manufacturing mode: level [67]

On 8/24/2010 2:02 PM, gk64419 wrote:
Michael Arm;860717 Wrote:

* manufacturing mode: level [67]*
Lattitude 610, Google provides nothing useful.

This may or may not help... but it is a very useful tool when dealing
with bios issues on dell notebooks. It is the actual BIOS Upgrade For
Service Technicians Only Disc that comes with replacement boards. It
has 172 different BIOS updates for several Dell Notebooks. 3 files make
an iso file to burn. Enjoy!

'http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?resid=D647494E9BBEECD0!134&Bpub=SDX.Doc s&Bsrc=GetSharingLink'
(http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive...GetSharingLink)

gk64419



Michael,

VERY interesting, but what do I have here now that I have downloaded 3
RAR files, each containing a Dell BIOS ISO? Are these three separate
ISOs or do I concatenate the contents of the 3 RARs? From what you
described, apparently I concatenate them... Ben

On 8/25/2010 1:01 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/24/2010 2:02 PM, gk64419 wrote:
Michael Arm;860717 Wrote:

* manufacturing mode: level [67]*
Lattitude 610, Google provides nothing useful.

This may or may not help... but it is a very useful tool when dealing
with bios issues on dell notebooks. It is the actual BIOS Upgrade For
Service Technicians Only Disc that comes with replacement boards. It
has 172 different BIOS updates for several Dell Notebooks. 3 files make
an iso file to burn. Enjoy!

'http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?resid=D647494E9BBEECD0!134&Bpub=SDX.Doc s&Bsrc=GetSharingLink'

(http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive...GetSharingLink)


gk64419



Michael,

VERY interesting, but what do I have here now that I have downloaded 3
RAR files, each containing a Dell BIOS ISO? Are these three separate
ISOs or do I concatenate the contents of the 3 RARs? From what you
described, apparently I concatenate them... Ben

first combine/extract the three compressed rar files (labeled part 1, 2,
and 3) into a single iso file using a rar tool like 'free rar extract
frog' which you can find on download.com. the use cd creation software
that supports iso files (ie roxio 10de) to burn the iso image file on to
a blank cdr. works great (thanks gene). the disc is dated 5/1909 so
does not have recent bios updates for the more recent model systems, but
for the older systems that have reached eol for bios updates it is fine.
i am hoping that the service tag tool on the disk actually allow
modification of the service tag for replaced system boards that have
different service tags than the original system... but i have not tried
that yet. if it works then this seems like a nice feature for you ben
as it seem you often swap system boards. i have heard that dell techs
have such a utility but no tech i ever encountered had such a tool or
bothered to update the service tag on a replaced system board.

On 8/25/2010 3:09 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 8/25/2010 1:01 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/24/2010 2:02 PM, gk64419 wrote:
Michael Arm;860717 Wrote:

* manufacturing mode: level [67]*
Lattitude 610, Google provides nothing useful.

This may or may not help... but it is a very useful tool when dealing
with bios issues on dell notebooks. It is the actual BIOS Upgrade For
Service Technicians Only Disc that comes with replacement boards. It
has 172 different BIOS updates for several Dell Notebooks. 3 files make
an iso file to burn. Enjoy!

'http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?resid=D647494E9BBEECD0!134&Bpub=SDX.Doc s&Bsrc=GetSharingLink'


(http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive...GetSharingLink)



gk64419



Michael,

VERY interesting, but what do I have here now that I have downloaded 3
RAR files, each containing a Dell BIOS ISO? Are these three separate
ISOs or do I concatenate the contents of the 3 RARs? From what you
described, apparently I concatenate them... Ben

first combine/extract the three compressed rar files (labeled part 1, 2,
and 3) into a single iso file using a rar tool like 'free rar extract
frog' which you can find on download.com. the use cd creation software
that supports iso files (ie roxio 10de) to burn the iso image file on to
a blank cdr. works great (thanks gene). the disc is dated 5/1909 so does
not have recent bios updates for the more recent model systems, but for
the older systems that have reached eol for bios updates it is fine. i
am hoping that the service tag tool on the disk actually allow
modification of the service tag for replaced system boards that have
different service tags than the original system... but i have not tried
that yet. if it works then this seems like a nice feature for you ben as
it seem you often swap system boards. i have heard that dell techs have
such a utility but no tech i ever encountered had such a tool or
bothered to update the service tag on a replaced system board.

Christopher,

I have the Dell tool to change a service tag. Runs from a CD. Problem
with ASSET.COM all by itself is that sometimes it refuses to change the
service tag. The additional software wipes out the service tag so that
ASSET.COM can write a new one. Works well. Used a few times lately in
mixing and matching working laptop motherboards with undamaged laptop
bottoms.

