[SOLVED] dell inspiron bios update

[Mina Saleh]

i have a dell inspiron 15R 5520 laptop
i'm currently having trouble with the charger as it keeps saying "charger watt not detected and bla bla bla"
anyway the charger is working fine cause i tried it on another dell laptop and it worked fine
the difference is that the other laptop has an updated bios while mine dont
so i figured maybe that's it
so i tried downloading the bios from DELL support website and ran it as an admin and BOOF
it said it cant run with charge less than 10%
then i tried the trick where u edit the flags in the platform file in the bios update but still no
then i came across this on dell support
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln129956/dell-bios-updates?lang=en

and tried to update from usb
and this happened

it keeps saying test
i named the file al for short if anyone asks btw



so anyone have a solution?
and plz plz plz for the love of what's dear don't suggest that i replace the charger , battery or buy a new one................. the title is clearly asing for a solution or workaround for bios update and not on tips to replace battery or charger

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

BIOS update won't fix that issue.

 

[Lutfij]

Which BIOS are you currently on? Did you source the BIOS file from this page?

 

[Mina Saleh]

BIOS update won't fix that issue.

the charger and the battery both seem to be working (tested them on another 15r dell)
the only thing left is updating the bios

 

[Mina Saleh]

Which BIOS are you currently on? Did you source the BIOS file from this page?

yes i did get it from this page and i'm currently on A7 bios

 

[Mina Saleh]

so still nothing? anyone?

 

[hang-the-9]

the charger and the battery both seem to be working (tested them on another 15r dell)
the only thing left is updating the bios

Power jack may be bad.

 

[Mina Saleh]

Power jack may be bad.

but the power adaptor worked fine on another dell laptop

 

[hang-the-9]

but the power adaptor worked fine on another dell laptop

The jack is on your laptop, the power adapter connects to something on the laptop. Try another charger with your system.

 

[Mina Saleh]

i'm posting this reply so that whoever comes across this post knows the answer
here is what i got from dell technicians

• flashing bios is disabled from dos. u cant do it from a usb even if you followed the steps on their forum on how to flash from dos.
• you won't be able to flash with a dead battery or an unrecognized charger even if you use "FORCEIT" command

only solution is to replace whatever is making your battery stops charging

 

[Mina Saleh]

and as for how i fixed the charging it's by bending the thin pin inside the adaptor jack just slightly with a tweezers.
dont over bend it tho or it will break.