is showing). Battery & charger is ok. I have done all basic troubleshooting steps like press power button for 1min without battery & charger. Also connected the laptop with external monitor but no help. Laptop Display is working, i have done Dell Display test by pressing "D-key + power button" and multiple colors are showing but after reboot same black screen issue is happening. During repeatedly trying to boot the laptop, 2 times Dell boot logo was randomly appeared out of 50 trys. And an error code was showed on boot " 00c08270: Real time clock error - check date and time setting" along with continuous beep sound. I pressed F2 to boot in bios and changed date & time settings and then I pressed F1 to boot in windows. Windows was trying to load but a blue screen error occurred " Stop code: DRVER POWER STATE FAIURE" . I thought that it is CMOS batter issue so next day I changed the CMOS battery and installed a new one. I also removed the RAM, Keyboard, HardDisk and cleaned their connectors with soft brush & cloth. But issue is still occuring, Dell boot logo is not appearing again & display is totally black but fan, led lights, keyboard backlight etc is ON . I am unable to access BIOS settings. Is this problem related to BIOS? (but I hadn't installed any bios). So, What can be the issues & how to resolve it ?

[@tanmayamathpal7006]

Can we follow the same procedure for ubuntu?

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello, Kinda, the usb will need to be created in windows. Other than that is the same process. Hope it help Thanks for the comment.

[@BankaiAizan]

tried to do the same thing but could not do it ( bios memory buffer 2 allocate failed ) any idea how to fix this

Hello there. my computer's brand is dell and its model is 3521. i don't have a battery. can i update my bios by doing the same steps?

[@shivanshkaushik9979]

My hp laptop is shutting down randomly and I want to do a bios update, will this method help me in updating bios without shutdown interruption please answer

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello, If the computer is shutting down randomly, the reason could be the operating system (windows, linux). Before updating the bios, re start the computer and press the “esc” key repeatedly until you see a menu ( “esc” key is the most common on HP computer, but other keys like F2, F9 could also work, that depends on the model you have) and look for something like “system check/health test” and that will run a check on the computer to see if all is working correctly. Again, unless there is an issue with the motherboard I would say the issue is in the operating system. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment

[@kunapallijagadish]

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

[@sungod4577]

You are a genius dude, thanks a lot !

[@joseanavarro619]

Hi, My Dell Vostro 1710 must be totally dead. I carefully followed your instructions and nothing hapenned. After self-testing the hard drive and the DVD player, the three lights for the Lock, Caps lock and the Num lock come on followed by the Num lock blinking rapidly. As nothing occurs I turned it off after waiting 5 minutes. I must mention that an 'Interrupted Action' message appeared when copying the downlaoded V1710A12.exe file into the USB stick. This message says: "Are you sure you want to copy this file without is properties? The file V1710A12.exe has properties that can be copied to the new location" I have tried to download the file directly to the USB stick. It doesn't work. The black screen keeps staring at me. What else can I do, can you please help me? Many thanks.

[@vgdashan]

Errorcode 504h coming what is the problem please

[@WasimMhaskar]

It worked for my Dell N4050, thankyou so much

[@yannickst-jean7317]

HELP. Thank you, trying to fix one of the kids' laptops and I have been stuck in this loop of problems for ages and then stumbled upon one of your videos... You got me closer than ever, but I now have another issue. Battery is damaged or not recognized (not 10%) and even /forceit does not do it. Any ideas?

[@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.

[@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! :)

[@ramryan5090]

Sir my f2 setup is different from your sample. My laptop is Dell Inspiron 3521? Please help, how can I choose USB for booting?

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Ram, As you can imagine I'm not sure how your laptop is configured. If it is using UEFI (enhanced version of BIOS), in some laptops is also called "secure mode": You will need to enabled "legacy mode". After that, do what follows below............ and after you do the bios update, disable "legacy mode". Else: UEFI is not enabled. Then you need to access the bios, look for "boot" and change the order to USB to be the main boot source. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment!

[@ramryan5090]

My IT Workshop Thanks for the instructions Sir but at executing the exact command that you used in the video nothing happened. After typing /forceit and pressed enter it just gives the next command line( TEST... ) and goes back again to ( C:\> ) and nothing else happened. I also tried doing it inside the Windows using command prompt app but whenever I finished pressing enter it just says that I need at least 10% charge for the (installed)battery(but my battery is not charging anymore since it’s damaged 2 years ago) then goes back to the command prompt again after cancelling

[@MyITWorkshop]

@@ramryan5090 Yeah i had that problem with some Dell laptops in the past.....That's why i made this videos to overcome that "test" message: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ3Vi5uIoLqMfZo Now, I found out that this "fix" works on some dell models and doesn't on others...... Hope it helps you!

[@AtomicNuke-gn3qm]

Can you do the same with an external SSD?

[@9293149246]

I have Dell XPS 15 L502X, Back lit keyboard lights off after flashing the bios to latest version. Any Help ?, Thanks in advance. 🥰

[@prashantlondhe6490]

Worked for dell n5110, thanks a lot

[@muhammadaliqazi6727]

Great

[@HmaDi007]

Didn't work on Inspiron 5521 After hitting enter it shows test 😑 What is this now??

