[Dell] BIOS Upgrade on a Dell Precision T1500

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:00:39 +0000

Hi there, I just got hands on an old Dell T1500 workstation. It is not the beefiest monster - but still kicking. And I got it for a bargain :). So, while I was refurbishing it, I wanted to do an BIOS upgrade, like usual. Turned out, Dell only offers a combined “DOS/WINDOWS” Upgrade File. I tried upgrading via an FreeDOS USB Stick, created with Rufus, however - it failed. Ok, lets try Windows: I installed Windows 8.1 x64 - and the tool “worked” - however, even after reboot, nothing had changed. Reset CMOS, Load Default in BIOS, nothing. Darn… Well.. All the Dell support stuff for this machine was around Windows 7-ish versions, so I thought “last chance” 😉 - and yes! It worked:

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[Dell] BIOS Upgrade on a Dell Precision T1500