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Optiplex 740 bios update fail

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kukyncl - Dec 23, 2017 at 12:08 PM
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 - Dec 26, 2017 at 12:02 PM
Hello,
on my dell optiplex 740 i made a bios update from rev1.1.5 to rev2.2.7
everything worekd fine, but on 9% computer freeze. I wait 10hrs, and cut power. now no video on monitor / amberlight /

is possible to recover this, or swap the bios chip from other MB.
has anyone get schematic? thanks



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Dec 26, 2017 at 12:02 PM
better to just buy a replacement motherboard. Like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-OptiPlex-Motherboard-YP806-0YP806/dp/B00KR1SVZ8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1514307611&sr=8-8&keywords=Dell+Optiplex+740

Good Luck
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