(Vostro 1400)Ĥ.) Remove the battery and the AC power cord.ĥ.) Plug in the USB memory stick into one of the USB ports.Ħ.) Whilst holding down the END key plug in the AC adaptor,ħ.) The battery light should come on, on the Vostro it came on purple (i suppose green and RED at the same time) (other model use different colors, but the timing seems to be uniform across all models.)Ĩ.) Then release the END key, the power light should come on and the laptop power up, wait a moment ensuring the power stays on, hopefully the USB stick will start to be read. It usually worked in most USB ports although one model I noticed only worked on the left hand side. (Some models only accepted USB floppy drives) I found that a FAT formatted 128mb USB disk worked, my 2GB stick didnt seem to work (further testing to be confirmed). Now you will find the file “1400_a09.hdr” C:\ on your PC.ģ.) You now need to copy this to a formatted USB stick (FAT format), only this file. I have successfully used this method to recover 2x Vostro 1400 mainboards, and various other models.ġ.) Firstly download from the DELLs website the latest version of your BIOS, for me this was 1400_A09.exe, then copy it to C:\Ģ.) Open a Windows (MSDOS) command prompt, and type (replacing the name of my bios file with yours) The phoenix bios contains an emergency bootloader in case the actual bios becomes corrupt or the bios update fails. Most if not all DELL bioses on systems are based on the phoenix bios. This is a method originally described by REDALERTHAN, this post is to clarify and make sticky as many users have been unable to follow his instructions.
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