Thanks for the advice. I managed to get the bios update to work eventually. Couldn’t get the .exe to work from a windows environment so with a little help from Dell, I successfully updated today. The process I used was as follows 1. Download .exe from dell and used checked SHA checksums etc. 2. Formatted a usb drive to FAT32 3. Copied .exe onto blank drive 4. Reboot & F12 to access boot menu 5. Select bios flash update and select file 6. Click ok and agree   The procedure went smoothly, system restarted a few times during the process but it completed successfully. I used a 2.0 usb in a 2.0 port on the rear, wasn’t sure if the 3.1 ports would hinder the update.   Hope that helps someone in future, I could have created a bootable usb using DDDP but as bios flash update was present in my F12 boot menu, doing so negated the need for a bootable drive.
As per the title, I just cant get this thing to update my BIOS. I've tried all kinds of ways....tried to perform via Support Assist and it just comes back with FAILED, doesnt even restart the system. Ive tried downloading the file directly from Dell drivers & downloads, running as admin but nothing at all happens when the downloaded file has been double clicked....well, all that happens is a system file is created in my downloads folder called amifldrv64.sys Tried redownloading and repeating with antivirus software disabled, still no dice. How am I supposed to update my BIOS if all of the above result in complete failure??? This is an update released recently    Ideas guys?
Aurora R8 BIOS update - cant get it to work???