How to flash a Dell Bios

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  • khilborn
    New Member
    • May 2015
    • 6
    • United States

    #1

    How to flash a Dell Bios

    I've got a Dell Latitude E6420 that I want to flash so that I unlock a few things. I got the .BIN files from here: https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=41818

    With those, how can I flash the bios? I'm not familiar with a tool that will allow me to flash it easily with bin files since the BIOS is Intel I believe.

    A guide would be awesome
  • Life Goes On
    Badcaps Veteran
    • May 2014
    • 264
    • Curacao

    #2
    Re: How to flash a Dell Bios

    You wil need a programmer to do that, like Mini Pro or EZP 2010 of something similar.
    The Night Drop Down, I Will Keep Try Until..., You Never know.
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    • khilborn
      New Member
      • May 2015
      • 6
      • United States

      #3
      Re: How to flash a Dell Bios

      There's not a programmatic way to flash the bios like a bios utility, or something similar to awdflash or uniflash for Intel?

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      • stj
        Great Sage 齊天大聖
        • Dec 2009
        • 31014
        • Albion

        #4
        Re: How to flash a Dell Bios

        yes, maybe winphlash

        https://www.wimsbios.com/phoenixflasher.jsp

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        • khilborn
          New Member
          • May 2015
          • 6
          • United States

          #5
          Re: How to flash a Dell Bios

          I don't think Phoenix likes bin files or intel main boards.
          When I try to do a backup it says: "Corrupted interface descriptors in the new BIOS file."
          "Part Table Signature not found in the interface"

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          • stj
            Great Sage 齊天大聖
            • Dec 2009
            • 31014
            • Albion

            #6
            Re: How to flash a Dell Bios

            it works with bin files - i'v done it.
            not sure about the Intel bit.
            it could be something about the bios.

            i'll go dig around.

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            • khilborn
              New Member
              • May 2015
              • 6
              • United States

              #7
              Re: How to flash a Dell Bios

              Figured I'd give this post a bump before I go and start building USB boot disks and trying out a few things

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              • khilborn
                New Member
                • May 2015
                • 6
                • United States

                #8
                Re: How to flash a Dell Bios

                One more bump since I haven't really gotten anywhere in the last couple of weeks

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                • Mojtabasultani
                  Soulless
                  • Jan 2020
                  • 4
                  • Afghanistan

                  #9
                  Re: How to flash a Dell Bios

                  Originally posted by stj
                  Thank you very much sir.

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