Dead Dell Inspiron 1501

banzemanga · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:26 am Post subject: Dead Dell Inspiron 1501

Yes, i know i did the worst thing that can ever happen to a computer. But i did it. So even if you yell at me or throw bad words at me; please, go easy on me.

Well, i flashed a Dell Inspiron 1501 bios without following any instructions. Now, the bios is gone and nothing boots at all. In other words, i am seeking for the solution of FAQs #34.

"34. I flashed my VIA chipset based motherboard with the correct BIOS upgrade and it died. Why ?"

I wonder how could i reset the bios? I know that it should be using some kind of cmos memory in upgrading bioses. So if i reset the cmos memory, i could get it back on its feet?

Dell_CA · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

Hello,

My name is Mike, I’m a Technical Analyst at Dell corporate headquarters in Round Rock, TX. I’m part of an internet outreach team developed to interact with the online community regarding technical questions and issues that customers face with Dell products. I read about your problem and wanted to chime in, unfortunately with my condolences. If a BIOS flash goes wrong and is not able to complete then the motherboard is toast.

In more technical terms, the system has no Basic Input/Output instructions. This basically means that the motherboard doesn’t know how to use any of the attached hardware prior to booting to the OS and loading the device drivers. The only thing that can really be done at this point is to have the motherboard replaced. If you’re still in warranty this would be covered. You can quickly check the warranty status here: http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/my_systems_info/details?c=us&l=en&s=gen

Mike
Dell customer advocate

sigma · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:23 am Post subject: same problem

Hi Mike / Anyone,
I have the similar problem with Inspirn 1501. Is it possible some how to re-program the BIOS flash chip while it is still mounted on the mother board? Any other suggestions to recover from this problem?

Thanks.

nbitinfo · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:12 am Post subject: these guys helped me in the past

http://www.aqstech.com/

they physically fix motherboards
reprogram your BIOS chip
...
if it's doable they can do it !

phbaars · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: