Dell M3800 BIOS Recovery

Discussion in 'BIOS Mods' started by WoodburyMan, May 1, 2018.

  1. tqhoang

    tqhoang MDL BIOS Modder

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    Have you tried to temporarily disconnect the CMOS battery?

    https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/dell-m3800-bios-recovery.77002/#post-1433050
     
  2. emailtoarv

    emailtoarv MDL Novice

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    Thanks
    Yes I tried that,
    - Removed the cmos battery for 1 hour, follow the process (pressed power button to remove residual current)

    Restart laptop with different version,
    Tried A7, A10, A11,
    But only for the A12 version Dell logo came and it start installation but
    after step "Writing NVRAM block"
    laptop just stop with power button still blinking, left it for hours but it didn't come back.
    Retried few times, didn't work. May be I need A00 version of bios?
     
  3. abc_253_39

    abc_253_39 MDL Novice

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    I follow this, too. And nothing happend :(.
    My USB blicking some times and still light (not blinking) and nothing happend :( black screen still display.
    When I diassembly my M3800 and I find something with VAUB0... tag.
    How can you get ZAU50A?
     
  4. emailtoarv

    emailtoarv MDL Novice

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    Try yo use VAUB0 instead of ZAU50, in my machine motherboard tag is ZAU50
     
  5. abc_253_39

    abc_253_39 MDL Novice

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    After clear CMOS by removing CMOS battery and repeat following step, my USB drive doesn't blinking after plug AC with END button pressed :(
     
  6. abc_253_39

    abc_253_39 MDL Novice

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    I did, but unsucessfully
     
  7. abc_253_39

    abc_253_39 MDL Novice

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    Please help me :(
     
  8. LatinMcG

    LatinMcG Bios Borker

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    get ch341a programmer..
     
  9. emailtoarv

    emailtoarv MDL Novice

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    Tried it with A00 version (by removing the cmos battery), but system is not installing this version.
    Still it recognise the A12 version only.
    Please advice?
     
  10. emailtoarv

    emailtoarv MDL Novice

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    Let us know if it worked for you, if anyone tried, thanks?
     
  11. emailtoarv

    emailtoarv MDL Novice

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    Tries CH341a programmer rewrite the bios version 00. But still same. any other suggestion please before I order new motherboard?
     
  12. LatinMcG

    LatinMcG Bios Borker

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    made backup of original before writing some random ??
     
  13. rednaxelz

    rednaxelz MDL Novice

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    I bought a used (second hand) Dell XPS 15 9530 model from 4 years ago but unaware of the Admin Password enabled in the BIOS settings. I only found out about it when trying to update my bios to latest version (by the way I am still at A05) since it asked for a password. I did tried to contact Dell about it if they can provide me the master password. However, they asked me to do the transfer of ownership, which is I would never accomplished, as I have no idea who the owner was. I thried to contact the shop which I bought the device, but they said they have no idea. At first when I am still at Windows 8, everything seems fine. But when I upgraded to Windows 10, I noticed that my battery drains so fast and fans starting to kick in even I am not doing anything.... For the past 4 years I have been searching for a way to bypass the password so I can update the bios and hopefully my laptop would go back to normal... Sorry for the long intro, but I have only one question; can i follow this procedure to update my bios without having to enter the admin password (sort of a bypass)?
     
  14. AndrewTheLPT

    AndrewTheLPT MDL Novice

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    Hey dudes! I've unlocked hidden bios settings and changed a lot. Now my m3800 doesn't boot, no image or something like that, even keyboard light control is broken. Can I reset my bios without USB drive and laptop disassemby?