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Dell laptop refused to start after attempting to update bios

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kartlevi
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 - Dec 8, 2015 at 05:36 AM
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hello, recently I tried to update my drivers and I was prompted to update bios, when I ran the setup my pc froze removed the battery turned it on it could go on but nothing displayed and then made a 7 beep sound. need you help using a dell vostro 1440

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xpcman
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Dec 8, 2015 at 04:01 PM
You might need to return the laptop to Dell to have the BIOS chip replaced. A failed BIOS update often needs the BIOS chip replaced with a correctly programmed one. I suggest you contact Dell to see if they have a replacement chip in stock.

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