If you want to send me your current email address, I can email to you
the ISO file used to change any and all Dell service tags.

I succeeded in extracting the DELLBIOS.iso with 7-zip, and, yes, it does
contain the latest and last BIOSes for EOL systems, but not the newer
ones. Still, better than nothing, and better than the floppy disks I
have here to update Dell BIOSes.

But "the disc is dated 5/1909"! OMG! Can I update the BIOS of a Model
T Ford? ... Ben Myers

On 8/25/2010 3:23 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/25/2010 3:09 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 8/25/2010 1:01 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/24/2010 2:02 PM, gk64419 wrote:
Michael Arm;860717 Wrote:

* manufacturing mode: level [67]*
Lattitude 610, Google provides nothing useful.

This may or may not help... but it is a very useful tool when dealing
with bios issues on dell notebooks. It is the actual BIOS Upgrade For
Service Technicians Only Disc that comes with replacement boards. It
has 172 different BIOS updates for several Dell Notebooks. 3 files make
an iso file to burn. Enjoy!

'http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?resid=D647494E9BBEECD0!134&Bpub=SDX.Doc s&Bsrc=GetSharingLink'



(http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive...GetSharingLink)




gk64419



Michael,

VERY interesting, but what do I have here now that I have downloaded 3
RAR files, each containing a Dell BIOS ISO? Are these three separate
ISOs or do I concatenate the contents of the 3 RARs? From what you
described, apparently I concatenate them... Ben

first combine/extract the three compressed rar files (labeled part 1, 2,
and 3) into a single iso file using a rar tool like 'free rar extract
frog' which you can find on download.com. the use cd creation software
that supports iso files (ie roxio 10de) to burn the iso image file on to
a blank cdr. works great (thanks gene). the disc is dated 5/1909 so does
not have recent bios updates for the more recent model systems, but for
the older systems that have reached eol for bios updates it is fine. i
am hoping that the service tag tool on the disk actually allow
modification of the service tag for replaced system boards that have
different service tags than the original system... but i have not tried
that yet. if it works then this seems like a nice feature for you ben as
it seem you often swap system boards. i have heard that dell techs have
such a utility but no tech i ever encountered had such a tool or
bothered to update the service tag on a replaced system board.

Christopher,

I have the Dell tool to change a service tag. Runs from a CD. Problem
with ASSET.COM all by itself is that sometimes it refuses to change the
service tag. The additional software wipes out the service tag so that
ASSET.COM can write a new one. Works well. Used a few times lately in
mixing and matching working laptop motherboards with undamaged laptop
bottoms.

If you want to send me your current email address, I can email to you
the ISO file used to change any and all Dell service tags.

I succeeded in extracting the DELLBIOS.iso with 7-zip, and, yes, it does
contain the latest and last BIOSes for EOL systems, but not the newer
ones. Still, better than nothing, and better than the floppy disks I
have here to update Dell BIOSes.

But "the disc is dated 5/1909"! OMG! Can I update the BIOS of a Model T
Ford? ... Ben Myers

oops, that should read 5/19/09... and thank you for your offer to send
on the asset.com tool. there is one on the downloaded cd that i will
give a try otherwise will be in touch to take you up on your kind offer.
regards,

On 8/25/2010 3:48 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 8/25/2010 3:23 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/25/2010 3:09 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 8/25/2010 1:01 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/24/2010 2:02 PM, gk64419 wrote:
Michael Arm;860717 Wrote:

* manufacturing mode: level [67]*
Lattitude 610, Google provides nothing useful.

This may or may not help... but it is a very useful tool when dealing
with bios issues on dell notebooks. It is the actual BIOS Upgrade For
Service Technicians Only Disc that comes with replacement boards. It
has 172 different BIOS updates for several Dell Notebooks. 3 files
make
an iso file to burn. Enjoy!

'http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?resid=D647494E9BBEECD0!134&Bpub=SDX.Doc s&Bsrc=GetSharingLink'




(http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive...GetSharingLink)





gk64419



Michael,

VERY interesting, but what do I have here now that I have downloaded 3
RAR files, each containing a Dell BIOS ISO? Are these three separate
ISOs or do I concatenate the contents of the 3 RARs? From what you
described, apparently I concatenate them... Ben

first combine/extract the three compressed rar files (labeled part 1, 2,
and 3) into a single iso file using a rar tool like 'free rar extract
frog' which you can find on download.com. the use cd creation software
that supports iso files (ie roxio 10de) to burn the iso image file on to
a blank cdr. works great (thanks gene). the disc is dated 5/1909 so does
not have recent bios updates for the more recent model systems, but for
the older systems that have reached eol for bios updates it is fine. i
am hoping that the service tag tool on the disk actually allow
modification of the service tag for replaced system boards that have
different service tags than the original system... but i have not tried
that yet. if it works then this seems like a nice feature for you ben as
it seem you often swap system boards. i have heard that dell techs have
such a utility but no tech i ever encountered had such a tool or
bothered to update the service tag on a replaced system board.

