reinstall. For more information about this subject, see Knowledge Article: https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln153694Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash driveAbout this taskIf the system cannot load into Windows but there is still a need to update the BIOS, download the BIOS file using another system and saveit to a bootable USB Flash Drive.NOTE: You will need to use a bootable USB Flash drive. Please refer to the following article for further details: https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln143196/Steps1. Download the BIOS update .EXE file to another system.2. Copy the file e.g. O9010A12.EXE onto the bootable USB Flash drive.3. Insert the USB Flash drive into the system that requires the BIOS update.4. Restart the system and press F12 when the Dell Splash logo appears to display the One Time Boot Menu.5. Using arrow keys, select USB Storage Device and click Return.6. The system will boot to a Diag C:\> prompt.7. Run the file by typing the full filename e.g. O9010A12.exe and press Return.8. The BIOS Update Utility will load, follow the instructions on screen.Figure 1. DOS BIOS Update ScreenUpdating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environmentsIf you want to update the system BIOS in a Linux environment such as Ubuntu, see https://www.dell.com/support/article/sln171755/.Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menuUpdating your system BIOS using a BIOS update .exe file copied to a FAT32 USB key and booting from the F12 one time boot menu.About this taskBIOS UpdateYou can run the BIOS update file from Windows using a bootable USB key or you can also update the BIOS from the F12 One-Time bootmenu on the system.76 System setup