BIOS update error

[Steve Jeffries]

Attempting to update BIOS from Dell download site. Followed instructions
to save file on Desktop, but when I double click to open and save to
bootable disk, I get following message: "This BIOS cannot be reflashed
because of installed memory manager". What do it all mean, y'all?

[Mike M]

It seems to me as by double clicking you are trying to run the bios update
from the desktop rather than copying it to a floppy.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Steve Jeffries > wrote:

> Attempting to update BIOS from Dell download site. Followed instructions
> to save file on Desktop, but when I double click to open and save to
> bootable disk, I get following message: "This BIOS cannot be reflashed
> because of installed memory manager". What do it all mean, y'all?

[Rick T]

Steve Jeffries wrote:

> Attempting to update BIOS from Dell download site. Followed instructions
> to save file on Desktop, but when I double click to open and save to
> bootable disk, I get following message: "This BIOS cannot be reflashed
> because of installed memory manager". What do it all mean, y'all?
>

Reread the instructions to make sure that you're actually supposed to do
a BIOS flash from Windows.

If so, reboot to SafeMode, first.



Rick

[Steve Jeffries]

Thanks for the response. The instructions do call for double clicking
the desktop icon to create a bootable floppy. That is when I get the
error message. The floppy is supposed to be a self extracting disk for
rebooting in DOS. I will try in safe mode and keep you posted. Thanks

[Mike M]

Ah understood. Seems as if some reason the self-extracting file tried instead
to flash the bios.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Steve Jeffries > wrote:

> Thanks for the response. The instructions do call for double clicking
> the desktop icon to create a bootable floppy. That is when I get the
> error message. The floppy is supposed to be a self extracting disk for
> rebooting in DOS. I will try in safe mode and keep you posted. Thanks