Alienware M17X R4 Manuel D’Utilisation

  |  Flashing 

the 

BIOS

The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when replacing the system 
board. To flash the BIOS:

Turn on the computer. 

Go to support.dell.com/support/downloads.

Locate the BIOS update file for your computer:

  NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer is located on a label at the back of 

your computer. For more information, see the Quick Start Guide that shipped 
with your computer.

If you have your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code:

Enter your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code in the Service Tag 
or Express Service Code field.

Click Submit and proceed to step 4.

If you do not have your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code:

Select one of the following options:

Click Continue and follow the instructions on the screen.

A list of results appears on the screen. Click BIOS.

Click Download File to download the latest BIOS file.

In the Please select your download method below window, click For Single 
File Download via Browser, and then click Download Now. 

In the Save As window, select an appropriate location to download the file on your 
computer.

If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. 

Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the BIOS update file. 

 

The file icon appears in the folder and is titled the same as the downloaded BIOS 
update file.

Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions that appear on the 
screen.