[@clementndour2737]

Hi ! This program cannot be run in Dos mode . Please help me

[@yuvarajnaidu476]

need help, it shows as This program cannot be run in DOS mode.

[@mmruiter]

Hi, great video. I have a HP laptop. Will this work the same way? Same parameter /forceit?

[@mmruiter]

Well, I tried, didn't work....

[@mmruiter]

I found a solution that's much easier. Just open device manager and disable your faulty battery. You're good to go :)

[@heroeus8173]

@@mmruiter votre méthode a vraiment marcher? I really need to know s'il vous plait My laptop 💻 is having some battery issues Since i did some update

[@mmruiter]

@@heroeus8173 Did you try to disable the battery in Device Manager? That did the trick for me. It doesn't fix the battery of course. But it bypasses the check on the battery so the bios update can install.

[@heroeus8173]

@@mmruiter the thing is the battery of the laptop isn't charging So i might do that on a last resort

[@Valenscheuermann]

Hey man, when I type "dir", and after that the Bios file.exe I press enter and it says "Test." and nothing happens

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Valentin, Yes, that happens on some models. I have a video where I show what to do in that case: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ3Vi5uIoLqMfZo Hope it helps Thanks for the comment!

[@virahmaghfirah3178]

my bios now 1.21.6 , can i upgrade direct to 1.31.6 ?

[@virahmaghfirah3178]

sory my laptop dell latitude e5570 bios version 1.21.6

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello, Normally when version difference is big, you might need to go to, (just an example: version 1.25.x), after that can go to the latest. It depends in the model and what the update contains. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment

[@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

[@suryasahu7470]

My inspiron 3521 says test.

[@Tosikas]

Yea my says test.

[@x-tetris-x]

inspiron 3521 says "test." after click on Enter key. no ideas?

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Yuri, Sadly that means you cant run it using that method. I have another video where I use the same laptop and overcome that "test" message. However, this Dell family model wont allow you to upgrade the Bios version without a working Battery...... Here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ3Vi5uIoLqMfZo Sorry man, Thanks for the comment!

[@kakpunk4455]

@@MyITWorkshop you still haven't been able to find a work around on model dell 3521 ?

[@ahmetsenyigit3326]

Hi bro Samsung NC10 Netbook Work ?

[@JustBigano]

"This program cannot be run in DOS mode" :( Can you help, please.

[@finestcreations6477]

After typing forceit. It says "Test" because BIOS exe is not a DOS command

[@Amitkumar-lx4hz]

hey while entering filename.exe /forceit ....it gives c:\>TEST. What does it mean?

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Amit, Sadly not all Dell models support the Bios update using a USB. I had the same problem with many Dell Inspiron 35xx. In this case it is better to update the bios version from the Operating System itself :/ Hope it helps. Thanks for the comment!

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Amit, If you still have the problem, I now have a video that might help you to overcome this issue. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ3Vi5uIoLqMfZo Thanks for the comment!

[@nafeesdarekhan]

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

[@thevoice4758]

I wanted to use this method to upgrade a bios of a Dell Latitude D600. It did not work. The laptop asks for a battery during update process and quits

[@havoc2latheproducer652]

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

[@kiranraina9611]

When I do all the process is says This program cannot be run in dos mode. Please help

[@grpanos2000]

i have one alienware 15 r2 will this work for me ?

[@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.

[@husseinfwzy9975]

Great video many thanks

[@evanrhein9713]

/forceit command is not recognized. what do i do?

[@vongalvan3663]

When i boot from the flashdrive it says "no media present" how to fix this?

[@jrandombird808]

I am lost on the Drag and Drop part around 3:35 I installed rufus and downloaded the bios exe. but how do I create the USB to have the bios on it?

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Josh, In other words just copy the bios file that you downloaded and paste it to the bootable usb. Thanks for the comment!

[@TheSandmanBRx]

problem solved, thanks man you helped a lot

[@MajidAsgarizadeh]

Hi sir I have a problem. After update bios my laptop wont start. It does't show even Dell logo. what should I do. My Laptop Model : inspiron 5558 thank you

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Majid, If the bios update failed this MAY work, It depends on when your laptop/desktop was released. Shutdown the computer, disconnect the charger, press the control and esc key, while doing that connect the charger and on the screen should show a menu to recover the bios, then release the keys (control Esc), and follow the instructions.

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hope it helps Thanks for the comment

[@MajidAsgarizadeh]

@@MyITWorkshop thank you for your reply. I've done this before and there was no response.

[@mrityunjay4509]

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

[@MyITWorkshop]

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

[@sandodon3025]

I am stuck at flashing drive 12% can you help me please

[@djubranko]

what have you done abt it? i have the same problem

[@sandodon3025]

@@djubranko Nothing... I could't find a solution :/

[@sumitnayak1997]

How to fix this program cannot run in DOS mode plz help

[@MyITWorkshop]

Hello Tech world, There are some Dell models on which that happens, can't answer why that is... Anyway, to circumvent that problem i did this video some time ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ3Vi5uIoLqMfZo Now, one caveat I found is that depending on the model it may or may not ask for a working battery :/ Thanks for the comment!