Dell WS380 BIOS Update

[Fuller, John]

Jennifer, 
 
If the issue is critical to update the BIOS before the file is made available, you can do the following.  
 
1.   Save the exe file to floppy or flash drive
2.   Boot the system off a "Dell Drivers and Utilities" CD
3.   Select Option > Exit to DOS
4.   Type B:\  or whatever the floppy drive gets assigned.  
5.   The exe file should be on the floppy, simply run the exe to flash the BIOS.  
 
Actually, this is the method I use to flash a host of 360-80's, 650, 670, and soon to be 690.   Takes less than five (5) minutes and your done. 
 
Cheers,
John
 
John E. Fuller 
Staff Meteorologist/Meteorology IT Technician 
WSI Meteorological Operations 
400 Minuteman Road 
Andover, Massachusetts, 01810 
E-mail: jfuller at wsi.com 
Phone: (978)-983-6794
 
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From: linux-precision-bounces at dell.com on behalf of Jennifer Byers
Sent: Mon 27-Nov-06 04:33
To: linux-precision at dell.com
Subject: Dell WS380 BIOS Update


Where's the BIN file for linux users to download the latest update (A08)? 

Here's a listing of the relevant bios updates for the Precision 380 through ftp://ftp.dell.com/bios/

WS380A02.BIN BIN 349 KB 05/26/2005 12:59:00 PM
WS380A02.EXE EXE 520 KB 05/26/2005 12:59:00 PM

WS380A04.BIN BIN 348 KB 11/07/2005 08:26:00 AM
WS380A04.EXE EXE 515 KB 11/07/2005 09:25:00 AM

WS380A06.BIN BIN 352 KB 01/20/2006 02:55:00 AM
WS380A06.EXE EXE 519 KB 01/20/2006 02:55:00 AM

WS380A07.BIN BIN 360 KB 04/28/2006 03:11:00 AM
WS380A07.EXE EXE 527 KB 04/28/2006 02:11:00 AM

WS380A08.EXE EXE 533 KB 10/06/2006 07:10:00 AM  

Thanks for any advice on this issue. 


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