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    m17x (A02 Bios Flash Gone Wrong) Help Needed.

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by xxravenousxx, Nov 17, 2009.

  1. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm really sorry to start a new thread, but I believe I might have a major problem. So I went to the dell website and was planning on going to A02 from the older version. Everything downloaded fine. I opened the new BIOS and winphlash started to do its thing. Well, everything was going great then suddenly winphlash decided to hang on the flash. I clicked on the application and it crashed. I tried once again and low and behold the same thing happened. My system didn't restart or anything (I'm typing on it right now)

    Where do I go from here? I'm def. afraid to turn my system off.. I'm kicking myself right now.. I'm not exactly a computer noob, but by far an expert. I've never done any Bios Flashes or updates ever.

    Can someone talk me through steps of what I should do from here?
    Thank you!

    - Worried m17x owner
     
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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  3. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Bat, Problem solved!