08-27-2011, 10:04 AM
it's probably best until we wait for a recovery as I had to disassemble the entire laptop (which wasn't easy.) The links for disassembly can be found:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy...#wp1180211 -- chassis cover
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy...attery.htm -- battery.
Do NOT check any of the advanced options in WinFlash, I checked a few as I thought there was a problem with writing the new BIOS to the chip, but it ended up bricking me temporarily. The laptop would not power down and was stuck on with a black screen. The Dell XPS 15Z (L511Z) does not have an easily removable battery. After the battery pull I was able to power the computer down, reconnect the battery then power it back up. It did not want to start at first, as it powered up, hung then rebooted itself and ran normally. Perhaps this was an automated recovery running itself, I am not sure.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy...#wp1180211 -- chassis cover
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy...attery.htm -- battery.
Do NOT check any of the advanced options in WinFlash, I checked a few as I thought there was a problem with writing the new BIOS to the chip, but it ended up bricking me temporarily. The laptop would not power down and was stuck on with a black screen. The Dell XPS 15Z (L511Z) does not have an easily removable battery. After the battery pull I was able to power the computer down, reconnect the battery then power it back up. It did not want to start at first, as it powered up, hung then rebooted itself and ran normally. Perhaps this was an automated recovery running itself, I am not sure.