Users Guide

Question: If you are updating the Power Supply, it may take some time to apply. What do I need to do?

Answer: While updating for the Power Supply from DUP, it may take sometime for the updates to apply. It

is critical that the system is not unplugged, restarted or turned on, as the system switches to sleep mode

for sometime to complete the update. Wait until the process is completed.

Question: When I execute a DUP from the command line prompt, I continue to see Windows dialog

boxes and pop-up messages. Can I direct the output to the command line prompt console?

Answer: Use the /s and /l options to direct the output to the log files.

Question: How can I gain access to the DUP dependency information and other information?

Answer: This information is displayed on the initial graphical user interface (GUI) screen when you run the

DUP.

Some information is also available by using the CLI,/c/s options. (You must use the /c /s options

together.) However, this method provides limited information, such as the version of the update and

whether it is applicable for the target system.

Question: Can I use DUPs on other vendors’ systems?

Answer: No. DUPs are designed for use on Dell systems only.

Question: I recently updated the BIOS on my system and now I would like to go back to the previous

version. Can I do this with DUP?

Answer: Yes. Download the DUP for the previous version of the system BIOS from dell.com/support and

install it. If a DUP is not available, use one of the other formats on dell.com/support.

Question: Why does the DUP for the system BIOS require a reboot?

Answer: The BIOS update is applied only after you restart the system.

Question: I'd like to apply several updates to my system at once. Can I do this with DUPs? Do I need to

be concerned about the order in which I apply the updates?

Answer: Yes, you can apply multiple updates to the system at the same time. For information about the

update order , see Installation Order of DUPs.

Question: If I rename Windows DUPs, will they still function correctly?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Can I modify DUPs?

Answer: No. DUPs contain logic to guard against potential corruption of their contents. Because of this

design, DUPs cannot be modified.

NOTE: If you modify the contents of DUPs, Dell will not support them.