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# Flashing the BIOS

Dell™ Latitude™ C610/C510 Service Manual

Flashing the BIOS

## Flashing the BIOS

To update the basic input/output system (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

1. Instead of pressing <F1>, insert the flash BIOS update floppy disk or CD into the appropriate drive and press <F6>, and then press <F4>. 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.

1. Press <F1>. The computer continues to boot and updates the new BIOS.
2. Press <F2> to enter the system setup program and reset the boot sequence with the appropriate drive, if required.
3. Press <ESC> to exit the system setup program.
4. Remove the flash BIOS update floppy disk or CD from the drive and restart the computer.

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