Dell bios upgrade

[mspacman1979]

i am running A03 on my c640. i plan to upgrade the ram soon. i need to update to version A10. my bios is set with an admin password. do i need this password to update the bios/upgrade ram?

i need this answer so i can then formulate the proper plan of action using the fantastic tools on this site.

thanks folks. any help is much, much, much appreciated.

 

[kimsland]

You are best to remove the password first
But if you have the ability to boot from a floppy or CD to update your Bios, then it is likely that the password may be removed during the process

To be certain you could download the dst-cd.iso
http://www.download.centre4service.com/software1.html
password: smellyalater
And remove the Administrator password first

 

[mspacman1979]

you are truly a friend. thank you for being so prompt. i would love to find some way i can contribute here. hope this works!

this is a little scary, simply because i'm not sure exactly the ramifications of what i'm doing. i can understand it easily enough, and would be perfectly willing to read through anything offered on the subject.

is there a place that describes what this is and such? i'd even take a page number and thread name. i don't want to have to reinstall my os or anything and guess i'm not sure what removing/changing service tag does. i assume it allows me to change my admin password/bios but is there any caveats?

 

[kimsland]

Note: All support members on the forum freely supply all their time and computer ability. There is also, no donate area, available

I better quote this guide too: How to flash/update your BIOS
And if you have any further issues just on the password issue, it must go to this thread (only) => HP / Dell / etc. laptop password help thread (Aug - Dec 2008

Oh and thanks