On 05/18/2011 08:55 AM, Sebastian wrote:
Apologies if this has been discussed, I couldn't find it.
I have a single boot FC14 system on a Dell precision M6500 precision notebook and wish to update the BIOS.
I go to the Dell download site, and for my machine select the closest match to my operating system: RH Enterprise Linux 5. This gives me the only option to download an EXE file: "M6500A06.EXE"
Is it possible to update my bios with this file given my current installation? I have windows Virtual Box under FC14, or, Do I need to delete my installation, install windows and reinstall? As I really don't want to do this, a final option to consider: could I install windows via a USB drive (so as to not destroy my current system) and then install bios?
Here is the link to the driver? http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=RHEL5&cati... http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=RHEL5&catid=1&dateid=-1&impid=-1&osl=EN&typeid=-1&formatid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=PREC_M6500&hidos=RHEL5&hidlang=en&TabIndex=&scanSupported=False&scanConsent=False
If you click on the "Dell - BIOS" file title you'll get a page that includes installation instructions, where the alternative of a DOS environment is listed as an alternative. I generally use an old MS-DOS 6.0 boot floppy for such things, but you could also download FreeDOS from http://www.freedos.org .