Dell XPS M1730 Battery Dead Howto slic 2.1

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  1. acky

    acky MDL Novice

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    #1 acky, Aug 5, 2009
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    thedogcow MDL Novice

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    #2 thedogcow, Sep 13, 2009
    Thank you! This saved me hours of frustration! Worked perfectly the first time on my Inspiron 6400!

    Thank you soooooooooooo much! :)
     
  3. BigG

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    #3 BigG, Sep 14, 2009
    Dell Inspiron 6400

    It's hard to track one subject in this long thread. Could you tell me how you did it and what you used?

    I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 too, and like to get the bios modded.

    Thanks.
     
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    shakeyplace MDL Addicted

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    ailef MDL Senior Member

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    #5 ailef, Sep 14, 2009
    it's not possible to flash the bios with PSU plugged and battery removed from the laptop ?
     
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    #6 kiwiuk, May 17, 2010
    Just to say thanks for these instructions, they were clear, concise and it worked like a dream on our XPS M1730. :)
     
  7. money520

    money520 MDL Novice

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    #7 money520, Jan 24, 2011
    I don't see IO.SYS, dan MSDOS.SYS in the dos folder and when I replace the A10 version with the A11 version where or how do I get the /forceit
    trick to work, I have no battery?
     
  8. Kouryu

    Kouryu MDL Senior Member

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    #8 Kouryu, Jan 24, 2011
    did you enable viewing of hidden/system files? by default you can't see it in explorer
     
  9. money520

    money520 MDL Novice

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    #9 money520, Jan 24, 2011
    Ok that worked I just had show hidden files clicked
    to get the /forceit thing to work do I just type /forceit after I type MXG7A11
    example: MXG7A11 /forceit
     
  10. money520

    money520 MDL Novice

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    #10 money520, Jan 25, 2011
    I got it flash but I switched the A10 with the A11 version but it still only flashed to A10. Updating the Bios didn't fix my problem still getting the wattage error when it boots up.

    Thanks
     
  11. Kouryu

    Kouryu MDL Senior Member

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    #11 Kouryu, Jan 25, 2011
    either you downloaded A10 or the BIOS never flashed at all to A11
     
  12. colinzim

    colinzim MDL Senior Member

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    #12 colinzim, Mar 29, 2011
    Is there a reason not to use A11 ?