06-07-2018, 05:52 AM
Your efforts reminds me of my own with Dell Bios (however with a desktop) during early 2017. As far as I know you need to upgrade your BIOS first. Why not take your laptop to the guy who suggested you take it to him so he can fix it for you and then he could load Windows 7 for you at the same time? That would be my first recommendation - particularly after how I also struggled to fix the BIOS last year.
If there is a specific reason why you don't want to do it, I'd start from scratch with first upgrading the BIOS from the laptop BIOS downloads of the specific laptop you have. Then completely reformat the hard disk first before you load Windows 7. Don't load Windows 10. Best way usually is to do it directly from the Dell Website where they ask you for your model and your serial number.
Here are the steps for updating the BIOS:
http://www.dell.com/support/article/za/e...em?lang=en
And here are the steps for reformatting the hard disk of the laptop - note it asks you to get the Microsoft CD that was given when you purchased the laptop - maybe the laptop is looking for a CD instead of a flash disk - if that is the case make sure you have set up BIOS to select from CD first:
https://www.dell.com/community/Storage-D...-p/3192088
Also check the rest of the above discussion as someone gives links to how you can install the drivers and operating system and also reformat the hard disk completely so it can start from scratch. In my own experience Dell prefers you to give them the serial number of your laptop and then provides you with the exact drivers you need direct from their website. The latter is usually the best way to fix anything of a Dell Device.
If there is a specific reason why you don't want to do it, I'd start from scratch with first upgrading the BIOS from the laptop BIOS downloads of the specific laptop you have. Then completely reformat the hard disk first before you load Windows 7. Don't load Windows 10. Best way usually is to do it directly from the Dell Website where they ask you for your model and your serial number.
Here are the steps for updating the BIOS:
http://www.dell.com/support/article/za/e...em?lang=en
And here are the steps for reformatting the hard disk of the laptop - note it asks you to get the Microsoft CD that was given when you purchased the laptop - maybe the laptop is looking for a CD instead of a flash disk - if that is the case make sure you have set up BIOS to select from CD first:
https://www.dell.com/community/Storage-D...-p/3192088
Also check the rest of the above discussion as someone gives links to how you can install the drivers and operating system and also reformat the hard disk completely so it can start from scratch. In my own experience Dell prefers you to give them the serial number of your laptop and then provides you with the exact drivers you need direct from their website. The latter is usually the best way to fix anything of a Dell Device.