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    Inspiron N5010 BIOS update failure

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by flyboynm, Jul 12, 2020.

  1. flyboynm

    flyboynm Notebook Consultant

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    I had a BIOS update failure on a computer someone was using. They have turned to me for help.

    I do not have a Windows 7 or 8 system around to run the Dell Crisis BIOS Recovery application on. When I try to run it on my PC, I get the following error:

    Error: Failed to start service "WinCrisis"

    and

    Warning, the driver loaded fail.

    Any suggestions on how to recover from this update failure? System is from a rural school district in Mexico that cannot afford to replace the system.

    Directions I have followed so far: https://www.dell.com/community/Laptops-General-Read-Only/Bios-Update-failed/m-p/4151525
     
    Last edited: Jul 12, 2020
    flyboynm, Jul 12, 2020
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