Dell Latitude C400 - Manual (Page 30)

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Flashing the BIOS
Dell™ Latitude™ C400 Service Manual
Perform the following steps to update the BIOS:
1. Make sure that the AC adapter is plugged in and that the main battery is installed properly.
2. Turn on the computer. The following error message appears:
System hardware failures: #0010
Strike the F1 key to shutdown
3. Instead of pressing , insert the Flash BIOS update floppy disk or CD into the appropriate drive and press ,
and then press . The computer displays the following message on the screen:
Failure override
Processor update failure. Reload current BIOS
Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility.
4. Press . The computer continues to boot and updates the new BIOS.
5. Press to enter the system setup program and reset the boot sequence with the appropriate drive, if required.
6. Press to exit the system setup program.
7. Remove the Flash BIOS update floppy disk or CD from the drive and restart the computer.
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