I have a dell d600 that i bricked trying to downgrade from athe a16 bios to the a02 bios. This laptop isn't mine and i need the bios restored. I've bought a floppy drive and looked at the bios using winhex and it should take EBON?????BIN BON?????HDR BON?????BIN or BON?????HDR. I bought a usb floppy and put properly named files on the disk. Hold down the END key then plug in the power and get an orange power light, then i let go and the laptop accesses the floppy for like 1/10th of a second then thats it. Is their something im missing? It has usb floppy support written in the bios so how come i can't use this feature. I promise to donate if you help me out. If anyone wants to look at the bios files ill post them.
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Dell D600 Floppy Disk Bootblock BIOS Recovery HELP!
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| System Name | Whim |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz |
| Motherboard | Asus P8Z77-V LX |
| Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper 212+ |
| Memory | 2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 1600mhz |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb |
| Storage | Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, WD 2TB Black |
| Display(s) | Shimian QH270 (1440p), Asus VE228 (1080p) |
| Case | Cooler Master 430 Elite |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's |
| Power Supply | Corsair 750w |
| Software | Windows 8.1 (Tweaked) |
Since the floppy is a USB device, you need to boot from "USB device" or similar, instead of floppy.
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If the BIOS doesn't work, the flashing probably doesn't work either.