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Spent 4 hours troubleshooting a Dell that just needed a BIOS update
Had a Dell Optiplex 3070 come in last week that would boot loop every 10 seconds. Checked RAM, swapped PSU, reseated everything, still no luck. Finally tried a BIOS recovery via USB and it fired right up. Four hours down the drain because I didn't think to check the version first. Anyone else waste time on simple firmware issues?
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charliehill26d ago
Man @taylorlewis is spot on with Dell boot loops, that's a hard lesson. Did you try the recovery via the button combo or just a USB stick?
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taylorlewis2mo ago
Four hours for a BIOS flash is rough. Dell's boot loop issues are almost always firmware related in my experience. Always check that before tearing the machine apart.
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