Christopher,

I have the Dell tool to change a service tag. Runs from a CD. Problem
with ASSET.COM all by itself is that sometimes it refuses to change the
service tag. The additional software wipes out the service tag so that
ASSET.COM can write a new one. Works well. Used a few times lately in
mixing and matching working laptop motherboards with undamaged laptop
bottoms.

If you want to send me your current email address, I can email to you
the ISO file used to change any and all Dell service tags.

I succeeded in extracting the DELLBIOS.iso with 7-zip, and, yes, it does
contain the latest and last BIOSes for EOL systems, but not the newer
ones. Still, better than nothing, and better than the floppy disks I
have here to update Dell BIOSes.

But "the disc is dated 5/1909"! OMG! Can I update the BIOS of a Model T
Ford? ... Ben Myers

oops, that should read 5/19/09... and thank you for your offer to send
on the asset.com tool. there is one on the downloaded cd that i will
give a try otherwise will be in touch to take you up on your kind offer.
regards,

I tried out the DELLBIOS.iso. It is not bootable, and it appears to be
meant to be used running under Windows. The autorun file references a
START.EXE program that does not run under DOS. Still, it's a nice
collection of Dell BIOS stuff all in one place. I guess I'll make up a
bootable Windows 98 floppy with a CD-ROM driver and MSCDEX to allow
access to the CD... Ben Myers

On 8/26/2010 12:16 AM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/25/2010 3:48 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 8/25/2010 3:23 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/25/2010 3:09 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 8/25/2010 1:01 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/24/2010 2:02 PM, gk64419 wrote:
Michael Arm;860717 Wrote:

* manufacturing mode: level [67]*
Lattitude 610, Google provides nothing useful.

This may or may not help... but it is a very useful tool when dealing
with bios issues on dell notebooks. It is the actual BIOS Upgrade For
Service Technicians Only Disc that comes with replacement boards. It
has 172 different BIOS updates for several Dell Notebooks. 3 files
make
an iso file to burn. Enjoy!

'http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?resid=D647494E9BBEECD0!134&Bpub=SDX.Doc s&Bsrc=GetSharingLink'





(http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive...GetSharingLink)






gk64419



Michael,

VERY interesting, but what do I have here now that I have downloaded 3
RAR files, each containing a Dell BIOS ISO? Are these three separate
ISOs or do I concatenate the contents of the 3 RARs? From what you
described, apparently I concatenate them... Ben

first combine/extract the three compressed rar files (labeled part
1, 2,
and 3) into a single iso file using a rar tool like 'free rar extract
frog' which you can find on download.com. the use cd creation software
that supports iso files (ie roxio 10de) to burn the iso image file
on to
a blank cdr. works great (thanks gene). the disc is dated 5/1909 so
does
not have recent bios updates for the more recent model systems, but for
the older systems that have reached eol for bios updates it is fine. i
am hoping that the service tag tool on the disk actually allow
modification of the service tag for replaced system boards that have
different service tags than the original system... but i have not tried
that yet. if it works then this seems like a nice feature for you
ben as
it seem you often swap system boards. i have heard that dell techs have
such a utility but no tech i ever encountered had such a tool or
bothered to update the service tag on a replaced system board.

Christopher,

I have the Dell tool to change a service tag. Runs from a CD. Problem
with ASSET.COM all by itself is that sometimes it refuses to change the
service tag. The additional software wipes out the service tag so that
ASSET.COM can write a new one. Works well. Used a few times lately in
mixing and matching working laptop motherboards with undamaged laptop
bottoms.

If you want to send me your current email address, I can email to you
the ISO file used to change any and all Dell service tags.

I succeeded in extracting the DELLBIOS.iso with 7-zip, and, yes, it does
contain the latest and last BIOSes for EOL systems, but not the newer
ones. Still, better than nothing, and better than the floppy disks I
have here to update Dell BIOSes.

But "the disc is dated 5/1909"! OMG! Can I update the BIOS of a Model T
Ford? ... Ben Myers

oops, that should read 5/19/09... and thank you for your offer to send
on the asset.com tool. there is one on the downloaded cd that i will
give a try otherwise will be in touch to take you up on your kind offer.
regards,

I tried out the DELLBIOS.iso. It is not bootable, and it appears to be
meant to be used running under Windows. The autorun file references a
START.EXE program that does not run under DOS. Still, it's a nice
collection of Dell BIOS stuff all in one place. I guess I'll make up a
bootable Windows 98 floppy with a CD-ROM driver and MSCDEX to allow
access to the CD... Ben Myers

i burned the iso on a cdr using roxio 10de and found that it created a
bootable disc. perhaps it is an issue with the media that you used, the
burning software, or the boot sequence of your system.

