I would assume the oem hdd flash software would detect if you're attempting
to flash a non-visible/non-existent drive. The flashing instructions on
the Dell site (
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=NJKYF&fileId=3176063597&osCode=W764&productCode=studio-xps-7100&languageCode=EN&categoryId=SA)
do not indicate that you need to install DOS to flash the firmware. Try
finding your drive (
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/studio-xps-7100/drivers)
and following the instructions for it.
On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 7:02 AM, Bill Haught <wlhaughtpr...@att.net> wrote:
> The main reason I want Freedos is to flash my hard drive with the latest
> firmware. I assume that the hard drive cannot be found for this purpose
> without legacy ATA support. I suppose unnecessary drivers (or worse
> necessary ones?) can brick a hard drive too?
>
> I wonder if it would be better if companies such as Western Digital
> provide a Linux image or ISO or something?
>
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