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DELL Laptop BIOS list

UPDATES
2008-06-28/®®®: updated post layout again
2008-06-19/Michael Marley: updated list and post layout

Please note that this post is a Work in Progress and not all models are listed here yet. Thanks for your patience. Also, I am trying to support all relatively recent laptops. If you find one I missed, or find a really old one in here, just PM me and I will add or remove it.

Inspiron

1420
1501
1520
1521
1525
1526
1720
1721
2100
2200
2500
2600
2650
3000
3200
3500
3800
4000
4100
4150
5000
5100
5150
5160
6000
6400
9200
9300
9400
E1405
E1505
E1705

Vostro

• 1000
  Date: 2008-01-20 | Version: 2.6.3 A06
  
• 1200
  Date: 2008-05-28 | Version: A07
  
• 1310
  Date: 2008-04-27 | Version: A05
  
• 1400
  Date: 2008-06-19 | Version: A08
  
• 1500
  Date: 2008-06-19 | Version: A06
  
• 1510
  Date: 2008-04-27 | Version: A05
  
• 1700
  Date: 2008-06-19 | Version: A07
  
• 1710
  Date: 2008-05-21 | Version: A02
  
• Dell 500
  Date: 2008-04-09 | Version: A01

Latitude

ATG D620
ATG D630
D400
D420
D430
D500
D505
D510
D520
D530
D531
D600
D610
D620
D630
D630c
D631
D800
D810
D820
D830
X1

Precision

• M20
  Date: 2005-10-12 | Version: A06
  
• M2300
  Date: 2005-05-19 | Version: A06
  
• M4300
  Date: 2008-05-30 | Version: A11
  
• M60
  Date: 2005-07-05 | Version: A09
  
• M6300
  Date: 2008-05-19 | Version: A10
  
• M65
  Date: 2007-06-25 | Version: A09
  
• M70
  Date: 2006-03-27 | Version: A04
  
• M90
  Date: 2007-08-03 | Version: A07

XPS

• M1210
  Date: 2007-07-24 | Version: A08
  
• M1330
  Date: 2008-06-19 | Version: A11
  
• M140
  Date: 2006-04-10 | Version: A04
  
• M1530
  Date: 2008-03-25 | Version: A08
  
• M170
  Date: 2005-10-14 | Version: A05
  
• M1710
  Date: 2007-07-05 | Version: A07
  
• M1730
  Date: 2008-02-06 | Version: A06
  
• M2010
  Date: 2007-07-17 | Version: A06
  
• XPS
  Date: 2005-03-14 | Version: A06
  
• XPS Gen2
  Date: 2005-10-14 | Version: A05

This post has been edited by ®®®: 29 June 2008 - 08:50 AM

[Nofearangel]

On dells official website there should be a Bios update of the latest version for your laptop. maybe try there.

Oh! Dell XPS M1730 Users!!!!!!! New Bios update just released today on dell support website. MXG71A09 Get it while its HOT!!!

This post has been edited by ®®®: 02 August 2008 - 09:50 PM
Reason for edit: Removed Full Quotation of Previous Post

[aliveanddead86]

Paul Hemming, on Jul 2 2008, 03:17 PM, said:

Can you tell me the latest A11 bios for the Dell latitude D505. When I try to update from Dell, The program tells me that I am trying to update to an older Bios. I need to update as I have a password protected bios and have no password. ( Second Hand)
Thanks
Paul Hemming

I just got a dell disc which clears the BIOS password... it deletes the service tag, then all you do is re-enter the tag again, and its all sorted! my 2nd hand m1710 motherboard had a locked bios. Just found the dell disk online earlier. Was very useful!

[Michael Marley]

aliveanddead86, on Jul 31 2008, 03:03 PM, said:

Was very useful!

Very useful for laptop-nappers, I would think!

[aliveanddead86]

Well, yes but as i got my motherboard from ebay (was BIOS locked) then its quite useful, especially as I bought it at a reduced price because of it... However, it does NOT unlock the hard drive password... (AKA the grey screen of death)

[coolcop06]

Guest*Paradox*, on Nov 22 2008, 03:21 PM, said:

The Driver for XPS M1530 is OUT OF DATE. The latest version is A09 (which I am using). Check the dell website.

lol actually it is A12 fyi go try it out, cooler idle temps for me...

[saamos]

A13 is out for my Dell precision M4300

[Nofearangel]

Latest XPS M1730 Bios is A10

Direct download:
http://support.euro....amp;file=288798

Information page:
http://support.euro....p;fileid=288798

Bios Update 22/01/2009

[aliveanddead86]

It only sorted out the BIOS passwords, not the grey HDD password screen. From my knowledge and trawling of the net, there isn't a way around that.