To update your BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu, you will need:
• USB key formatted to the FAT32 le system (key does not have to be bootable)
• BIOS executable le that you downloaded from the Dell Support website and copied to the root of the USB key
• AC power adapter connected to the system
• Functional system battery to ash the BIOS
Perform the following steps to execute the BIOS update ash process from the F12 menu:
CAUTION: Do not power o the system during the BIOS update process. Powering o the system could make the system fail to
boot.
1 From a power o state, insert the USB key where you copied the ash into a USB port of the system .
2 Power on the system and press the F12 key to access the One-Time Boot Menu, Highlight BIOS Flash Update using the arrow keys
then press Enter.
3 The Bios ash menu will open then click the browse button.
4 The E5450A14.exe le is shown as an example in the following screenshot. The actual le name may vary.
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System setup