On 8/26/2010 9:11 AM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 8/26/2010 12:16 AM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/25/2010 3:48 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 8/25/2010 3:23 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/25/2010 3:09 PM, Christopher Muto wrote:
On 8/25/2010 1:01 PM, Ben Myers wrote:
On 8/24/2010 2:02 PM, gk64419 wrote:
Michael Arm;860717 Wrote:

* manufacturing mode: level [67]*
Lattitude 610, Google provides nothing useful.

This may or may not help... but it is a very useful tool when
dealing
with bios issues on dell notebooks. It is the actual BIOS Upgrade
For
Service Technicians Only Disc that comes with replacement boards. It
has 172 different BIOS updates for several Dell Notebooks. 3 files
make
an iso file to burn. Enjoy!

'http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?resid=D647494E9BBEECD0!134&Bpub=SDX.Doc s&Bsrc=GetSharingLink'






(http://cid-d647494e9bbeecd0.skydrive...GetSharingLink)







gk64419



Michael,

VERY interesting, but what do I have here now that I have
downloaded 3
RAR files, each containing a Dell BIOS ISO? Are these three separate
ISOs or do I concatenate the contents of the 3 RARs? From what you
described, apparently I concatenate them... Ben

first combine/extract the three compressed rar files (labeled part
1, 2,
and 3) into a single iso file using a rar tool like 'free rar extract
frog' which you can find on download.com. the use cd creation software
that supports iso files (ie roxio 10de) to burn the iso image file
on to
a blank cdr. works great (thanks gene). the disc is dated 5/1909 so
does
not have recent bios updates for the more recent model systems, but
for
the older systems that have reached eol for bios updates it is fine. i
am hoping that the service tag tool on the disk actually allow
modification of the service tag for replaced system boards that have
different service tags than the original system... but i have not
tried
that yet. if it works then this seems like a nice feature for you
ben as
it seem you often swap system boards. i have heard that dell techs
have
such a utility but no tech i ever encountered had such a tool or
bothered to update the service tag on a replaced system board.

Christopher,

I have the Dell tool to change a service tag. Runs from a CD. Problem
with ASSET.COM all by itself is that sometimes it refuses to change the
service tag. The additional software wipes out the service tag so that
ASSET.COM can write a new one. Works well. Used a few times lately in
mixing and matching working laptop motherboards with undamaged laptop
bottoms.

If you want to send me your current email address, I can email to you
the ISO file used to change any and all Dell service tags.

I succeeded in extracting the DELLBIOS.iso with 7-zip, and, yes, it
does
contain the latest and last BIOSes for EOL systems, but not the newer
ones. Still, better than nothing, and better than the floppy disks I
have here to update Dell BIOSes.

But "the disc is dated 5/1909"! OMG! Can I update the BIOS of a Model T
Ford? ... Ben Myers

oops, that should read 5/19/09... and thank you for your offer to send
on the asset.com tool. there is one on the downloaded cd that i will
give a try otherwise will be in touch to take you up on your kind offer.
regards,

I tried out the DELLBIOS.iso. It is not bootable, and it appears to be
meant to be used running under Windows. The autorun file references a
START.EXE program that does not run under DOS. Still, it's a nice
collection of Dell BIOS stuff all in one place. I guess I'll make up a
bootable Windows 98 floppy with a CD-ROM driver and MSCDEX to allow
access to the CD... Ben Myers

i burned the iso on a cdr using roxio 10de and found that it created a
bootable disc. perhaps it is an issue with the media that you used, the
burning software, or the boot sequence of your system.

Will try again. Thank you for the feedback... Ben

I do tech support and came across this same issue. I tried everyones'
posts to try and resolve the issue with no success...

What I did find is that when I took another "like" computer and swapped
the hard drives they both booted up PERFECTLY but when I swapped the
hard drives back the one computer still had the manufacturing mode
error. Very strange. It doesn't seem like there is any issue with the
mother board or the hard drive...more so the combo of the two together.
Kind of an odd finding and probably not exactly helpful to those users
that don't have extra computers or hard drives to swap out.

Try a few more times restarting and hold F8 , then do a reset (first
option)

On Sunday, November 23, 2008 8:28:41 PM UTC-8, Michael Arm wrote:
Anyone know what this is. My daughter is getting it on her dell
Lattitude 610, Google provides nothing useful.

Thanks,
mike

ok