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\fptw64.exe -d backup.bin ‘this works on power-shell’ I had some trouble running two commands as I was in Power-shell.Ĭd “\Intel ME System Tools v9.1 r7\Flash Programming Tool\WIN64”įptw64.exe -d backup.bin ‘this works on regular command prompt’ I use a spare link to put into service mode. Well I did it, I was prepared to loose the machine, (i5-4590 3.3G 16GB) all went reasonable well! Especially if you are upgrading from a hard drive.Īgain, here is the PCI adapter that I used: Upgrading a Dell Optiplex 9020, 7020 or 3020 with PCI NVMe Solid State drive is a brilliant upgrade, and completely transforms the machine. This makes it marginally faster, but I doubt you would notice much difference: Conclusion If you are not going to have any SATA drives connected you need to disable them in the BIOS, here you can see I have disabled all of the ports that do not have a drive connected: Disabling the un-used ports prevents an error on startup.įinally, if you want the maximum possible speed from your new drive, consider disabling C-States in the BIOS. You should be able to see the adapter in the BIOS: Now that you have written the new BIOS, restart the machine. #UEFITOOL INSERT AFTER INSTALL#For the 7020 use the blue PCI slot, it is approximately twice as fast as the smaller black one.įor the 3020 you need to install it into the PCI Slot closest to the Power Supply. ![]() If you have not yet installed your SSD into the machine, you can do it now. Shut down the machine and take the jumper off the service pins and move it back to the password reset pins if you took it from there. Type the following command: fptw64.exe -bios -f nvme.bin You are now ready to write the new file back to the machine. ![]() Now go to File -> Save Image File and save the file as nvme.bin. Don’t worry about this as you will be putting the password jumper back where it should be soon. Once the machine is in service mode, turn it back on, you will receive some warning notifications:įirst a warning informing you that the password has been disabled. Service Mode pins for Dell OptiPlex 7020 SFF Service Mode Pins for Dell OptiPlex 3020 SFF Service Mode Pins for Dell OptiPlex 7020/9020 Mini Tower Note: If you have a spare jumper you could leave the password jumper in place. It is located between the Power Supply and the PCI Slot closest to it: Move the jumper from the two pin PSWD connector, to the two PIN SERVICE_MODE connector.In order to get a complete backup the machine must be put into service mode. Parts of the BIOS are protected and cannot be read to or written from. The Intel ME System Tools will be used to backup the BIOS and write the modified image back to the machine. For the purposes of this blog post I will assume that it has been extracted to: C:\Intel ME System Tools v9.1 r7. #UEFITOOL INSERT AFTER ZIP FILE#Now download Intel ME System Tools and extract the Zip file to your machine. Reboot once after installation of the management tools. These management components will allow you to access the BIOS in order to back it up. Next install the Intel Management Engine Components from Dell. ![]() Install Intel Management Engine Components #UEFITOOL INSERT AFTER UPDATE#Before the update runs it will show your current version and the version that you will be updated to: Just download the BIOS update from the Dell website and run the update. The first step, is to upgrade your current BIOS:
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