Dell Inspiron 500m Laptop System BIOS Update A08

Date Added: Aug 2010 / OS: Windows / File Size: 610 KB / Publisher: Dell

Issues Fixed:
1. Fixed issues where the system fails to boot to certain USB storage devices or any USB storage when several such devices are attached to the system.
2. Fixed issue seen after several Standby/Resume cycles in which an external USB keyboard can no longer be used to enter a BIOS or hard-disk drive password.
3. Fixed system hang seen when resuming from Standby if the user notifies the operating system to eject an optical drive before entering Standby, but the drive is never removed.
4. Fixed issue in which media bay devices may be reported incorrectly in SMBIOS if the device is swapped while in Standby.
5. Fixed issue in which no audio is received from the analog audio channel of a DVD-RW drive in the media bay.
6. Fixed possible system hang during POST when the Parallel Mode in System Setup is configured to DISABLE.
7. Fixed problem where a reboot is required for a System Setup boot order change to take effect. Now, if is pressed during POST to enter System Setup, and a boot order change is made, the new boot order will take effect upon exiting System Setup.
8. Fixed issue in which QuickSet may intermittently fail to detect a hotkey press, such as the CD Eject hotkey.
9. Update to Pre-boot System Assessment to build 3012. This version addresses problems when executing the hard-disk drive tests without AC power attached.

The BIOS release has been validated on the following operating systems:
1. Microsoft Windows 2000 ACPI
2. Microsoft Windows XP

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